
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This call for papers invites submissions of high-quality unpublished manuscripts on topics related to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transition to a resilient and sustainable socio-economic growth in Europe, the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;
- Monetary policy during and post COVID-19;
- Central banks and the greening of the financial sector;
- Sustainability and stability of financial systems during and post COVID-19;
- COVID-19 recovery and green stimulus policies;
- Sustainability and ESG risks;
- 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.
EMNES research covers the following areas:
- The role of institutions and labour markets;
- The role of the private sector and Micro, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises in achieving an inclusive development model;
- Social business and social inclusion;
- Health policy;
- Creative and cultural economy ;
- Sustainable development and low carbon economy;
- Entrepreneurship and innovation;
- Finance, employment and inclusive growth;
- Human capital, skill mismatches, job creation and migration;
- Macroeconomic policies, productivity and job creation;
- Economics of the EU-Mediterranean and EU-African partnership;
- Regional integration and job creation;
- Scenario analysis and foresight;
This list of research topics is evolving.