Die ethischen und moralischen Grundwerte der Gesellschaft werden in Deutschland meist im Gegensatz zur Wirtschaft gesehen. Die Globalisierung geht zu Lasten der ohnehin schon Benachteiligten. Die Forschung dringt unersättlich in verbotene Bereiche vor, enträtselt den Menschen und raubt ihm so...

The increased availability of high-frequency data has lead to important new developments in the measurement, modelling and forecasting of volatility and risk premia, with profound implications for portfolio analysis, hedging and trading, and risk management decisions. The conference will focus...

The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of public policies that affect retirement behavior, including Social Security, Medical Insurance, Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance programs. These programs constitute a large and growing share of government expenditures,...

The conference will begin with the Doctoral Colloquium on the 15th of June with ongoing registration and an evening reception at the Novotel. June 16th and 17th will see the paper presentations, conference luncheons, awards ceremony, dinner at the University of Sydney's 'Great Hall' and an...

The theme for the conference is: Multilateralism, Bilateralism and Development. This theme was chosen because this is the first time that the conference is being hosted in Africa and several countries in the region are putting a lot of effort into bilateral, multilateral and regional trade...

Aid is one of the most challenging development issues facing the international community. There is now a pressing need to evaluate performance to date, and the future for aid in light of recent events such as the post-Monterrey consensus to substantially increase aid to meet the Millennium...

The conference aim is to bring together researchers and practitioners from various fields to examine the various aspects of corporate governance in family/unlisted firms(Why do firms go public? How successful are family firms? Does board composition help balance the power of the founder’s...

To increase the effectiveness of the Ecological Footprint as a tool for promoting ecological, social and economic sustainability, the Global Footprint Network engages in the following activities: - Outreach and Community Building - Research and Development - Education, Training and Application...

The focus of the workshop lies on empirical work; however, theoretical papers are welcome. Adequate papers could include topics such as: - Fiscal competition - Tax burden comparisons and location decisions, location decisions - Fiscal federalism - Public debt - Tax policies: tax systems for...