Edinburgh Workshop on Firm-Level Data Analysis in Transition and Developing Economies, Edinburgh 23-24 April 2009

The COST network on comparative analysis of firm-level data brought together research using enterprise micro data from transition and developing economies. The purpose of the research is to examine the effects of major structural reforms on firm behavior and performance.
Topics of interest included industry dynamics, productivity, innovation and R&D, corporate governance, competition, employment and wages, adjustment costs, entrepreneurship, privatization, FDI, and business and policy environment.

The conference was organized at the University of Edinburgh by the Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and the Scottish Institute for Research in Economics, with sponsorship from the COST Programme of the European Commission, support from Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC), and coordination from the Central European University Labor Project.

Invited keynote speakers included Mark Roberts (Pennsylvania State University) and Johannes Van Biesebroeck (University of Toronto and University of Leuven). Inquiries with regards to the event should be sent to: ediworkshop@upjohn.org.

Scientific Committee: J. David Brown (Heriot-Watt University), John S. Earle (Upjohn Institute for Employment Research and Central European University), and Johannes Van Biesebroeck (University of Toronto and University of Leuven).
Organizers: J. David Brown and John S. Earle