Specific topics of the seminar are: - Cultural changes and food consumption. - Local culture, global culture and rural/sustainable development. - Food quality and culture. - Cultural issues in the organization of agri-food global value chains. - Culture and innovation. - Culture and agricultural...

Topics: - Model uncertainty, ambiguity; - The conduct of monetary policy under uncertainty; - Uncertainty shocks, time varying second moments, stochastic volatility; - Incomplete information, higher order beliefs; - Measures of uncertainty; - Combining information from several models, model...

This triennial event will bring together academics, scholars, practitioners, stakeholders and policy makers in the Food Valley to dissect the latest and most pressing issues characterising Agriculture and the Food Industry, from a local to an international perspective, dedicating significant...

The goal of the seminar is to present new ideas and contributions on the topic of market and bargaining power and its implication for the food supply chain. The seminar will bring together agricultural and applied economists, policy makers and industry representatives to discuss the theoretical,...

The global financial crisis has reignited the debate on income and wealth inequality, and in particular on the distributional implications of the crisis and policy responses. While redistributive effects have traditionally been associated with fiscal policy, the impact of monetary policy and...

The conference organisers welcome submissions of either theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: - Forecasting exchange rates developments and forex market innovations; - The impact of quantitative easing on exchange rate developments; - Exchange rate...

The organizers welcome theoretical and applied papers on the topic of the conference: - Effects and transmission channels of quantitative and qualitative forward guidance - Effects and transmission channels of communication about unconventional monetary policy, including spillovers to equity...

The Program Committee welcomes papers addressing (but not limited to) the following issues: - Influence of global bank activities on macroeconomic volatility - Role of globally active banks in transmission of shocks - Costs and benefits of regulatory policy, including capital and liquidity...

The seminar focuses on the need of a rethinking of intervention schemes for EU agricultural sector and rural areas. Specific attention will be paid to the answers that public policy should give in relation both to changes in the world economic and political scenario and to different roles...

CONFERENCE THEMES: - Theoretical and empirical models of government policies for the bioeconomy - The impact of the bioeconomy on agriculture production, welfare, and poverty reduction - Import bans and restrictions, biosafety and environmental regulations, trade, and intellectual property...