📣 Call for Papers – 3rd Development Economics Workshop (DEW 2026)
📍 Durham University Business School, UK | 🗓 9–10 June 2026
🎤 Keynote: Prof. Oded Galor @GalorOded (founder of Unified Growth Theory and author of the Journey of Humanity)
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!
📢 Update on DEW 2025: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak will no longer be joining us. We’re 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.
🔹 Submission deadline: 31 March 2025
🔹 Decisions: 7 April 2025
Submit your paper here: bit.ly/3DXQRVD
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