The 8th Bolivian Conference on Development Economics (BCDE8) will take place in Cochabamba, Bolivia, on Thursday October 26 and Friday October 27, 2017. The conference is jointly organized by the Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD), the Society of Bolivian Economists (SEBOL), Universidad Privada Boliviana (UPB), and the Bolivian Academy of Economic Science (ABCE).
The conference brings together local and international scholars for the exchange of ideas and discussion of recent results within theoretical and applied development economics research. We encourage young researchers to submit papers on all topics within the field of development economics. The conference keynote speakers are: Sara Farley (Global Knowledge Initiative) and Carlos Végh (World Bank).
Paper submissions
Deadline: is Friday August 11, 2017. Please submit your papers here: http://bit.ly/2r6pkd0
All submitted papers will be reviewed prior to acceptance for presentation. The review process will finish by Friday September 1, 2017, and the organizers will notify applicants of the outcome by email. A program with details of all scheduled presentations will be posted at the Conference’s web site: http://www.bcde8.org/
Travel and accommodation
All participants must cover their own travel and accommodation costs, but the organizers have arranged for preferential rates at hotels in Cochabamba. Information about the city and logistics is available at http://www.bcde8.org/logistics
A travel stipend of up to 700 USD will be offered to some of the successful applicants residing outside Bolivia, based on the quality of their submissions. Applicants interested in being considered for one of these stipends should send an email to Ricardo Nogales () after submitting their papers.
Program committee
- Ricardo Nogales (Universidad Privada Boliviana)
- Marcelo Cardona (University of Copenhagen)
- Pablo Cuba Borda (Federal Reserve Board)
- Pablo Selaya (University of Copenhagen)
- Mauricio Tejada (ILADES – Universidad Alberto Hurtado)