The aim of this course is to be an introduction in how to do consumer behavior research, rather than to provide exhaustive coverage of the field as a whole. It will focus on evaluating papers, preparing research ideas, and developing them into research proposals in four important areas of...

The programme in Entrepreneurship - Innovation will include seminars on : - Methods, Techniques and Theories in Entrepreneurship and Innovation - Economics and Management of Innovation

During the past decade, both academics and policymakers have recognised the importance of studying interconnectedness and complexity. To this end, the objective of the winter school and the workshop is to assess recent progress made in the application of networks for modelling economic and...

The workshop will comprise a first session on the state of play and the rationale behind the taxation of wealth, including some example of recent experiences by Member States and a second session that looks into specific instruments (e.g. transmission taxes, housing taxes) and the specific...

This year's conference will discuss options for European capital markets to revert financial disintegration and relaunch a new plan of reforms for European capital markets. The conference will also assess the impact of financial reforms on European financial markets integration, taking stock of...

The purpose of the workshop “Research in SME Business Transfers” is to gather together academic scholars to present their latest findings and insights in order to start cumulating science-based knowledge about SME business transfers in systematic and organized fashion.

The idea of the workshop is to gather together three recognised researchers who will make individual presentations on a policy relevant topic, and to make them then interact with policy-makers from international and Belgian institutions during a roundtable. We want to discuss the interactions...

Japan’s economy has experienced long-term stagnation for over 20 years. Since Autumn 2012, drastic economic policies known as ‘Abenomics’ have been enforced to break this pattern. Meanwhile inflation in the EU is an alarming indicator of a possible deflationary phase that could cripple...

The workshop will bring together researchers who work on global supply chains and trade policy, theoretically and empirically.

Conference Programme: Plenary A: Growth for jobs or jobs for growth? Plenary B: Is there a trade-off between competitiveness and quality jobs? Plenary C: Is the rise in inequality here to stay? Plenary D: The future of jobs – is unemployment inevitable? Plenary E: Conference closure – is...