Development Research Group

The Journal of International Economics, Banque de France, Centre for Economic Policy Research, World Bank, and University of Surrey invite submissions for the inaugural edition of the International Seminar on Trade (ISoT), which will take place May 5-6, 2025 in Washington, DC at the World Bank. ISoT focuses on recent advances in empirical, theoretical, and quantitative international trade. The organizers also welcome papers in closely related fields if they include a significant international trade component. Submissions are due by January 24, 2025.

The World Bank Land Conference has catalyzed the global land community for over 20 years. The 2025 World Bank Land Conference will be held May 5–8, 2025 in Washington, DC on the theme of Securing Land Tenure and Access for Climate Action: Moving from Awareness to Action. A Call for Proposals is now open and aims to solicit high-quality, multi-stakeholder, and multi-country proposals for the Thematic Sessions, Global Land Initiative Sessions, and Land Administration Best Practice Sessions, as well as high-quality academic papers for the Research Sessions. Proposals are due November 15, 2024. 

The 9th Urbanization and Development Conference on Urban Economics in Action: Addressing African Cities' Challenges will bring together academics, policy makers, and development practitioners to discuss how economics research can help inform urban policy decisions and the allocation of scarce resources to build productive, livable, and sustainable cities in Africa.

The conference will take place in Cape Town, South Africa on June 11-12, 2025. A call for papers is open until November 18, 2024. General registration will open in early 2025.

Climate finance is essential for dealing with global warming, but effectively scaling up investments requires understanding how financial markets interact with these regulations and addressing barriers like greenwashing and misaligned incentives. In this Policy Research Talk, Development Research Group economist Federica Zeni will highlight new research insights that can help global stakeholders design better regulatory and financial mechanisms to reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable investments.