Associate Prof. @durhameconomics. @sabanciuni, @BilkentEconDept and @Brown_Economics alumnus. Interested in political economy, comparative econ. development.
๐ข Submission deadline for the 3rd Development Economics Workshop is 31 March 2026.
Weโve received many strong submissions and welcome more papers!
Keynotes: Oded Galor @GalorOded & Kamal Kishore @HeadUNDRR
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๐ฃ Call for Papers โ 3rd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2026)
๐ Durham University Business School, UK | ๐ 9โ10 June 2026
๐ค Keynote: Prof. Oded Galor @GalorOded (founder of Unified Growth Theory and author of the Journey of Humanity)
๐ Submissions open across all major development economics themes (poverty & inequality; education & health; long-run development; institutions & culture; agriculture & rural development; infrastructure; foreign aid; political economy; environment & climate change).
Very proud of Lex for this achievement. It was a pleasure to supervise him. In fact, he needed very minimal guidance on his dissertation. Well done Lex!
๐ข Update on DEW 2025: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak will no longer be joining us. Weโre excited to welcome our other distinguished keynote speakers! See the updated flyer. Note that the deadline for submission is March 31.
We invite paper submissions in all fields of Development Economics, including poverty, inequality, education, climate, foreign aid & more.
๐น Submission deadline: 31 March 2025
๐น Decisions: 7 April 2025
Submit your paper here: https://t.co/olctFUQU4N
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