Organizations often get locked in specific ways of seeing and doing things. Sometimes, they even get trapped. Such lock-ins occur at different levels ranging form the individual, group, departmental, alliance, regional, industrial and societal level. They can also be found in different types...

The process of catching up with the old EU members requires in Central Eastern Europe that the economies of these countries have to grow faster than in Western Europe. A high and sustainable growth path depends on the ability of these countries to develop technologically. The workshop will be...

The conference objective is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Topics of Interest ICT and the...

Entrepreneurship and Economic Growth Entrepreneurship in an Evolutionary Framework Entrepreneurship and Social Capital Economics of Entrepreneurship: What We Know & What We Don’t Entrepreneurship Theory

Informieren Sie sich und diskutieren Sie mit! Als Referenten erwarten Sie Vertreter folgender Institutionen und Unternehmen: Bundesministerium für Verbraucherschutz, Ernährung und Landwirtschaft; Bundesforschungsanstalt für Ernährung und Lebensmittel; Deutscher Bauernverband; Europäische...

Research on European labour markets is of particular interest for the ECB as their functioning affects the economic environment in which the ECB's monetary policy of maintaining price stability is conducted. In this regard, labour markets have a particular role to play for the euro area's...

The aim of the conference is to enhance understanding of where, how and to what extent the mentioned institutional impediments affect agrifood markets and the sector's development. This understanding is necessary (i) for assessing development perspectives in CEE, (ii) for identifying appropriate...

The main topic of this seminar will be “Risk Classification and Public Policy” but any papers dealing with the economics of law and insurance are invited.

The IBC Forum 2005 will focus on the - International Competitiveness of Life Sciences Locations and Metropolitan Regions - Sustainable Development in Regions - Tourism: Destination Benchmarking As an input to the discussions BAK will present the most recent research results based on the updated...

The conference aims to bring together academics, researchers in central banks and policy-makers to discuss the existing empirical evidence on structural changes brought about, either directly or indirectly, by the introduction of the euro in five areas: Trade integration Structural reforms in...