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...

Many countries of the world are changing their planning tools and building codes. Modern planning is moving away from ‘‘controlling development’’ and ‘‘environmental and cultural protection’’ towards ‘‘facilitation of economic growth’’ and ‘‘facing climate...

The conference is the perfect platform to present your new solutions, practical experience, conceptual studies and visions to a highly qualified audience. The aim is to encourage the development of best practices and to promote a high level of professionalism in the region’s real estate sector...

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 IADIS Internet Technologies & Society 2012 Conference (ITS 2012) aims to address the main issues of concern within WWW/Internet as well as to assess the influence of Internet in the Information Society. Broad areas of interest are Internet Technologies, Information Management, e-Society and...

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...

The Forum will focus on the following themes: i) Seasonality in tourism; ii) Tourism statistics in the 21st century; iii) Use of tourism satellite accounts for business decisions and policy making; iv) Effects of external shocks (in particular the economic and financial turmoil) on tourism and...

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...

Since 2005, property prices all over the world have been extremely volatile. Price increases and decreases have resulted in capital gains and losses for investors and fluctuating consumption possibilities of households. Trends in property markets affect financial stability, earnings and risks of...

In Deutschland konzentriert sich die Diskussion um Geschlechtergerechtigkeit im Steuerrecht fast ausschließlich auf das Ehegattensplitting und damit verbundene Erwerbswirkungen. In vielen anderen Ländern geht die gleichstellungspolitische Kritik am Steuerrecht demgegenüber schon seit langem...