Topics: - The role of central bank communication in the conduct of monetary policy and in ensuring financial stability. Is the role of communication in maintaining price stability and financial stability different? What should be communicated with respect to financial stability? How should...

Developing and transition economies will be increasingly concerned with environmental and natural resources management issues; they will have to solve a three-fold challenge: a better environment, good economic performances and poverty reduction as targeted by the Millennium Development Goals....

Ester Boserup was one of the pioneers of an integrated theoretical approach to questions of development and sustainability. 2010 marks the centennial of her birth. The Ester Boserup Conference 2010 "Long-term trajectories in population, gender relations, land use, and the environment" wishes to...

In response to the financial crisis of 2007-2009, a number of countries are currently reconsidering and changing the setup of their financial supervisory system. In a large number of countries, central banks will be given a more prominent role, in micro- and especially in macro-prudential...

Theme: “Catching-Up Strategies after the Crisis” Session 1 - Catching-Up Prospects after the Crisis Panel 1 - Challenges for Monetary Policy in the CESEE Region Session 2 - The New Role of Growth Financing Session 3 - The New Role of Exports Session 4 - The Catching-Up Experience of the...

The aim of conference is to discuss different perspectives on scaling and governance issues. The starting point is that scaling and governance deserve more attention as a combination, not just in separate studies. We look at this integration as a major challenge for both the social, economic and...

The conference will be structured around five themes: - Social institutions and ecosystem changes - Managing tradeoffs between multiple ecosystem services - Resilience and vulnerability of social and ecosystems to climate change - Biodiversity, ecosystem change and human wellbeing - Drivers of...

Sustainable Innovation 2010 welcomes conceptual and research-based papers covering sustainable innovation, technology, product and service design and development. Papers particularly focused on the relationship between sustainable innovation, products, technology, entrepreneurship and job...

The organizers welcome theoretical and applied papers from a variety of areas, such as competition policy, banking, game theory, political economy, financial economics and fiscal policy. Potential topics include: - Do bank rescue packages have adverse consequences for competition? If banks are...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Sustainable Universities and Higher Education - Knowledge Collaboration for Sustainable Innovation, Design, Business & CSR - Sustainable Consumption and Production - Climate, Energy, Water - Sustainable Cities and Regions - Sustainable Consumption and Production in...