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

The workshop agenda will focus on issues related to uncertainty and learning as they relate to the economics and management of environmental and natural resources. Appropriate paper topics include decisions under uncertainty, the value of information, and different models of learning (including...

The doctoral track includes three programmes: 1. EDEN Doctoral Seminar on Methods, Techniques and Theories in Entrepreneurship and Innovation The seminar introduces the participants to the methods, techniques and theories commonly used in their research area. It also offers possibilities for...

The 2009 European PhD Winter School on The Challenge of Adaptive Governance aims to help students to better understand the causes of global change in an integrated manner and at the same time to develop options for the governance of a transition to more sustainable development paths at the...

This conference will be the ninth event in the series of annual European Conferences on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, begun in Berlin in 2001. This year's conference will also be the global launch event of the Earth System Governance Project, a new ten-year research...

Aims of the conference include: - analyze the theoretical and empirical relationship between social protection, household savings and income drawing from the experiences of various countries.; - analyze the relationship of other related factors such as quality of public governance, demographic...

Recent events have created new doubts about the dollar’s prospects for remaining the leading international reserve currency. The crisis has not exactly enhanced the attractions of the United States as a producer of high quality financial assets. Yet incumbency is a strong advantage in...

The Future of Distribution in Financial Services has established itself as a leading forum for the key players in financial services distribution to come together to debate the challenges and opportunities presented by the Retail Distribution Review and the evolving distribution landscape.

Topics: 1. Neuerungen in der Leasingbilanzierung 2. Bilanzierung von SMEs nach IFRS und BilMoG 3. Fair Value Management 4. Financial Instruments 5. Ergebnisse der DPR-Arbeit und Verbesserungspotentiale

Objectives of the Conference: 1) to present state-of-the-art international research on major issues regarding hedge fund strategies in all asset classes and their impact on financial markets, 2) to provide a forum for debate among researchers, senior market participants and policy makers....