The objectives of this year’s Roundtable include: - Enhancing the links between responsible business conduct practices and better employment conditions and industrial relations; - Engaging OECD and non-member governments in experience sharing on the pros and cons of different public policies...

The goal of this conference is to bring together economists, social scientists working in the area of agricultural policy, policy makers and representatives of farms and food industries in order to discuss and assess the economic and policy implications of the design of pubblic support for...

Papers submitted may be in any of the following areas related to: Monetary policy; Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions; Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand; Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations; Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates; Corporate Finance...

Submissions from academics, consultants and managers on Open Innovation (OI) and other innovation-related topics are strongly encouraged and should focus on the following (note there will also be a French language track on the same topics): Commercialising and financing innovation; Culture,...

The overall purpose of the High-Level Conference is to address food security issues in the face of soaring food prices and the new challenges of climate change and energy security. The objective is to assist countries and the international community in devising sustainable solutions to the food...

The Global Agro-Industries Forum (GAIF) will promote dialogue on strategies for developing competitive agro-industries that contribute to poverty reduction. It will thus build on success stories and winning strategies to develop competitive agro-industries in the developing world that include...

Topic: "The Economics of Agriculture as Source and Victim of Environmental and Climate Change" The Review Committee cordially invites contributions dealing with environment-related subjects, with the impact of agricultural production on greenhouse gas emissions and with the effect of global...

Under the topic "Swiss Agriculture on its Way to Europe" the Review Committee cordially invites contributions dealing with trade-related subjects, with the political process of Switzerland's convergence with the European Union or with the dynamics of national and international agricultural...

TOPIC OF THE CONFERENCE: The notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is arousing increasing interest in the managerial world and academic circles. A new field of research is emerging round this concept that renews the discussion on the tension between the economic and social dimension...

1. Monetary policy 2. Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions 3. Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand 4. Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations 5. Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates 6. Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance 7. Credit, asset prices and...