The organizing committee of this conference invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on competition in banking. Specific topics of interest are (but not limited to): • Competition and stability: trade-off or complementarity? • Industrial organization of...

The workshop organisers particularly welcome papers that address any of the following issues: - Adjustment of unemployment, employment and wages - The roles of reforms and polices in influencing labour market outcomes - Tools for analysing the labour market situation

Banks are working hard to restore trust in the industry and promote a stable and robust banking sector. The conference will help attendees to create informed strategies to respond to this changing environment and emerge from the economic downturn with revitalised consumer confidence, resilience...

The event of Cost Reduction in Insurance comes at a time where insurers are facing increased pressure to improve efficiency and increase profit margins, and is therefore of increased pertinence to all who work within the sector.

The Future of General Insurance conference is firmly established as the leading industry event, providing a platform for industry leaders to discuss the strategic direction of the sector.

Topics: - Anatomy of a credit crunch: how does it start, how does it end? - The macroeconomics of financial market liquidity - The interaction of balance sheet constraints and the macroeconomy - The conduct and operation of monetary policy in a credit crunch - Modelling credit crunches and...

Paper proposals are invited on any aspect of urban and regional economics.

The TOM Research Training Network highlights the crucial contribution that foreign migrants make to the social and economic linkages between countries. The goal of the conference is to contribute to an objective debate on the critical issues, problems, and opportunities in migration trends. We...

This conference is aimed at investigating the relationship between financial structure, corporate governance and firm performance in highly competitive and integrated markets. Questions of interest include (but are not limited to): • What are the determinants of the ownership modes across...

The drive to cut costs and increase efficiencies in the financial services sector is intensifying as organisations look to free up capital and ease sluggish cash flows. However, tighter cost controls need to be balanced with preserving high standards of customer service. This conference will...