Call for Papers: The World Bank (World Bank Research) and the editorial team from JIE will host a conference to discuss the role of international trade on development outcomes in Washington, DC on Sept 12-13, 2024. Submission Deadline: April 15, 2024 worldbank.org/en/events/2024…

If you are doing research on infrastructure financing, submit your paper to the 2024 #Infra4Dev conference organized by the World Bank Infrastructure Chief Economist.

Estamos compartiendo la V Conferencia Anual de Egresados del INVECO en honor al dr. Victor Elías. En aula 19 y Anfiteatro 1 de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas - UNT

Millions of people need access to reliable electricity networks and dependable transport alternatives. Off the Books takes a look at the fiscal risks of #infrastructure and provides a conceptual framework for understanding the risks: wrld.bg/K89050QiVky #MustReads2023

The writing matters! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Economics papers that had gone through a round of editing to improve the writing were judged to be of higher quality and judged to be more likely to be accepted for a conference or at a good journal. by Jan Feld, Lines, & Ross

𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 📢 for the #Infra4Dev Conference 2024 is now LIVE! The World Bank & @KocUniversity invite you to submit papers that explore the funding & financing aspects of infrastructure. ➡️ More info: wrld.bg/VKMs50QioSA

🚨New paper: Using new measures of fiscal support to SOEs, and a quasi-experimental setup, we find that fiscal support to infrastructure SOEs increases by 3.5% of average assets and CAPEX decreases by ~40% the year after the shock. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

JUST LAUNCHED📘✨! Our new book assesses the key factors affecting shippers’ economic costs of freight #transport—economic distance—and identifies the frictions that keep transport prices high, shipping times long, and reliability low: wrld.bg/RtHE50TqPfc

Why is it more expensive and time-consuming to move goods in developing countries? 🚚💡 Find out why—and how to fix it—in our latest report! Discover how markets and places can reduce the economic distance. World Bank Transport wrld.bg/xi6p50Tr36v

🚨Call for papers🚨 3rd Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics, March 14, 2025. Washington, DC. Young researchers are invited to submit papers by December 30, 2024. Keynote lecture by Treb Allen. Details here: worldbank.org/en/events/2024…

The evidence is here: The private operation of #ports increases efficiency and reduces costs. Container ports managed by the private sector are 7% more efficient, leading to 4% lower #shipping costs. wrld.bg/cQON50TqNYS

When governments remove obstacles for firms to enter the #trucking industry & allow shippers to freely set prices, prices drop and service quality improves. Find out why: wrld.bg/HVhN50TqNQa #logistics #trade

🌍 Calling all advanced PhD students, post-docs, and junior assistant professors! Submit your research on #transport issues by December 30, 2024, for the Third Annual World Bank Conference on Transport Economics. More info here: wrld.bg/I6uV50TAfG0

The World Bank and Lingnan College of Zhongshan University, Guangzhou are partnering for the fifth annual Infra4Dev Conference, to be held on the 15th and 16th May 2025 in Guangzhou, China. Submit your paper online: worldbank.org/en/events/2024… via World Bank

Call for papers ends on December 30!