The conference will focus on issues related to risk measurement and systemic risks from a central bank perspective. Special emphasis will be devoted to questions relating to sources and consequences of financial contagion and its relation to other forms of systemic risk, macro stress testing,...

Whenever the fascists came to power in Europe, they banned the work of the Austrian economists. The reason: the Austrians wrote as vehemently against "right-wing" central planning as against old-fashioned left-wing socialism. While many are alert to the dangers of socialism, far fewer know of...

The 2005 Australian Conference of Economists will be held at the University of Melbourne from Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th September 2005. Confirmed speakers include: Olivier Blanchard (MIT), Alison Booth (ANU), Roger Craine (Berkeley), David Fielding (Otago), James Galbraith (Texas), Simon...

Innovation in tourism - Creating customer value Creative forces of the market Reinforcing the mechanisms of innovation Implementation of new technologies Competitive advantage of industries and destinations Facilitating structural changes Rejuvenating destinations Engine of growth Economic...

Rapid progress in information and communication technologies stirs up modern economies as do the liberalisation and deregulation of traditional network-based industries. These developments pose new challenges for economic theory and economic policy. Thus, there is a growing body of both...

The conference objective is to discuss recent scientific contributions on the economics of information and communication technologies (ICT) and the economics of ICT industries. Theoretical, empirical, experimental and policy-oriented contributions are welcome. Topics of Interest ICT and the...

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The IBC Forum 2005 will focus on the - International Competitiveness of Life Sciences Locations and Metropolitan Regions - Sustainable Development in Regions - Tourism: Destination Benchmarking As an input to the discussions BAK will present the most recent research results based on the updated...