Symposium Subareas: - Borderless innovation - Collaborative R&D for innovation - Idea generation and creativity - Innovation policy - Measuring and managing innovation - Methods and tools for innovation - Networks and clusters of innovation - Open innovation

Topics: -Measurement, modelling and forecasting of correlation and volatility -Theory and Applications in: Banking; Stock and Bond Markets; Commodity Markets; Derivatives; Corporate Finance; Macroeconomic Modelling; International Finance; Insurance.

2 October 2008, Pre-conference - DIJ Forum:The Silver Market Phenomenon: A German-Japanese Perspective This first-ever global forum unlocks the secrets of the silver market phenomenon and focuses on innovation, product and service development, technology management, marketing and business models...

The symposium will bring together researchers applying stochastic dynamic models in finance and/or economics. Relevant subject areas include, but are not limited to: asset pricing, consumption and portfolio choice, credit risk, real options, economic growth under uncertainty, monetary theory,...

Topics: All topics associated with macroeconomics are welcome including “standard” macroeconomic analysis (real and monetary business cycles, labor markets, growth etc.) and issues such as public finance, human capital accumulation, firm dynamics, asset pricing, heterogeneous agents, income...

Papers submitted may be in any of the following areas related to: Monetary policy; Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions; Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand; Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations; Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates; Corporate Finance...

The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers and practitioners working in international trade and finance. Studies focusing on macroeconomic consequences of international integration of goods and factor markets, financial and trade liberalization, exports and productivity, foreign...

The aim of the meeting is to present and discuss recent developments in theoretical and empirical analysis of nonlinearity in economics and finance.

Topics: - Innovative Nation and Innovation Patterns - Innovative Region and Innovative City - Industries Innovation and Enterprise Innovation - Innovation Culture and Environment

Because The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act was passed only seven years ago, making it legal for banks to merge with insurance companies, Dr. Tomic believes this is a good time to discuss whether or not this new model is working in the American economy. A call for papers written by professionals and...