Well functioning labor markets are crucial to the adjustment process required of economies as they are battered with shocks from globalization, technology, etc. Which economic policies and institutions play a positive role in assisting the responsiveness of the labor market to these shocks while...

In recent years, economic theorists have made important advances in understanding the transition of economies from pre-industrial stagnation to modern economic growth, while economic historians have developed a detailed empirical account of economic growth over the second millennium. The aim of...

In the spring of 2005 the twentieth anniversary of the murder of Ezio Tarantelli will take place. He instigated a large network of meetings and discussions among economists, social scientists, politicians and trade-unionists which were fruitful ground for new proposals of labour policies. <br>

Topics The Burden of Mental and Addictive Disorders The Value of Psychiatric Treatments and Services Provision Financing Psychiatric Services and Treatments Financing Psychiatric and Social Services for Special Populations Rationing Ethics and Perspectives Mental Health Policy and Economic Research

Topics: Bewertung und Management von Intangible Assets:Methoden und Erfahrungen Wissen und Property Rights Beziehungen und Netzwerke Reputation und Marken Mitarbeiter und Strukturen

The objective of this year’s symposium is to discuss new empirical and theoretical advances in research on hedge funds. We are particularly interested in research on new strategies for investment funds, analysis of alternative investments, style investing, and performance evaluation.

The field of strategic and organization management is currently facing a number of new challenges which find their origins in the restless dynamics of environmental change and firms strategic action and thinking. As a result, we need to adapt and integrate existing theoretical lenses and...