Developing and transition economies will be increasingly concerned with environmental and natural resources management issues; they will have to solve a three-fold challenge: a better environment, good economic performances and poverty reduction as targeted by the Millennium Development Goals....

Papers submitted may be in any of the following areas related to: - Monetary policy - Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions - Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand - Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations - Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates - Corporate...

The aim of this conference is to add to the debate on the political economy aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis, and to stimulate research in this area. Topics that will be discussed include: regulatory capture and lobbying, bailout negotiations, and consumer protection.