The workshop organisers particularly welcome papers that address any of the following issues: - Adjustment of unemployment, employment and wages - The roles of reforms and polices in influencing labour market outcomes - Tools for analysing the labour market situation

The event of Cost Reduction in Insurance comes at a time where insurers are facing increased pressure to improve efficiency and increase profit margins, and is therefore of increased pertinence to all who work within the sector.

Topics: - Anatomy of a credit crunch: how does it start, how does it end? - The macroeconomics of financial market liquidity - The interaction of balance sheet constraints and the macroeconomy - The conduct and operation of monetary policy in a credit crunch - Modelling credit crunches and...

Paper proposals are invited on any aspect of urban and regional economics.

The TOM Research Training Network highlights the crucial contribution that foreign migrants make to the social and economic linkages between countries. The goal of the conference is to contribute to an objective debate on the critical issues, problems, and opportunities in migration trends. We...

This conference is aimed at investigating the relationship between financial structure, corporate governance and firm performance in highly competitive and integrated markets. Questions of interest include (but are not limited to): • What are the determinants of the ownership modes across...

In a very challenging economic environment, life assurers are facing increasing pressure to improve their profitability and reassure investors of their capital adequacy. In a highly competitive marketplace, life assurers must prove their differential advantage in order to guarantee future...

This event will address many of the most pertinent and interesting strategic issues surrounding the industry. How can margins be maintained in current conditions? Where are the growth markets? How are customer demands continuing to evolve? How can relationships be improved? What is the future...

This conference will look at ongoing projects and remaining challenges for the development of competitive markets and secure, sustainable energy supplies for the region.

The conference will offer unparalled networking opportunities, with interactive streams focusing on the key topics of Direct Mail, Sustainability and the Retail Network. The dedicated operations day will showcase the latest developments in postal technologies.