The study of the relations between the economy and the institutions has been gaining relevance in the social sciences. Adopting a perspective of the institutions which is not confined to the restricted field of economic organizations, but it includes a whole set of rules, beliefs and norms that...

Topic: any area of microinsurance

Since 1987, the European Association for Creativity & Innovation (EACI) (www.eaci.net) co-organizes the bi-annual European Conference on Creativity & Innovation (ECCI), together with a local creativity and innovation association in Europe, with the intention of providing a platform for...

The Congress general theme is ‘Financial System and the International Economy Post-Crisis’. The Congress will have two special sessions: ‘Strategies for economic growth after the crisis – global and Brazilian economy’ and ‘Spread of Keynesianism in Brazil: in honour of Prof Fernando...

Presently, and amidst a substantial number of National Debt crises in European Union’s countries, there is widespread agreement that the functions of the Government need rethinking. This conference intends to promote the debate about the role of the State in the Economy. The Department of...

This event is designed mainly for those who use quantitative methods in economics, but it is open for the academic and scientific public at large, and also for technicians and professionals in this field. The traditional structure of the event is going to be maintained, including Ordinary...

The current international economic crisis has prompted comparisons with past crises from the last two centuries. This has challenged the social sciences to reflect on the factors that brought these crises about, as well as the commonalities and differences among them, and to consider their...

GECAMB 2010 is a Portuguese CSEAR (Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research) conference. Like in previous years, IPL’s School of Technology and Management, through the Centre of Investigation in Management for Sustainability (CIGS), promotes and welcomes this event which aims to...

Topics of Interest: ADI - Information Management APB - Public Administration CON – Accounting EOR - Organizational Studies EPQ - Teaching and Research in Management and Accounting ESO – Strategy in Organizations FIN - Finance GCT - Science, Technology and Innovation Management GOL –...

Thematic Areas: Economics; Political Philosophy; Epistemology; Methodology; Readings on the Austrian School of Economics.