The conference is thus meant to stimulate further research and to create an opportunity for discussions of topics such as the following: - objectives of portability and optimal design of portability rules, - conceptual issues arising in different sub-fields, old-age provision and health care in...

The purpose of this workshop is to achieve a better understanding of conflict and attempt to reach policy conclusions. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, • Contracting in the shadow of conflict • Understanding civil wars • The "Natural Resource Curse" • Alliances and their...

From the 1960s onwards, international economics and international business have been developing as separate fields. More recently, four trends that may lead to a possible convergence of international economics (IE) and international business (IB) have become evident. First, the modern IE...

Central bank communication and governance questions have taken on greater importance and, as a result, these institutions have become more transparent. While the appeal of greater transparency is seemingly evident, how transparency improves the conduct of monetary policy is subject to differing...