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May 15 - June 15 2013 www.lacea.org

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Lacea Meeting
The 2013 LACEA and LAMES meetings will take place in Mexico City, Mexico, from October 31 to November 2, 2013. The Meetings will be hosted by El Colegio de México. For more information click here.


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Visit in Vox.LACEA a list of Massive Open Online Courses in Economics, Finance and Statistics.


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Announcements

PEG meeting will take place in Bogotá, Colombia, on May 30th and 31st, and will be organized by Universidad de Los Andes and Fedesarrollo. For more information click here

IE&F-LACEA Dominican Republic will host the XVI Workshop in International Economics and Finance organized by Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, the World Bank LAC Chief Economist Office and the InterAmerican Development Bank in 2013. The Workshop will take place on June 6 and 7, 2013. For more information click here

Other announcements

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Vox.LACEA

The Blog section at Vox.LACEA seeks to post articles to disseminate knowledge about relevant topics on economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean. Articles must be written in formal but non-technical language and should have support on recent research. Articles should be between 600 and 1200 words, and may include up to two tables or graphics. Submissions should be sent to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and must have the author(s)’ name, affiliation, and contact information.

Call for papers

The 25th Annual EAEPE Conference 2013 will be held at Université Paris Nord (University of Paris 13) on 7-9 November, and will be located in a renovated industrial site in Bobigny, a vibrant north-eastern suburb of Paris. The conference theme will focus on the state and future of industries in Europe, with a special emphasis on policy. Deadline May 30, 2013. For more information click here

The Chilean Economics Society (SECHI) 2013 Meeting will take place September 26 and 27 and will be organized by Universidad Diego Portales at its Huechuraba Campus in Santiago, Chile. SECHI is accepting submissions for contributed sessions. The submissions deadline is Sunday, June 23. For more information click here

The Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), the Society of Bolivian Economists (SEBOL), the Private University of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (UPSA), the Chamber of Industry, Commerce, Services and Tourism of Santa Cruz (CAINCO), the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences (ABCE) and the School of Economists of Santa Cruz de la Sierra (CESC) are jointly organizing the Fifth Bolivian Conference on Development Economics, to be held at the Faculty of Entrepreneurial Science at UPSA in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, on November 14 and 15, 2013. Deadline August 19, 2013. For more information click here

DesiguALdades.net Summer School will take place from October 21 - 25, 2013 in Lima, Peru. Call for applications on "The Globalization of Nature and Social Inequalities: Structures – Disputes – Negotiations". Deadline June 30, 2013. For more information click here

The International Economic Association will be holding its 17th World Congress on the Dead Sea, Jordan, in June 2014. For more information click here

The Economic History and Cliometrics Lab (EH Clio Lab) invites all interested researchers to send their paper for submission for the First EH-Clio Lab Conference which will be held on August 2nd, 2013 in Santiago de Chile, in the Instituto de Economia of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Papers must be submitted before May 31st 2013. For more information click here

Journal of business and retail management research JBRMR, a scholarly and refereed journal, provides an authoritative source of information for scholars, academicians, and professionals in the fields of business and retail management and is publicised twice a year. The journal promotes the advancement, understanding, and practice of business & retail management. For more information click here

Fedesarrollo The Foundation for Superior Education and Development, invites the academic community to submit papers for publication in the Journal Coyuntura Económica. For more information click here

3ie is calling for proposals to implement pilot interventions and conduct impact evaluations of those interventions on what works for increasing demand for Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision for HIV prevention in 14 priority countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. Apply by 13:59 GMT May 31, 2013. For more information click here

CABI requests qualifications from researchers interested in undertaking impact evaluation of the Plantwise programme. The evaluation will use experimental or quasi-experimental methods along with qualitative methods to ensure that the most robust methodology is pursued to quantitatively measure attributable change in outcomes of the Plantwise initiative. Apply by 23:59 GMT June 15, 2013. Download RFQ here http://bit.ly/10ClWhs Read more here http://bit.ly/X7Tnwg

Opportunities

The IDB is currently looking for a Defined Term Contractual (DTC) who will be primarily responsible for leading the impact evaluation agenda of the SM2015 Initiative. Based in Panama, the SM2015 is ascribed to the Social Protection and Health (SPH) Division of the IDB. Deadline: May 28th. More information and online application click here

Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico - Department of Economics invites applications for a tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, beginning Fall 2013. We seek candidates in the area of Applied Macroeconomics or Economic Development. Candidates should have strong econometric skills, interest in empirical analysis related to public policy and excellent teaching skills. Applicants must have a PhD in economics or expect to graduate by May 2013. Submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae, a research paper, names and e-mails of three references. Applications must be received by May 17, 2013. Contact: Pablo Cotler, Head of the Economics Department at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

events

The Global Development Networkis very pleased to announce its 14th Annual Global Development Conferene on "Inequality, Social Protection and In clusive Growth" which will be held in Manila on June 19-21, 2013, in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the East Asian Development Network (EADN) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS). About 400 participants are expected to attend the conference from all over the world including of course many participants from the East region and the Philippines. For more information click here

LACEEP’s VII Environmental and Resource Economics Training Course titled “Behavioral Economics with applications to the environment” will be carried out in Costa Rica from June 3 - 14, 2013. For more information click here.

scholarships

Tecnologia para la Organizacion Publica y la Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Argentina otorgarán dos becas totales (gratuitas) y un número limitado de becas parciales para cada uno de los cursos del presente ciclo lectivo del Programa TOP-UNL de Formación Virtual de Posgrado en Gestión Pública y del Programa TOP de capacitación Profesional en Gestión Pública. Las solicitudes de becas deben realizarse mediante el formulario on-line de preinscripción. Para más información hacer click aquí


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Benefits exclusive to LACEA members: 1) Invitation to participate in LACEA’s annual meeting, mentoring program, summer schools, and other programs and academic activities organized by LACEA; 2) Biannual issues of LACEA’s journal, Economia; 3) access to JSTOR’s Economic and Business Collection 4) a fortnightly newsletter with information about grant/funding opportunities and academic activities.

 

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