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The implementation of sound quantitative risk models is a vital concern for all financial institutions, and this trend has accelerated in recent years with regulatory processes such as Basel II. The workshops provide a comprehensive treatment of the theoretical concepts and modelling techniques...

The second workshop will address situational, strategic, management and controlling dimensions of corporate governance.

The organizers invite submission of empirical and theoretical papers on venture capital, private equity, entrepreneurship, the decision to go public, and intellectual property rights. Suitable topics include (but are not limited to): • The choice between alternative sources of financing for...

The conference will focus on issues related to risk measurement and systemic risks from a central bank perspective. Special emphasis will be devoted to questions relating to sources and consequences of financial contagion and its relation to other forms of systemic risk, macro stress testing,...

Micro & small business finance are fast-growing segments of the financial industry, opening the door to a whole range of financial products for fund managers and private investors worldwide. Geneva, a centre of major international organisations and a global financial hub, will present the...

Whenever the fascists came to power in Europe, they banned the work of the Austrian economists. The reason: the Austrians wrote as vehemently against "right-wing" central planning as against old-fashioned left-wing socialism. While many are alert to the dangers of socialism, far fewer know of...

The conference will focus on research that addresses the roles of financial reporting, internal control, and auditing in corporate governance in the U.S. and internationally. We particularly seek research that - Examines the economic determinants of accruals and the pricing of accruals -...

The conference will focus on research that addresses the roles of financial reporting, internal control, and auditing in corporate governance in the U.S. and internationally.

The 2005 Australian Conference of Economists will be held at the University of Melbourne from Monday 26th to Wednesday 28th September 2005. Confirmed speakers include: Olivier Blanchard (MIT), Alison Booth (ANU), Roger Craine (Berkeley), David Fielding (Otago), James Galbraith (Texas), Simon...