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The sixth World Congress of the International Economic Association will be held at the Unidad Congresos del Centro Medico Nacional, Ave. Cuauhtemoc 330, in Mexico City, from 4 to 9 August 1980.

A Programme Committee has started work under the chairmanship of Shigeto Tsuru (Japan), of the International Economic Association, with the collaboration of Rodolfo Becerril Straffon (Mexico), co-Chairman, Samir Amin (Egypt & UN lEDP, Dakar), Mary Jean Bowman (US), Michel Debeauvais (France), Harald Gerfin (FRG), Tigran S. Khachaturov (USSR), G. Kohlmey (GDR), Gautam Mathur (India), Franco Modigliani (US), H. M. A. Onitiri (Nigeria), Harry Oshima and Philippines), Mark Perlman (US), Paul Streeten (UK and World Bank), Lorie Tarshis (Canada), Victor E. Tokman (Argentine), Victor L. Urquidi (Mexico).

The four main speakers who will address the Congress in plenary session on the first day will be Paul A. Samuelson, Josef Pajestka, Raiil Prebisch and Shigeto Tsuru. Thereafter, six groups of specialised sessions will discuss various aspects of the following topics:

1. Human Resources: Concepts and Measurement
Paul Streeten).

2. Human Resources and Employment in
Developing Countries (Organiser: Samir
Amin).

3. Human Resources and Employment in
Developed Countries (Organiser: Burton A.
Weisbrod).

4. International Economy and Employment
Jagdish Bhagwati).

5. Human Resources in the Long-term Perspective
Harry Maier).

6. Employment and Development in Latin
America (Organiser: Victor L. Urquidi).

A Local Organising Committee has been set up with the following members: Armando Labra (Chairman), Horacio Flores de la Pena, Ifigenia Martinez H., Carlos Tello Macias, Julio Zamora and Lidia Camarena. Its headquarters located at Colegio Nacional de Economistas, Antonio Caso 86, Mexico 4, D.F. Mexico.

Arrangements are being made to provide special travel and accommodation for participants, when desired, pre- or post Congress tours. Would-be participants will receive "News of the Congress", i.e. periodic information on the progress of its preparation, on request to the Local Organising Committee in Mexico or the Secretariat of the Association in France.

Suggested contributions to the scientific work of the Congress should be submitted to the Members of the Programme Committee or the Organisers of the groups of specialised sessions, or sent to the Secretariat of the International Association, 54 Boulevard Raspail (Bureau 428), 75270 Paris Cédex 06, France, for transmission.