The topic of this year's conference is “Pensions in an Ageing Society”. Worldwide, ageing will have a major impact on the economy. Social security and pension systems must be designed to meet changes in the demographic composition of the population. For central banks, ageing of the society...

The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Papers will be presented that utilize time-use data in: - Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status) - Valuing...

Intra-family aspects are often neglected in the economic literature, although several studies have shown that intra-household distributional effects should not be ignored when evaluating the welfare effects of social and family policies. However some obstacles remain in the theoretical...

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...

Panel 1: What Will the Elderly Need in Retirement? Panel 2: How Do Individuals Plan and Save for Retirement? Panel 3: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? Panel 4: TBD Panel 5: Can People Continue to Work? Panel 6: What are the Risks and Returns of Private Accounts for Social Security? Panel 7:...

This conference will include 164 regular sessions, several poster sessions, two plenary sessions, three debate sessions and a number of additional training sessions or side meetings.<br> In addition, on Tuesday, 19 July, the UNFPA will host a special session tentatively entitled "ICPD Vision: How...

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...

Professor Findlay uses modern methods and models to address important questions of our recent economic history. In particular, he will lecture on: 1. The impact of demographic and monetary shocks, 2. The industrial revolution and its diffusion, 3. The triangular trade, and 4. North-South...