All papers related to the economics of energy and/or climate change are welcome, in particular: - Energy and development, - Evolution of power industry structure, - Innovation, - Renewables, - Climate policy, - The future of nuclear, - Customer engagement.

Topics: - Policy factors affecting entry mode, location and operations of FDI in developing countries - Inward FDI and upgrading within global value chains: assessing the evidence - Inter-firm linkages and spillovers from FDI: describing the transmission channels - Growing dynamism in...

Topic: European and global economics. Program Sep 06, 2016: - How to link the emerging energy union to European climate policies - Innovation policies: What works and what doesn’t - Competitiveness and sustainable growth: Reforming the Finnish economy - Lecture: Debt overhangs and their...

The objective of the seminar is to provide an up-to-date reflection of the social science research devoted to systemic innovation towards sustainability in agrifood sectors. More specifically the objective of the seminar is to investigate the ways researchers address the analysis of these...

The workshop will focus on sustainable development issues and compare the problems, experiences and policies of China and European countries. A non-limitative list of topics, which can be investigated, is: - Global warming and air pollution. - Fertility, changes in family configuration, gender...

For the last four years WWWforEurope has worked on such a strategic approach in close communication with policy makers, the research community and stakeholders – the results of this research work and the policy conclusions are to be presented and discussed at this symposium: WWWforEurope’s...

Our understanding of the natural constraints of our planet is continually growing and deepening. What prevents us from making changes to our lifestyles and economic activities and especially from placing them on a sustainable footing? Why is no change of direction taking place?

Systems innovation is a horizontal policy approach that mobilises technology, market mechanisms, regulations and social innovations to solve complex societal problems in a set of interacting or interdependent components. They are characterised by disrupting or complementary types of knowledge...

The seminar introduces the participants to the methods, techniques and theories commonly used in their research area. It also offers possibilities for young researchers to get in contact with their peers, to explore new avenues of thinking, to learn collectively and to exchange ideas in a very...

With the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations in September 2015, a new set of objectives for global sustainable development will guide the global development agenda. Due to the universal acceptance and the integration into national goals, the SDGs provide a...