Macro Development Annual Workshop

The Department of Economics at Deakin University is organising the 2nd Macro Development Workshop in Melbourne, Australia from 22-23 August 2024. This annual workshop, started in 2023, aims to bring together researchers interested in development issues from a macro perspective to share and discuss ideas, present research, and network with others who have similar interests.

Professor Francisco Buera is the Sam B. Cook Professor of Economics at Washington University in St. Louis. His research focuses on the macroeconomic aspects of economic development (macro-development). He builds macro models with empirically motivated micro-economic considerations, such as heterogeneity across sectors and individuals, and market frictions. The goal is to evaluate the quantitative performance of different theories. Examples of topics Professor Buera studies include the role of financial markets in the process of development, the forces driving the changes in the structure of production over time, the diffusion of technologies, economic policies and institutions across countries. Professor Buera also applies some of the quantitative methods that he developed to understand economic development to study financial crisis in developed economies.

Paper submission deadline: 15 June 2024

Paper acceptance notification: 22 June 2024

Registration opens: 22 June 2024

Registration closes: 10 August 2024

Workshop dates: 22-23 August 2024

Full papers or extended abstracts in any area related to macro development are invited. Both theoretical and empirical papers are welcome. Acceptance notifications will be sent by 22 June 2024.

Registration for the two day event is free but mandatory. This includes the workshop dinner (Thursday evening) and lunch on both days, plus catered coffee breaks. Registration will open on 22 June 2024 and close by 10 August 2024.

Deakin Downtown 

Level 12, Tower 2, Collins Square

727 Collins Street

Melbourne

Victoria 3008

Australia

Information about places to visit in and around Melbourne is available on Guide to Melbourne.

Francesco Carli, Associate Professor, Deakin Business School

Yan Liang, Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School

Debdulal Mallick, Associate Professor, Deakin Business School

Xueli Tang, Senior Lecturer, Deakin Business School

macrodev.annual@gmail.com