The conference will focus on how key differences in the fundamentals between the U.S. and the EU – in particular, the degree of coordination among the union member states and the aging of the population – contribute a great deal to our understanding of observed policy differences between...

This conference invites oral and poster presentations containing computational or financial econometric components. The Conference will take place jointly with the 7th International Conference of the ERCIM WG on Computational and Methodological Statistics (ERCIM 2014).

The 2014 International Metropolis Conference welcomes contributions by academics, policy-makers, practitioners from various disciplines on issues regarding the broad field of migration and integration.

Programm: - Fremdpersonal im Unternehmen - neue Rahmenbedingungen nach der Umsetzung des Koalitionsvertrags - Typische Streitfälle im betrieblichen Alltag - Über den Tellerrand: Psychologische Lösungskonzepte - Brennpunkte in der Betriebspraxis - Podiumsdiskussion (Arbeitgeber,...

Workshop contents Part 1: GAMS, Economic Equilibrium and Mixed Complementarity Part 2: CGE Models – Structure, Functional Forms and Calibration Part 3: International Trade, Climate Policy and GTAPinGAMS Part 4: Advanced Trade Theories and Climate Policy Applications

Trade and the International Organization of Production - Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University) 1. Trade, Firm Structure, Offshoring and Outsourcing 1.1. Firm Organization and Trade 1.2. Multinationals 1.3. Vertical Specialization 1.4. Task Trade, Offshoring and Outsorcing

Topics: - The sources of taxation and the fundamental freedoms under the EU Treaty - Direct taxation in the case law of the CJEU and interaction with domestic law - Corporate taxation - Individual taxation - VAT

Die Themen Arbeitszeitpolitik und Arbeitszeitrecht erleben derzeit eine Renaissance. Fragen wie Work-Life-Balance und Entgrenzung von Arbeit werden sowohl in der Politik als auch in den Betrieben und Unternehmen diskutiert. Viele Arbeitgeber entdecken unter dem Vorzeichen des sich abzeichnenden...

A new generation of preferential trade agreements (PTAs) is in the making: larger and deeper than most that have been signed earlier. Their focus has moved away from the elimination of tariffs to regulatory cooperation and a WTO-Plus agenda. At the same time, theoretical and empirical modelling...

The conference panels cover a wide range of migration and integration issues, including: Education; Labour market; Policy analysis; Language (e.g. acquisition, retention); Political participation and representation; Cultural integration; Social integration.