The conference theme is "Industrial Ecology for Eco-civilization". Topics: Circular economy; Complex theories and tools for industrial ecology; Corporate sustainability reporting; Eco-civilization; Eco-innovation; Energy-water-food-waste nexus; Environmental input-output analysis; Environmental...

Topics: - Methodological and analytical advances in muti-scale metabolism, - Material flows, waste and recycling management, - Sustainable supply chain and resource management, - Industrial ecology of mining and minerals, - Trade, global flows and their embodied environmental impacts, -...

Academics, market practitioners, and government agencies (particularly central banks) are especially concerned that fluctuations in real estate markets could affect the financial stability through many channels. They include (but not limited to): - wealth effect of households; - collateral...

Topics: - the relationship between the stances of monetary policies, international capital flows and exchange rates; - divergent monetary policies and their implication for global financial stability; - spillovers of major central bank policies to other parts of the world, and the costs and...

Preliminary program: - How Do Business Cycles become Global? Common Shocks or Spillovers? - Asian-Pacific Financial Market Interactions with the U.S. and China: A Structural VAR Approach - Foreign Bank Subsidiaries' Default Risk during the Global Crisis: What Factors Help Insulate Affiliates...

The workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss theoretical and empirical issues regarding the microstructure of financial markets and for researchers studying different financial markets to interact.

Topics: • Measurement and consequences of the growth of global liquidity • The accelerated accumulation of international reserves: domestic and international implications • Current account and global imbalances • Financial market integration , capital flows, and financial stability •...