Themen: - Auswirkungen von Finanz- und Immobilienkrisen auf die Konjunktur - Ölpreisanstieg und Rezession – Theorie und empirische Evidenz - Sollte die Geldpolitik Vermögenspreise berücksichtigen? - Die Rolle der Geldpolitik in der Finanzkrise - Finanzkrise und Schätzungen des...

Broad themes of the conference are: a) Development and Livelihood b) Environment and Sustainability c) International Trade and Growth d) Recent Issues in Financial Economics e) Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Development

Topics: Algorithmic game theory; Algorithmic mechanism design; Auction algorithms and analysis; Computational advertising; Computational general equilibrium and approximation; Convergence and learning in games; Coalitions, coordination and collective action; Economics aspects of security and...

Employment is a key aspect of inclusive and sustainable development and this conference will deal with the following key labor market issues: - short and medium term outlook for jobs; - informal and non-regular employment; - unemployment insurance and social policy in developing Asia; -...

In this one day course the international expert Andrea Roncoroni will examine practical issues that arise in the area of Energy and Commodity Risk Management. The focus throughout will be on how to develop models for energy and commodity price processes, quantify associated risks, and price and...

We encourage papers relating to conference’s general topic, and more specifically, although not exclusively, on the following themes : - History of the crisis, comparisons with past crises - Financialisation - Nature and efficiency of central bank operations - Role of the State - How can we...

As allocation and distribution problems in the health system become more and more pressing, there is a growing need for discussion on the topic of distributive justice. The conference aims to bring together theoretical and empirical researchers to debate recent issues and observations....

UNU-WIDER is collaborating with African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) on the WIDER project, African Development: Myths and Realities. We invite submissions of substantive papers for the above conference on topics bearing directly on African economic development as related to the...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...

Papers for submission should address the following four subjects: 1. Public Accountability / Governance & Stewardship 2. Social Support 3. Personal Responsibility 4. Performance Management