The outsourcing market is maturing, with companies re-examining their sourcing strategies, starting to outsource more complex operations, and moving into the next generation of contracts. This makes it an ideal time to examine what has been learnt from previous experiences, and how this can be...

As investment in infrastructure is ramping up and the pressures on assets increase with demand, asset managers face the challenge of ensuring optimal return on new asset investments whilst extending the life of ageing assets. Taking a long-term view of capital planning and developing a better...

The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

Scope: The relationship of law to economics is commonly explored in the context of specific enquiries (e.g., competition policy or contract theory). However, a wider theoretical discussion embracing wider concepts (e.g., institutions, rule of law, legal prerequisites of a market economy) is...

CSGR and GARNET therefore invite friends old and new to a searching, international, innovative exploration of how global and regional governance might be made more legitimate. How should we conceive of legitimacy when it comes to regulation beyond the state? What types of indicators and measures...

Conference Programm: Session 1: Migration of population: theory, methodology, data and statistics Session 2: Migration of population and demographic development Session 3: Migration of population in the socio-economic context Session 4: Migration, geopolitics and national security Round table:...

Topics: Air Pollution; Climate Change, Kyoto and Post-Kyoto Issues; Coal Market Modeling; Cost-Benefit Analysis; Data Issues; Developing Countries; Electricity Market Modeling; Energy and Environmental Modeling at Regional and Urban Levels; Energy Demand Modeling; Environmental Taxation; Game...

Theoretical, empirical and review papers are welcomed in all areas of accounting, business and financial history.

AREAS of INTEREST 1. The consideration of methods and models for quantitative measurement and analysis of risk in economic, financial and social systems; 2. The consideration of methods and models for quantitative measurement and analysis of risk in complex technical systems (nuclear power, gas...

The Conference will be concerned with all public good and open access resource issues, whether they be local, regional, or global. This will include the problems that arise in from the interaction of jurisdictions in the context of federal resource allocation. However, there will be a particular...