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: - Assessment of farm and farming system resilience - The role of agricultural risk management towards resilience - The contribution of public and private policies towards sustainability and resilience - The influence of farm demographics including labour markets on resilience of farming...

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 aim of the workshop on central bank balance sheets is to gather scholars who have worked with historic central bank balance sheets to put these current debates into a longer-term perspective. We particularly welcome contributions that highlight the challenges posed by analyzing balance...

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...

Theoretical and empirical papers from all areas of macroeconomics are welcome. Examples of topics of interest include economic growth and business cycles; asset pricing within a general equilibrium context; dynamics of the income distribution; labor market dynamics; international macroeconomics;...

The Seminar focuses on the evaluation of agricultural and rural policies, its methodology and practical experiences, with specific attention to the challenges raised by new emerging objectives of agricultural and rural policies in developed countries. Though the Seminar does not limit its focus...

The different topics take into account the main factors (economic, geographic, social, political, technical, cultural etc.) influencing the localization and globalization of food production and the consequences in terms of sustainability and consumer welfare. The first topic analyses what is...

Programme: Session 1) Banking Sector Development and Financial Deepening in Russia Session 2) The Role of Ownership for the Performance of Russian Banks Session 3) Impact of The Global Financial Crisis on Russia [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's...

Session 1: Commodities as an asset class Session 2: Financial investors and commodity market dynamics Session 3: Energy markets in Europe – state of play, future prospects and implications for financial markets Session 4: Oil revenues: Role and management of sovereign wealth funds, and...