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...

The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

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...

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...

Papers presented address topics such as the role of capital flow management measures as a policy instrument and their spillovers, the role of banks in international business cycles, exchange rate policy, and international debt deleveraging.

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...

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 -...

The theme for the 2012 conference is ‘International Business and Sustainable Development’, and we welcome papers not only on traditional IB topics but particularly those that address the potential interaction between international business and development in emerging and transition...

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...

The following themes will be the starting point for discussion at this Winter School: a) What questions have not been resolved since 1972? b) What are new questions that are not dealt with in the report? c) How should one rewrite the “Limits to Growth” study at the beginning of the 21st...