Employment is a key aspect of inclusive and sustainable development and this conference will deal with the following key labor market issues: - short and medium term outlook for jobs; - informal and non-regular employment; - unemployment insurance and social policy in developing Asia; -...

This workshop will draw together researchers active in the philosophy, practice or psychology of subjective probabilistic inference. Anyone with an interest in subjective Bayesian analysis is welcome to participate.

The objective of this interdisciplinary workshop is to bring experts from different social sciences and policy backgrounds to discuss the theoretical and practical aspects of this second approach to poverty persistence.

The lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...

This inaugural meeting of the Behavioural Workshop will seek contributions from areas which include while not being limited to the following issues • The construction of mental frames and heuristics to guide risk management of structured finance products, securitised debt and other...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...

The FRESH meetings are aimed at researchers in any field of economic and social history. Theme: All topics welcome

The scientific committee invites submissions of high-quality and unpublished theoretical and empricial research papers from "emerging sholars" (i.e. within 3 years of completion of their PhDs) addressing: Contemporary Issues in Financial Markets and Institutions.

Recent years have seen an increasing use in economics and finance of models employing large datasets, involving the estimation of large number of parameters. The severe computational problems that these models involve have partly motivated the huge body of contributions on stationary and non...

Aims of the conference include: - analyze the theoretical and empirical relationship between social protection, household savings and income drawing from the experiences of various countries.; - analyze the relationship of other related factors such as quality of public governance, demographic...