Development Economics Wageningen University

07/11/2017

2018 Symposium on Economic Experiments in Developing Countries (SEEDEC): Wageningen University, 19-20 April 2018

Submit your paper by 22 January 2018
https://seedec2018.wordpress.com/

07/11/2017

17th Annual GEP Postgraduate Conference 2018:
University of Nottingham, United Kingdom
19th - 20th April 2018

15/09/2017

Robert Sparrow and Janneke Pieters (DEC) speaking at the ANU Indonesia Update on effects of trade liberalization on men and women in the labor market

Homepage for the 2017 Indonesia Update Conference

01/09/2017

The University of the Balearic Islands is pleased to host the 23rd Spring Meeting of Young Economists , to be held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on May 30 - June 1, 2018 . ​​ Keynote speakers :...

25/08/2017

Job opportunity in Canada or India:
Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is looking for a program specialist on Employmet and Growth

IDRC’s Employment and Growth Program supports research that contributes to economic opportunities in developing countries, particularly for women and youth. Our current portfolio of projects focuses on women’s economic empowerment, youth employment, entrepreneurship, financial inclusion and innovati...

08/06/2017

We are hosting the 16th EUDN PhD Workshop on Development Economics on October 26-27. Deadline for applications is August 31!

European Development Network

30/05/2017

This week in Wageningen!

12/05/2017

A new report, the fourth in a series from the World Bank, provides a framework for strengthening the food system’s contribution to jobs for a new generation of workers while improving the quality of employment of the billions of people already in the workforce.

03/05/2017

24/03/2017

We are looking for 3 PhD students!
The students will work on projects on innovations that help African smallholders establish linkages to input and output markets.
Application deadline: April 15.

The Development Economics Group at Wageningen University, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT, Mexico) and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, USA) are searching for three PhD researchers for three complementary PhD projects on innovations that help Afri...

28/12/2016

Insurance is a key element for farmers’ investment decisions, but only if the government clearly communicates it cannot bail out farmers in case of harvest losses.

Check out this research brief by DEC colleagues María Naranjo and Janneke Pieters, and co-author Francisco Alpízar.

Insurance is a key element for farmers’ investment decisions, but only if the government clearly communicates that it cannot provide full debt relief to all. This research examines the effect of farmers’ liability for debt on their demand for credit, with and without insurance. We test predictions o...

15/12/2016

We are looking for a PostDoc researcher for a Sino-Dutch research project on 'Sustainable Natural Resource Management for Adequate and Safe Food Provision'.

https://www.academictransfer.com/employer/WUR/vacancy/37643/lang/en/

From 2017-2021, Wageningen University (The Netherlands) and four Chinese partners will carry out a Sino-Dutch research project on 'Sustainable Natural Resource Management for Adequate and Safe Food Provision'. The aim of the project is to form a strategic scientific alliance that carries out interdi...