The theme of the conference is inspired by the events that in the first decade of the XXI century provided tangible evidence of intensive ongoing transformations of cultural, political and economic character, related both to individuals and entire communities. [gemäß den Informationen des...

Computational and financial econometrics comprise a broad field that has clearly interested a wide variety of researchers in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics and computing. Examples include financial time series analyses that focus on efficient and robust portfolio allocations over...

The event is a combination of lectures on the theory and methods of policy analysis and design, practical problems in modelling and forecasting, and computer-based exercises. The following topics will be covered: • unit roots, cointegration and error-correction mechanisms; • vector...

Forum Sessions: - Developments and trends in social security - Demographic challenges - Governance and management - Extension of social security coverage - Focus on Africa - Social Security Summit

The theme relates to recent developments in econometrics when high-dimensional data are available, involving times series, panel data, spatial, and financial econometrics. We encourage the submission of original papers (both theoretical and empirical) which will help to conduct estimation,...

Within the scope of interest are issues of estimation, simulation and developing econometric models and their use for policy analysis. A special attention is given to modelling economies in transition, new EU member states. Among primary conference topics are also financial market models,...

The programme has 3 key elements, namely: Macroeconomic analysis and banking regulation; Moving beyond deposits - banks strategies to access funding and stimulate growth; Retail banking as a key growth driver. The key topics addressed in greater detail include: Macroeconomic situation globally...

Topics to be covered include: - European regulatory overview: Where are we headed in regards to the regulatory reform of derivatives markets? - How much business are CCPs seeing in the new market and what regulation is headed down the pipeline? - Financial reform in the US: What will legislation...

The UK has signed up to a legally-binding European treaty requiring it to supply 15% of all primary energy from renewable sources by 2020. This is a huge task and the bulk of the burden will fall to the power generation sector, but heat and transport fuels will also have to make a quantum leap...

Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: • Climate change as a driver of regional policy • The challenges of low carbon economies • Developing and evaluating sub-national policies for adaptation and mitigation • Post-Copenhagen challenges for taking forward international and...