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5th International Conference on Development Economics - Call for Papers

University Paris Nanterre and EconomiX (UMR 7235) are pleased to host the 5th International Conference on Development Economics (ICDE) of the French Association of Development Economics (AFEDEV), which will take place from July 2 to 4, 2025.

Workshop on Networks and Development in Naples

Workshop on Networks and Development - Call for papers

We are pleased to announce the fourth edition fo the Workshop in Networks and Development, held in Naples the 22 and 23 of May, 2025. Submit by January 30, 2025.

LEAP discusses the UNDP development report

The UN Development Program Annual Report Presented at Bocconi

The issue of global public goods has been discussed on 7 November, with Pedro Conceicao, Francesco Billari, Andrea Sironi, and LEAP affiliates.

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