Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Volume 1 : Twelfth World Congress

Every five years, the World Congress of the Econometric Society brings together scholars from around the world.Leading scholars present state-of-the-art overviews of their areas of research, offering newcomers access to key research in economics.Advances in Economics and Econometrics: Twelfth World Congress consist of papers and commentaries presented at the Twelfth World Congress of the Econometric Society.This two-volume set includes surveys and interpretations of key developments in economics and econometrics, and discussion of future directions for a variety of topics, covering both theory and application.The first volume addresses such topics as contract theory, industrial organization, health and human capital, as well as racial justice, while the second volume includes theoretical and applied papers on climate change, time series econometrics, and causal inference.These papers are invaluable for experienced economists seeking to broaden their knowledge or young economists new to the field.