Call for papers for the EMNES Annual Conference 2021 | EU Neighbours

Aug 02 2021

The EMNES Annual Conference 2021 offers leading academics, practitioners and policymakers the opportunity to discuss innovative research on a range of topics related to the post- COVID-19 pandemic recover.

This call for papers invites submissions of high-quality unpublished manuscripts on topics related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to a resilient and sustainable socio-economic growth in Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa including, but not limited to:

Debt sustainability and international cooperation for debt relief; 

Central banks and the greening of the financial sector;

Sustainability and stability of financial systems during and post COVID-19; 

Impact investing and other sustainable finance trends;

Biodiversity and environment and economic development;

Financial innovation and the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);

Corporate strategies towards transition and physical risks of climate change;

Corporate social responsibility in the post-pandemic world;

Financial inclusion, digitalization and crypto-currencies;

Role of the state, financial institutions and markets in post-COVID 19 recovery;

Regional integration, sustainability in post-COVID 19 recovery.

Papers on other EMNES research areas are encouraged. 

The Euro-Mediterranean Network of Economic Studies (EMNES) new socio-economic vision stems from the quest for long-term economic policy solutions aiming at more inclusive, sustainable and employment driven socio-economic development in the region.

The role of the private sector and Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in achieving an inclusive development model; 

Human capital, skill mismatches, job creation and migration; 

Macroeconomic policies, productivity and job creation; 

Economics of the EU-Mediterranean and EU-African partnership;