CUER

Join the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America for a workshop on “Social Economics: Market Behavior in a Social Context,” which will focus on research spanning economics and sociology and will assess the role of specific socio-cultural factors–such as family and social relations structure, religious beliefs and attitudes, and social conventions–in shaping the economic behavior of individuals and households. Go to http://www.italianacademy.columbia.edu to download full programme or RSVP by April 17th, 2006, by email at wb2149@columbia.edu or by phone at (212) 854-4437. The Academy is located at 1161 Amsterdam Avenue (between 116th and 118th Streets).