This one day workshop seeks to explore the use of economic and econometric techniques to study educational issues. We invite the submission of original research from colleagues working in the area. Next to education economics research in general, we especially welcome research that focusses on parental involvement, financial literacy, behavioral economics, and inequality in education. Both macro and micro-economic topics are of interest to this workshop. It is organized by the research center ‘Leuven Economics of Education Research’ (LEER) of the Faculty of Economics and Business at KU Leuven.
The workshop is followed by the PhD defence of Joana E. Maldonado at 1 pm: “Should Parents Get Homework? On Stimulating Home-Based Parental Involvement in Students’ Learning”.
Call for Posters
Authors/Speakers are expected to send a minimum 200-300 word structured abstract to ann.vanespen@kuleuven.be by April 25, 2022, at the latest.
Authors will be notified on acceptance by May 1, 2022.
As chair of the 6th International Conference on Computer Science and Application Engineering (CSAE 2022) I would like to cordially invite you to attend / present in this CSAE 2022 which will be held during October 21 to 23, 2022 in Nanjing, China. It is held annually to provide a comprehensive global forum for experts and participants from academia to exchange ideas and present results of ongoing research in the most state-of-the-art areas of computer science and application engineering.
All submitted full papers will be peer reviewed by technical committees of the conference and our reviewers, evaluated based on originality, technical and research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions, and readability.
All accepted papers will be published in ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, which will be archived in the ACM Digital Library, and submitted to Ei Compendex and Scopus for index and submitted to be reviewed by Thomson Reuters Conference Proceedings Citation Index (ISI Web of Science).
Welcome to the 8th International Workshop on Efficiency in Education, Health and other Public Services! This workshop is the eighth of a series of academic meetings focused on the efficiency analysis of education institutions and other public sectors, the previous editions being organized in Greece (Thessaloniki, 2013), United Kingdom (London, 2014 and Huddersfield, 2018), Belgium (Leuven, 2015), Italy (Milan, 2016), Hungary (Budapest, 2017) and Spain (Barcelona, 2019). Suspended because of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021, this year the Workshop will be again proposed in on-campus, vis-à-vis format.
Call for papers Evidence-based policy in education and in other fields of the public sector implies the use of sophisticated techniques to assess the performance and efficiency of organizations. The evaluation of national-level reforms and the assessment of specific interventions in education and other public services require accurate approaches and advanced methods. The purpose of the Workshop is to focus on specific challenges around measuring performance in education and other public services sectors. The Workshop will bring together scholars from various disciplines and fields to debate the present and future challenges in education and public sector efficiency, performance measurement, and policy and managerial implications of the on-going research. The Workshop provides an ideal platform for presenting new methods, applications of existing techniques and advances in theoretical and empirical research.
Keynote speakers
Prof. Andrea Bonaccorsi, (University of Pisa, Italy)
Dr. Gabriela Sicilia, (University of La Laguna, Spain)
Prof. Bruce Hollingsworth, (Lancaster University, UK)
Deadlines
Submission: May 22, 2022 Notification: June 5, 2022 Early registration: July 5, 2022 Registration: August 22, 2022
I would like to issue an invitation to take part in the Data Envelopment Analysis and Performance Measurement Stream of the MCDM 2022 Conference. This conference is on multiple criteria decision making, which will be held between the 26th June and 1st July 2022 at the University of Portsmouth, UK. Contributions from both the academic and the non-academic communities are welcome.
This stream covers papers on the theme of efficiency and productivity analysis and performance management. Both parametric and non-parametric papers will be considered. We especially welcome papers on the theory, methodology and application of Data Envelopment Analysis and econometric methods in performance management. Of particular interest are successful applications of performance and efficiency analysis in the real world, for example in banking, healthcare, education, transportation, and so on. If you are interested in making a presentation, please submit an abstract of your talk no later than March 30, 2022 at https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=mcdm2021.
EWEPA XVII The 17th European Workshop on Efficiency and Productivity Analysis 27 to 29 June 2022
We are pleased to announce that EWEPA XVII will take place in the beautiful city of Porto, Portugal. Católica Porto Business School will host this event from the 27th to the 29th of June 2022. The event will include plenary sessions, regular parallel sessions, thematic parallel sessions, and also special sessions for PHD students whose papers will be discussed by a senior researcher. We hope to be able to also provide memorable social events.
EWEPA is the leading biennial conference devoted to the methodology and application of productivity, efficiency and performance analysis of organisations, joining academics and practitioners from all continents. We welcome submissions of methodology and application papers concerned with the issues of measurement, understanding, and improving the performance of firms, public services, and industries.
If you are willing to organise a thematic session please let us know and we will try to accommodate that in the program,
We invite submission of abstracts with no more than 1800 characters (including spaces) at https://www.ewepa.org/. Note that only one abstract per author will be accepted, and the speaker should be identified.
Key Dates Deadline for submission of abstract: 15th February 2022 Deadline for full paper submission: 28thFebruary 2022 Early-bird Registration: 31st March 2022
In 2024 EWEPA will also be held in Portugal, but this time in the beautiful city of Faro in the South of the country.
We hope to meet you all in Porto next June!
Ana Camanho (acamanho@fe.up.pt) Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto Carla Amado (camado@ualg.pt) Economics faculty of Algarve University Maria Silva (csilva@ucp.pt) Católica Porto Business School Sérgio Santos (ssantos@ualg.pt) Economics faculty of Algarve University
We are organizing the stream “Data Envelopment Analysis and Performance Measurement” at the upcoming EURO 2022 conference in Aalto University, July 3-6, 2022.
We have the great pleasure of inviting you to participate in EURO 2022 conference and submit a paper to this stream.
We will send you the information that will allow you to invite people to submit abstracts online to your session. Each session consists of four papers.
Abstracts have at maximum of 1500 characters.
Looking forward to seeing you in Espoo at EURO 2022!
The International Journal of Empirical Economics (IJEE) is a peer-reviewed general interest economics journal aiming to contribute to empirical research in all fields of economics. The objective of the journal is to publish empirical work with the highest quality and theoretical work with clear empirical implications. The journal welcomes papers from a wide range of countries and serves the international community of scholars from universities, research institutes, and international organizations. The journal gives special emphasis on empirical research that covers worldwide topics using newly developed datasets. The journal will publish 4 issues annually and will also publish special issues to emphasize new research directions or specific research vital to the Asian region and the global economy.
The IJEE is an open access journal to provide unrestricted access to scholarly literature. There is no fee for submission and publication of articles. The journal is funded by Sogang University Nam Duck-Woo Economic Research Institute in South Korea and published by World Scientific.
With this letter we are inviting you to contribute your research for publication in the IJEE. The review process of the papers will be double blind. We ask you please to share this information with your colleagues. For submission please visit: https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/ijee
Sincerely yours,
Editors: Young Hoon Lee, Almas Heshmati and Hyunbae Chun
Conference Dates: December 16-18, 2021. Conference Venue: Virtual, hosted by ISEAPA and Jonkoping International Business School, Jonkoping University, Sweden. Conference website: https://iseapa.org/virtual_apw Submission and registration website: Conference Maker Registration fee: FREE
Dear Colleagues,
The leadership at ISEAPA is excited to host the first productivity conference centered around African productivity issues. Per COVID-19 precautions, the conference will be run entirely virtually. We expect a large and diverse body of participants to attend in 2021. Submissions on efficiency, productivity, growth, sustainability, development infrastructure, energy, population growth, urbanization and labor market are highly encouraged. Our aim is to have a conference program that features all popular techniques and methodologies within the field, including stochastic frontier analysis and data envelopment analysis. We also welcome papers on broader issues related to measuring, understanding, incentivizing and improving the productivity and performance of firms, public services, and industries within Africa.
Interested scholars can submit an extended abstract (300-500 words) through ISEAPA. Priority will be given to submissions with a full-length paper. All submissions will be considered by the scientific committee. Keynote speakers are listed below. On behalf of ISEAPA leadership, we look forward to welcoming “seeing” all participants this upcoming December.
Important dates: Abstract submission and registration: August 15th, 2021 Abstract submission closes: October 31st, 2021 Notification of acceptance: November 15th, 2021 Registration deadline: December 1st, 2021
Any questions or concerns regarding the conference may be addressed to the local organizer Almas Heshmati.
Organizing Committee: • Felicity Addo, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development, Austria, E-mail: felicity.addo@boku.ac.at • Almas Heshmati, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden, E-mail: almas.heshmati@ju.se • Selamawit G. Kebede, Poverty and Social Welfare Center, Ethiopia, E-mail: selam3mg@gmail.com • Christopher Parmeter, University of Miami, USA, E-mail: cparmeter@bus.miami.edu • Robin Sickles, Rice University, USA, E-mail: rsickles@rice.edu
Scientific Committee: • William Greene, New York University, USA • Almas Heshmati, Jonkoping International Business School, Sweden • Subal C. Kumbhakar, Binghamton University, USA • Christopher Parmeter, University of Miami, USA • Robin Sickles, Rice University, USA
Keynote Speakers: • M. Hashem Pesaran – Cambridge University. “Long-Term Macroeconomic Effects of Climate Change: A Cross-Country Analysis.” • Subal Kumbhakar – Binghamton University. “Recent Advances in the Panel Stochastic Frontier Models: Endogeneity, Heteroskedasticity, Dependence.” • KLaus F. Zimmermann – Global Labor Organization. “Ethnic Identity and Productivity.” • William Greene – New York University. “Remarks on linear and nonlinear estimation of binary choice models.” • Steve Kayizzi Mugerwa – Georgetown University. “The Developmental State in Africa in the 21st Century: Relevance and Plausibility.” • Menale Kassie – International Center of Insect Physiology and Ecology. “Agricultural Technology Adoption? To be Announced.”
Special Issue: Frontier Methods for Sustainability Challenges
July 2021
1. AIMS AND SCOPE
The assessment and promotion of sustainable development is an issue with growing importance among scientific and policy-making communities. Efforts from the academy and governmental institutions lead to a better understanding of how local communities, industries, cities, and countries are performing compared to their peers and encouraging the monitoring of progress over time. In recent years, efforts to monitor these components have generated many indicators intended to measure performance on aspects about emissions, waste production, green space, safety, income, health, education, etc. Countries and supranational organizations collect data on these indicators. Still, the amount of data generated is often too large, and it is not sufficiently clear to provide helpful information and practical guidance to attend to the needs of the policymakers. Efforts to measure and quantify the results of policies aiming at sustainable development improvements are necessary to guide decision-making. Thus, there remains a need for advancing existing tools and designing new ones for promoting sustainability improvements. This special issue aims to explore and advance Frontier Methods’ latest achievements to tackle sustainability challenges by publishing articles that address topics, such as:
Theoretical developments of frontier estimation models addressing sustainability challenges
Innovative applications of Data Envelopment Analysis and Stochastic Frontier Analysis to Sustainable Development challenges
Quantitative methods targeting the assessment of the three pillars of Sustainable Development: People (social sustainability), Planet (environmental sustainability), and Prosperity (economic sustainability)
Assessments focused on the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN Agenda 2030.
Cross-national comparisons in the examination of sustainable development
Theoretical and methodological challenges in understanding the determinants of sustainable development in the key sectors (e.g., education, health, justice, water and sanitation, energy, or others)
Convergence in the achievement of Sustainable Development at regional, national, or worldwide level
2. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
The APC (Article Publishing Charge) will be covered by IFORS for all papers submitted by 31st December 2022. Submitted papers should be original works and should not have been previously published or currently considered for publication elsewhere. The manuscripts should be prepared according to the Guide for Authors available at:
In the review preferences screen, you may suggest potential reviewers for this submission and provide specific reasons for your suggestion in the comments box for each person.
3. IMPORTANT DATES
Submission deadline: 31 December 2021
Notification of the first round review (for guidance only): 1 April 2022
Revised submission due (for guidance only): 1 June 2022
Final notice of acceptance/reject (for guidance only): 1 August 2022
Papers will be subject to a review process managed by the Guest Editors. The primary acceptance criteria for submission are the quality and originality of the research, the paper’s analytical contributions, and the relevance of the research topic.
Early submission is encouraged. The referee process will start upon submission of the paper. Accepted papers will be published individually online as they are accepted, before print publication. All inquiries concerning the submission to the special issue will be addressed directly by the Guest Editors.
GUEST EDITORS
Prof. Ana Camanho, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal. E-mail: acamanho@fe.up.pt
Dr. Giovanna D’Inverno, Faculty of Economics and Business KU Leuven, Naamsestraat 69, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. E-mail: giovanna.dinverno@kuleuven.be
Prof. Dr. Rossana Riccardi, Department of Economics and Management, University of Brescia, Via San Faustino 74/b, 25121 Brescia, Italy. E-mail: rossana.riccardi@unibs.it
Dr. Hervé Dakpo, Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Economie Publique, 78850, Thiverval-Grignon, France. E-mail: k-herve.dakpo@inrae.fr
Prof. Dr. Gerhard-Wilhelm Weber, Faculty of Engineering Management, Poznan University of Technology, ul. Jacka Rychlewskiego 2. 60965 Pozna?, Poland. E-mail: gerhard.weber@put.poznan.pl
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