Members and friends of the MFA are invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the MFA. Papers on any topic related to finance will be considered.

Cointegration is a Nobel-worthy concept in econometrics. The literature contains an overwhelming amount of articles on theoretical refinements and advances of new techniques, while many practitioners rely on the basic tools as programmed in EViews and similar econometric software. Hence, 20...

The conference will discuss the impact of globalization on the Eurasian continent and the various development models represented by the "old" and "new" EU members states (including the EU candidates), CIS countries, and the countries of South East and South Asia and the Middle East. Session 1:...

Under the topic "Swiss Agriculture on its Way to Europe" the Review Committee cordially invites contributions dealing with trade-related subjects, with the political process of Switzerland's convergence with the European Union or with the dynamics of national and international agricultural...

Submissions across a wide range of topics in Economics, Finance and Econometrics are strongly encouraged, including theoretical, empirical and policy-relevant contributions. The meeting will consist of an open part and a thematic part, focusing on Finance and Financial Econometrics.

The first day will provide an overview on the global economy. Special regional contributions will be presented in an initial session: World, USA, Asia,Europe. The second session will be dedicated to investigating changes in the financial markets and their potential impact on the global economy -...

Topics: - Recent developments in pension finance and actuarial science - Institutional design of the pension system - International dynamics in the field of pension supervision

Working papers in all areas of Finance will be considered, but preference will be given to those covering the Credit Risk area.

The European M&A market is now widely recognized as one of the major channels by which economic resources are (re)allocated inside the European economy. In this framework, the 2004 revision of the EC Merger Regulation and the adoption of the Thirteenth Directive are major events. They have...

Likewise intelligence, also the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit is evenly distributed over the globe – one can not classify nations on sensible and stupid, creative and non-creative or entrepreneurial and non-entrepreneurial. However, there are companies, regions and countires where...