The travel and tourism industry accounts for $4.4 trillion of economic activity worldwide. Given the current changing political and economic climate how sustainable is this situation? Can the industry continue to grow in the face of climate change and global terrorism? Is there still untapped...

Crises and Prices: Information Aggregation, Multiplicity and Volatility Productivity Growth and Worker Reallocation: Theory and Evidence Topics: Human Capital and the Wealth of Nations The Product Cycle and Inequality Offshoring in a Knowledge Economy The Gift of the Dying: The Tragedy of AIDS...

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Three sessions on new research in economic education.

There will be three sessions on gender-related topics: p.e. aspects of women's acitvities in the economics profession, on the economics of spousal relationships and on issues of child care and the will also be three sessions on non-gender-related topics: areas of information technology and...

Achieving Global and Regional Stability Enabling Economic Growth Harnessing Knowledge for Humanity Building the Great Company Navigating Uncertainty Balancing Global and Local Embracing Global Citizenship

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Informationen spielen in den modernen Gesellschaften eine zentrale Rolle. Die neuen Technologien und das Internet haben überdies die Möglichkeiten der Produktion, Verbreitung und Nutzung von Informationen ungeheuer erweitert. Gerade auch wissenschaftliche Bibliotheken sehen sich deshalb einem...

Successful policies for development and poverty alleviation require the involvement of civil society in policy development and implementation. Trade Unions play an important role in organizing and representing worker's interest. They are a crucial partner in promoting the ILO Decent Work agenda...

Die Tagung soll einen Impuls für die horizontale und vertikale Zusammenarbeit in den Agglomerationen geben. Den Teilnehmenden werden der Bericht «Horizontale und vertikale Zusammenarbeit in den Agglomerationen» sowie die dazu gehörenden Empfehlungen der Tripartiten Agglomerationskonferenz...