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The University of Naples Parthenope, with funding from the Ministry of University, is organizing an international conference on
“Poverty Traps: An Empirical And Theoretical Assessment”
Contributed papers are invited on all topics related to the themes of the conference. Empirical and theoretical papers dealing with the following themes are particularly welcome:
• The role of Institutions and social capital
• Financial and credit market imperfections
• Demography and family structures;
• Human capital and migration flows
• Basic research and technological innovation
• Structural change and dualism
• Policy issues
Invited Speakers
Confirmed invited speakers include:
Costas Azariadis (UCLA), Keith Blackburn (University of Manchester) and
Oded Stark (Universities of Bonn,
Klagenfurt, and Vienna; Warsaw University; Warsaw School of
Economics)
Special Issues
The Manchester School
and Rivista Italiana degli Economisti (RIE) have agreed to publish a special issue collecting empirical and theoretical papers dealing with the conference topics.
Organizing Committee
L. Aldieri - C. Altavilla - M. Bonasia - S. Capasso - M. R. Carillo - R. De Siano - O. Napolitano
Scientific Committee
N. Acocella - K. Blackburn - M. R. Carillo - G. Cipriani- B. Moro – P. Onofri- E. Papagni - C.P. Vinci – A. Zazzaro
