The INFER Annual Conference - the main annual event of the International Network for Economic Research – took place in September 8 to 10th 2021. Professors Hugo Castro Silva and Francisco Lima, members of CEGIST, presented the paper "The Struggle of Small Firms to Retain High-Skill Workers: Job Duration and the Importance of Knowledge Intensity” and were awarded with INFER Policy Research Award for the Best Policy Paper. This award aims to recognize papers with a clear policy focus with relevant policy implications based on an excellent research methodology.