PREMATURE DEINDUSTRIALISATION & CLIMATE CHANGE: Global North and South Perspectives

Structural Development Macroeconomics can be understood as an approach to the deep determinants of economic development in which the macroeconomic policy regime has a crucial role in explaining international growth rate differences, notably among middle-income countries. Therefore, it strongly relies on a multidisciplinary but rigorous subject assessment. The research group was founded in 2008, after the "Great Financial Crisis", and currently has more than thirty members from academic to policy circles in South America, Europe, and the United States. It is officially registered with the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) and is certified by the University of Brasília.

The 4th SDMRG International Workshop is sponsored by the University of Brasília (UnB) and the Ministry of Science and Technology through the CNPq. It also has the support of the Regional Councils of Economics of the Federal District and the State of Goiás, as well as the Federal Council of Economics. This event represents a unique opportunity to discuss the latest research on various aspects of this complex project. It is naturally intended to foster diversity in the approach and methodology used to analyse processes of catching up and falling behind.

Previous editions of the workshop included topics such as the middle-income trap and the problem of ecological transition. This year, we propose a focus on premature deindustrialisation and climate change. The climate emergency is not only the greatest challenge of our generation, but it also requires global action. Recent events in the international landscape highlight the need to bring Global North and South perspectives together to generate win-win policy recommendations. The SDMRG is proud of putting together a series of lectures and parallel sessions to allow fruitful interaction between different generations of scholars and policymakers. Keynote lectures, some special sessions, and ordinary sections will be in-person, while parallel sessions will happen  in-person and virtually. The 4th edition of the workshop will also include a Minicourse on Behavioural Macroeconomics & Complex Systems with Marwil J. Davila-Fernandez. The Organising Committee thanks all participants and interested colleagues for their support in making this Online initiative possible.

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