Each summer, the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) hosts a selected group of graduate students, primarily doctoral, from around the world in its Young Scientists Summer Program (YSSP). These students work closely with an IIASA senior scientist mentor on a project...

The objectives of this conference are twofold. First, the conference aims to improve the general understanding of payment economics (and related disciplines) in the field of retail payments and, more specifically, to help identify possible developments and dynamics that will shape the future...

Theme and Background: The production and marketing of food takes place in an interdependent dynamic system, the food system, involving activities of - enterprises in chains and networks in agriculture, food processing, and retail and - consumers, media, and an institutional environment for...