In contemporary economies, markets are not only created for new products andservices. Markets also constitute popular solutions to organizational problems. Firms are outsourcing and states are privatizing activities that formerly were part of their own organization. But markets tend to be as...

The aim of the workshop is to discuss new research on the importance of information frictions for macroeconomic fluctuations. Suitable paper topics include: - Information and sentiments as sources of aggregate movements - Heterogeneity in information, beliefs and expectations - Confidence and...

General theme: Knowledge about assembling and reassembling organizations is now more important than ever. In the light of the current economic crisis, globalization, sustainable futures, financial regulation and social welfare are issues of immense importance for the second decade of this...

We invite high-quality papers that explicitly address issues related to high-growth firms. Papers dealing with the following areas are particularly welcome: • Characteristics and importance of high-growth firms • The role of public policy in promoting high-growth firms • Methodological...

The main aim of the Sound Economic History Workshops is to gather new researchers in a friendly and non-imposing environment where they can present their research and receive constructive feedback from their peers and leading economic historians. A further aim is to demonstrate the breadth of...

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in different fields dealing with firm growth. In this quickly growing area of research, there is a big need for interdisciplinary communication. We therefore invite young scholars, including graduate students, in economics, economic...

Those above are still open questions on the research agenda for international trade, firm heterogeneity, industry dynamics and growth. The Workshop intends to provide a panel of presentations on recent theoretical and empirical contributions as an overview of the frontier in this growing...

We welcome papers addressing a number of issues related to such markets, including: • the various forms markets may assume • the processes through which markets are realized • the import of economic theories at large on markets (economics, marketing, strategy) • the role of devices and...

This tutorial gives the participants the opportunity to present their near-final research results of their own research project/paper to leading peers.

State space models are a powerful tool to tackle difficult inference and forecasting problems common in economic and financial series. Given the emphasis placed on forecasting and nowcasting in modern central banks and other financial institutions, state space models seem a much under-utilized...