Call for contributions for the DIME WP 3.4
Organised by LEM – Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
3-4 October 2008, Pisa, Italy

The workshop - introduced by a small group of distinguished international scholars - is aimed at gathering the recent results on the state of the art of both theoretical and empirical research on firm-level longitudinal data.

We intend to promote a thorough scientific exchange on

• the dynamics of firm-industry evolution, discussing how efficiency, profitability and market share dynamics evolve at the micro level
• capital adjustment patterns and the firm-level investment dynamics
• the interactions between industrial dynamics and technological factors
• firm performance in international trade
• the effects of trade and financial integration on emerging economies
• employment dynamics and employer-employees matched data
• the links between micro and aggregate (sectoral and national) performances

Economists and professionals, working in related fields, are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all of the areas covered by the workshop.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

• Andrew B. Bernard, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
• Mark Doms, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
• John Earle, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
• Fabiano Schivardi, University of Cagliari

DEADLINES

Deadline for submissions 31 August 2008

Authors who have submitted papers are notified 10 September 2008

SUBMISSIONS

Please send a pdf version of the paper to pipg@sssup.it

LOCATION

The Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa is a public institution involved in undergraduate and graduate education committed to high quality research in various fields of applied sciences: Economics, Law, Political Science, Medical sciences, and Industrial and Information Engineering.

Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna is located in Piazza Martiri della Liberta', 33 56127 Pisa

DIME MEMBERS

Travel and accommodation costs of few DIME members will be covered according to standard DIME arrangements.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

• Giulio Bottazzi, LEM - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
• Giovanni Dosi, LEM - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna
• Angelo Secchi, DSE - University of Pisa
• Federico Tamagni, LEM - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna