The purpose of the Households in Conflict Network (HiCN) is to bring together cutting edge empirical and theoretical microlevel research on the nature, causes and consequences of violent conflict. This year’s workshop will focus on the relationship between micro-level conflict processes and...

The outsourcing market is maturing, with companies re-examining their sourcing strategies, starting to outsource more complex operations, and moving into the next generation of contracts. This makes it an ideal time to examine what has been learnt from previous experiences, and how this can be...

As investment in infrastructure is ramping up and the pressures on assets increase with demand, asset managers face the challenge of ensuring optimal return on new asset investments whilst extending the life of ageing assets. Taking a long-term view of capital planning and developing a better...

The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

The INFER Annual Conference provides an opportunity for everybody interested in economics to exchange ideas. Researchers, especially young researchers, are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers across all areas of economics, including this year’s special topic “Economic and...

Scope: The relationship of law to economics is commonly explored in the context of specific enquiries (e.g., competition policy or contract theory). However, a wider theoretical discussion embracing wider concepts (e.g., institutions, rule of law, legal prerequisites of a market economy) is...

The International Entrepreneurship Educators Conference (IEEC) creates a dynamic setting by bringing together entrepreneurship educators, practitioners and contributors from around the world. The conference aims to provide an exciting 3-day programme to share the global knowledge, experience and...

Theoretical, empirical and review papers are welcomed in all areas of accounting, business and financial history.

Topics: Poverty and Social Exclusion; Older people and Later life; History; Labour Markets; Children and Families; Crime and Criminal Justice; Environment; Health and Social Care; Housing; User perspectives; Inter-Professional working; Refugees and asylum seekers; Teaching and Learning; Research...

Topics: (1) The historical origins and development of corporate limited liability (CLL) and the role of joint stock companies in the history of capitalism (US, UK, Western Europe, the role of CLL in European colonies, in contemporary developing and transition economies). (2) The analysis of...