The forthcoming CDA Weeklong Seminar (17th – 21st August 2009) will explore the importance of economic bridges to the development and stability of Africa. It is based on the recognition that economic interdependence between African states, and between Africa and other regions can: - Support...

Economists are analyzing issues such as the shadow economy, tax evasion, corruption or social benefit fraud since the late 1960s. These ongoing research efforts have contributed, among other things, to a better understanding of why such behavior patterns occur, what extend they may have, how...

The Summer Institute on bounded rationality in psychology and economics intends to provide a view of human rationality that is anchored in the psychological possibilities of actual humans rather than in the fictional construct of Homo economicus. The common view of economic theory and the...

The following three focal points are of special interest for the essay competition and the workshops: - Urban Innovation (chaired by Prof. Mieg) - Security Governance (chaired by Prof. Schuppert) - The Power of Religion (chaired by Prof. Casanova)