Annual International Conference of the German Economic Association

Research Group on Development Economics

Hosted by Heidelberg University, 3-4 June 2016 in Heidelberg

***Keynote Speakers***

Jean-Phillipe Platteau
(Emeritus Professor, University of Namur and Centre for Research in Economic Development (CRED))

Philip Keefer
(Principal Economic Advisor, Inter-American Development Bank)

The annual conference brings together international scholars and researchers of development economics and neighboring fields. Plenary sessions with keynote speakers, and parallel sessions with contributed papers and posters will reflect the current state of research in development economics and provide a forum for exchange for researchers and practitioners.

Interested contributors are invited to fill a submission form on www.entwicklungsoekonomischer-ausschuss.de and upload their full anonymized paper before February 15th. Acceptance notes with detailed information will be sent by early April 2016. The conference will start in the afternoon of June 3, 2016 with a keynote speech and a reception for all participants. There will be a conference fee of Euro 50.

Local organizers:
Prof. Dr. Axel Dreher (Alfred-Weber-Institute for Economics, Heidelberg University)
Prof. Dr. Stefan Klonner (South Asia Institute, Heidelberg University)