Microfinance has become a large banking segment as well as a widely practiced development tool. Presently several hundred million poor people have been provided with access to savings, loans, insurance and payment services. However, at the same time there are still billions of people that remain...

The Population and Poverty Research Network (PopPov) is a group of academic researchers and funders from around the globe interested in how population dynamics affect economic outcomes. The conference scientific program steering committee invites paper submissions that address important issues...

Theme: Mapping the Future of Undergraduate Management Education - The Student, Faculty and Employer Perspective

Program: - Wealth Inequality in the Very Long Run: Reflections on “Nordic Exceptionalism” (Sam Bowles and Mattia Fochesato) - On the Measurement of Income Mobility (Rolf Aaberge) - A Life Cycle Model of Health and Retirement: The Case of Swedish Pension Reform (Johanna Wallenius) - Nordic...

We are inviting papers dealing with theoretical or empirical topics looking at either side of the co-evolutionary perspective of technological and institutional development, i.e. - the role of public administration in technological progress and innovation (e.g., public procurement for...

EGPA is pleased to offer the seventh annual symposium for doctoral students and young scholars on September 3rd and 4th 2012, immediately preceding the annual EGPA conference in Bergen, Norway. The symposium is designed to support young researchers in the field of Public Administration and...

The Thor Heyerdahl Summer School in Environmental Governance offers PhDs and young researchers the opportunity to develop high level skills in analyzing governance issues like climate change, biodiversity preservation, sustainable use of biological resources, water management, and pollution. The...

Lutz Kilian and Ana Herrera are confirmed keynote speakers. Several experts from central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, European Central Bank), energy firms (e.g., Statoil), investment banks (e.g., Nordea and Handelsbanken), would also give their contributions.

The main theme for the 25th Annual RENT conference is: "Entrepreneurial, Business and Society" Submissions of any aspect of entrepreneurship and small business development are welcome, but preferably concerning the following issues: 1. Entrepreneurship & growth 2. Corporate and Strategic...

Economists and professionals working in related fields are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of economics for presentation at the Congress.