November 17-18, 2025

Campinas, Brasil

Latin American and Caribbean Network on the Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship

The Latin American and Caribbean Network on the Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (RIE) aims to promote the research, diffusion and dissemination of innovation and entrepreneurship related topics in the region.

RIE and the University of Campinas, Brazil, invite submissions of research papers in the field of the Economics of Innovation and Entrepreneurship.

Finished papers and work in progress will be considered for the Conference. For papers in progress, a summary of at least 3 pages and preliminary results are required. Submitted papers can be in Spanish, English, or Portuguese, but accepted papers should be presented in English during the conference. All the papers will be evaluated through a rigorous process based on academic quality standards. The originality, relevance, methodological clarity and contribution to the literature of economics of innovation and entrepreneurship will be the main aspects to be evaluated. 

The interest topics, but not limited to them, are the following:

  • Innovation and productivity
  • Patterns of innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Barriers to innovation and entrepreneurship
  • Financing of innovation
  • Innovation, trade diversification, and global value chains
  • Social innovation and sustainability
  • Green innovation, climate change, and circular economy
  • Open innovation and cooperation
  • Protection strategies for innovation
  • Impacto evaluation of innovation and entrepreneurship promotion programs
  • Innovation, entrepreneurship and gender
  • Soft innovation creative economy
  • Venture capital
  • Economics of science
  • Innovation and digital technology
  • Economics of artificial intelligence

Deadline and Submission

Submit papers to rie2025@iadb.org by August 25, 2025 with the following subject: 9th Conference RIE. 

The selected papers will be announced on September 29, 2025, and the author can apply for partial funding for attending the conference.

Scientific Committee

Roberto Álvarez, Gustavo Crespi, Juan Miguel Gallego, Renato Garcia, Matteo Grazzi, Diego Moraes, Mariano Pereira, Martin Pereyra, Flavia Roldán, Diana Suárez, Fernando Vargas, Sebastián Vergara, Pluvia Zúñiga.