Organized by:
International Development Economics Associates (IDEAs)
http://www.networkideas.org
Supported by: The United
Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Venue: Quality Inn MGM
Beach Resorts, 1/74 East Coast Road, Muttukadu, Kanchipuram
District, Tamil Nadu 603112, India (near Chennai).
The International Development Economics Associates
(IDEAs) is hosting a workshop on "Macro Economic
Constraints and Policy Alternatives in Developing
Countries", at Muttukadu, near Chennai, India,
between 23rd January – 26th January, 2006. The workshop
is meant for young scholars from developing countries
who have completed or are close to completing their
Ph.D. dissertations.and for individuals with a strong
economics background involved in advocacy work with
civil society organizations or engaged in policy making
activities are welcome to apply. The workshop is a
capacity building effort meant for young scholars,
and will consist of 9 lectures around the theme.
Programme
The workshop will be followed by an "International
Conference on Post Liberalisation Constraints on Macroeconomic
Policies", to be held at the same venue, between
the 27th and 29th of January, 2006. Overall, about
75 participants are expected to attend the workshop
and the conference.
Programme
Both the workshop and conference are supported by
the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and
will feature a set of presentations and open discussions
on the impact of international trade and financial
liberalization on macroeconomic policies at country
levels, with special emphasis on the developing world.
The focus will be on how the policy changes induced
by globalization have, in turn, affected the possibilities
and potential for development for the world at large
and developing countries in particular. The conference
will include special presentations on the four countries
of China, India, Mexico and Turkey. Along with these
country-focus papers, there would be presentations
on key aspects of the current phase of trade and financial
liberalisation around the world.
December 7, 2005.
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