The CDRR aims to strengthen the capabilities of participants in the field of natural disaster prevention, especially hydrometeorological disasters and/or those related to climate change. To achieve this, the course favours an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to the issue. This focuses...

Conference Program: Plenary Session 1: Innovation – Key Factor for Economic Growth Parallel Session 2A: House Price Movements and the Economy Parallel Session 2B: Surveys and Data Combination Plenary Session 3: The Impact of Globalisation Parallel Session 4A: Financial Services: Measurement...

The first day of the conference is targeted at academics as well as practitioners and policy makers. The second day has a more academic focus. Topics of interest are, among others: - Macroeconomic aspects of ageing and retirement - Life cycle saving and investment behavior - Long term financial...

Damit die Bekämpfung von Versicherungsmissbrauch ihrerseits die Grenzen des Zulässigen nicht überschreitet, muss man den möglichen Gründen, die zu diesem Phänomen führen oder es fördern, nachgehen. Dazu gehört auch die Analyse von gesetzlichen Schwachpunkten und typischer...

An der 4. nationalen PPP-Fachtagung reflektieren Expertinnen und Experten aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Wirtschaft diese Fragen aus unterschiedlichen Perspektiven, diskutieren die neuesten Erfahrungen und loten Chancen sowie Risiken der PPP-Methode aus. Nach Grundlagenreferaten am Vormittag...

Contributions from the following fields are welcome: - Trade theoretical foundations of integrated assessment models - Trade implications of promoting adaptation - Effect of technological transfers and spillovers in the context of global climate policies - International competitiveness in the...

Tagesseminar - zum Thema Treasury. Einführung in die «International Financial Reporting Standards» (IFRS) – IAS 32 , IAS 39 und IFRS 7 – Anwendungsbeispiele im Treasury-Bereich

The 18th International Conference of Labour Statisticians has been convened by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office in its 300th Session (November 2007) to discuss and adopt international statistical standards on two topics, Child Labour and Working Time. It will also discuss...

Topics: - What are good approaches to measure the shortfall risk for individuals and pension plans? - What are appropriate models to measure long-run expected returns, volatilities, and correlations for retirement assets? - How good are individuals at saving for retirement and at managing their...

The member States of the ILO meet at the International Labour Conference, held every year in Geneva, Switzerland, in the month of June. Reports submitted to the Conference: I - Reports of the Chairperson of the Governing Body and of the Director-General II - Programme and budget and other...