The main Conference theme: “Economic Integration into the European Union-Challenges and Opportunities”. Subthemes: - Competition, Innovation and Economic Growth - Accounting Standardization - Monetary Policies and Supervision of Banking - Finance and Risk Portfolio Management

Fast growing economies of China and India have occupied the centre stage of global policy discussions and debates over the last few years. Given the phenomenal worldwide interest these nations have generated among academicians, policy makers and governments in recent times, the conference plans...

Topics: - the effects of the terms of trade on the economy - financial intermediation and monetary policy - DSGE estimation, factor models and policy evaluations - learning and DSGE estimation

The conference will provide a forum for presenting the latest advances in various empirical and theoretical issues. Possible topics include: - Financial market imperfections and business cycle fluctuations - Corporate finance and macroeconomic stability - Credit and the housing market - Banking...

Sylvester Eijffinger (Tilburg University) Topics: 1. Monetary Policy in the EU 2. Fiscal Policy in the EU

The tentative outline of the course is: 1. The Basic New Keynesian Model 2. Monetary Policy Design in the Basic New Keynesian Model a Baseline Model for Monetary Policy Analysis 3. Extensions of the Basic NK Model(I) 4. Extensions of the Basic NK Model (II) 5. Extensions of the Basic NK Model (III)

Main Theme: “Globalization, Liberalization, Informatization and Human Behavior" Topics: 1. Theory of Economic Policy 2. Public Finance and Fiscal policy 3. Monetary and Financial Policy 4. Growth, Development and Population Policy 5. Industrial Organization and Industrial Structural Policy 6....

The complex workings of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) affect everyone working in agribusiness, food and beverage manufacturing, food retail and biofuels. This in depth seminar offers you an accessible but comprehensive guide to the CAP and gives you a thorough understanding of the subject...

Topics: • Cuba-Europe relations: half century of approaches and dissents. • The European Union Treaty: ratification and implications. • The Enlarged EU. Its impact in the political and economical contemporary international relations. • Convergence and Cohesion: the Socio-economic...

In this 1st International Forum on Insularity in the Mediterranean the main focus areas will be four especially sensitive issues for island territories: agriculture and industry, tourism, transportation and communications and global change.