Papers ( both theoretical as well as empirical) are invited for the conference on the following themes: - Intellectual property - Trade agreements - Banking and financial reform - Corporate governance - Administrative transparency - Environmental protection

The conference will focus on behavioral responses to taxes and social insurance programs, as well as the implications of such responses for government policy. Taxes are broadly defined to include direct individual and corporate taxes as well as indirect taxes. Social insurance programs include...

The theme of the EIBA 2006 conference pertains to one of the major challenges faced by industrialised countries in the context of globalisation of productions and markets: the regional and national competitiveness of the economy, which allows it to attract and to maintain value-added activities....

Both theoretical and empirical research papers in all areas of finance are welcome.

Submissions should be original, creative research papers that have not yet been published, or accepted for publication. The emphasis of the conference will be on high-quality (i.e., rigorous and targeted toward academic journals) and generally accessible research with respect to the creation,...

The workshop aims to bring together international scholars, to exchange ideas, and to discuss recent results in theoretical and empirical research. We particularly encourage young researchers to submit papers on all topics in the field of financial econometrics and empirical finance.

Program: Session 1: Search Theory Session 2: Hidden Search Effort and Unemployment Session 3: Hiring Behavior and Quits Session 4: Matching Frictions and the Behavior of Vacancies and Wages Session 5: Matching Frictions, Unemployment and Inflation Session 6: Implications of Policy Regulation in...

The Full Employment or WorkChoices and Welfare-to-Work Conference 2006 will incorporate the 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and the 13th National Conference on Unemployment. It will be staged at the University of Newcastle - Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8, 2005. Major themes...

Issues include: - Banks and insurance in developing economies - Globalisation - The role of government regulation - Private vs. State banking systems - The management of financial institutions - The development of financial markets including derivatives and bonds - The role of foreign banks -...