4th InsTED Workshop on “Advances in Institutions, Trade and Economic Development”
joint with
9th Sao Paulo School of Economics Conference Series on “Trade & Labor and other Institutions”
The workshop will take place at Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV, Brazil, May 17th-18th 2017. Sponsorship by the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development and the “Firms, Markets and Values” cluster, University of Exeter Business School, is gratefully acknowledged.
Keynote speakers:
Amit Khandelwal (Columbia Business School)
Gianmarco Ottaviano (London School of Economics)
Scott Taylor (University of Calgary)
We invite submissions at the intersection or union of institutions, international trade and economic development. Topics could include, but are not limited to, the role of labor market institutions or financial institutions in international trade and/or economic development, the role of international institutions such as the WTO or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the impact of political institutions such as democracy or dictatorship on international trade and/or economic development.
Submission deadline for paper or 3 page abstract: February 28th 2017.
Please send your submission to with the subject line “InsTED / Sao Paulo School Submission”.
We will cover travel and accommodation expenses for those presenting at the conference (economy class air travel and 3 nights in a hotel). Additional information will be posted on the InsTED website over the coming months.
Organizers: Emanuel Ornelas (Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV), Vladimir Ponczek (Sao Paulo School of Economics-FGV), Ben Zissimos (Exeter) and Isleide Zissimos (Exeter)
