The workshop is aimed at bringing together scholars involved with various aspects of banking in the Europe's emerging markets, as well as emerging markets elsewhere. We will discuss the current issues concerning banking in these countries, regulation challenges, financial crisis influence on...

The focus of the conference will be on the assessment of green growth strategies. The goal is to clarify the challenges of smart and sustainable growth as well as to provide solutions. There will be an introduction to the green growth debate, given by Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK & MCC), a summary of...

The recent financial crisis has dramatically expanded the perimeter of the financial regulation. This conference aims to provoke a fruitful debate between academics and practitioners, by bringing together state of the art research on the new domains of financial regulation, and the new tools...

Since 2005, property prices all over the world have been extremely volatile. Price increases and decreases have resulted in capital gains and losses for investors and fluctuating consumption possibilities of households. Trends in property markets affect financial stability, earnings and risks of...

Applied sessions on the challenges in investment banking -Marco Illy, Credit Suisse -Walter Braegger, UBS -Felix Oegerli, Zurich Cantonal Bank -Charles Murphy, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York Research sessions on recent developments in corporate governance -Marco Becht, University...

In recent years, major changes have taken place in the retail banking sector. The customer relationship has once more come to the forefront in terms of priorities. Issues such as customer retention, customer loyalty and communication are more important than ever for building future success. This...

The purpose of the conference is to bring together the members of the CESifo Research Network to present and discuss their ongoing research, and to stimulate interaction and co-operation between them. All CESifo research network members are invited to submit their papers, which may deal with any...

This INFER workshop provides an opportunity for all economists interested in international economics to exchange ideas, to create links in research and to meet fellows in related subject. Researchers are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers broadly consistent with this year’s...

Die nationalstaatlich verfassten Gesellschaften befinden sich spätestens seit den 1970er Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts in einem tief greifenden Transformationsprozess, den viele Autoren mit den Begriffen Globalisierung und Transnationalisierung beschrieben haben. Die Veränderungen...

The aim of the conference is to better understand the nature of genetics and how it can influence insurance, its function and its role in covering risks. In particular, it will address, but will not be limited to, the following topics: - Medical aspects of modern genetics (gene therapy, gene...