The 4th International Workshop on Quantitative Finance is one of the collaborative activities of these four institutes, and this workshop in the area of Quantitative Finance is designed to guide the participants along the difficult terrain of Financial Mathematics to support their exploration...

Diverging demographic developments in Europe and in developing countries create a potential for huge mutual gains from migration. At the same time, the immigration of low-skilled workers and emigration of high-skilled workers pose a challenge to the European social model. How can receiving...

Mit der Frage, welche Lehren aus der aktuellen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise zu ziehen sind, beschäftigt sich eine internationale Konferenz des Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA). Experten aus den USA und Europa werden vom 13. bis 15. Dezember 2012 an der Universität Heidelberg...

Presented Papers: - Capital and profitability in banking: Evidence from US banks - Bank Competition, Fire-sale and Financial Stability - Risk Based Pricing in the Credit Card Industry: Evidence from US Survey Data - Foreigners vs. Natives: Bank Lending Technologies and Loan Pricing -...

In NIFIP´s 2nd international conference we would like to provide a stimulating venue for the discussion of topics related to the present world economic conditions. The discussion can be approached fom different angles, such as the diagnosis of the economic situation, evaluation of adopted or...

This conference aims to cover several important dimensions of workforce heterogeneity (nationality, cultural background, skill and occupational dimensions, gender, and age structure), high-lighted from various perspectives and disciplines. The focus will be on the impact of diversity on...

The objective of this Conference is to bring the academic community and industry together, in order to discuss risk management and commodity trading (agricultural, energy, environmental and metal commodities), in accordance with the themes of interest suggested by the Executive...

Papers/presentations/symposia and posters should fall within the following thematic areas: - Societal wellbeing - Attitudes to the Welfare state - Immigration - Political participation and Action - Social Exclusion - Balancing Public and Private social spheres - Democracy - Social and...

Programm: - Einführung in das Thema / Blick auf die aktuelle Krise - Von der Subprimekrise zur Staatsschuldenkrise: Abbildungsmöglichkeiten im Kontensystem der VGR - Von der Subprimekrise zur Staatsschuldenkrise: Realwirtschaft, Finanzwirtschaft und Spekulation -...

Im Rahmen des Forschungsforums werden Forschungsarbeiten der feministischen Ökonomie und aus unterschiedlichen Gebieten der Wirtschaftswissenschaften präsentiert, in denen Ansätze der Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung an zentraler Stelle Berücksichtigung finden und die sich kritisch mit dem...