The main objective of the conference is to take stock of the state of current research and identify knowledge gaps: - How can poverty data be used to compare the situation in different industrialized nations? - What are the scope and the limitations of such comparisons? - How can we define the...

The conference will focus on dementia, their current and future cost and the role of insurance in covering this risk.

This premier event for financial services professionals will address key priorities and challenges for the industry and Australia. This year’s agenda brings industry leaders together to debate innovation, regulation and the economic outlook for Australia. Hear from the banks, superannuation...

This international forum will certainly be a privileged moment to recognize the increasing importance of the social and solidarity economy in the development strategies of countries in the South and in the North. The creation of public policy in favour of its development has accelerated in Latin...

Topics: 1. Jumps and other forms of discontinuities or breaks in asset prices 2. Contagion versus spillovers: evaluation and policy consequences 3. Volatility, systemic risks, and the measurement of premia 4. Regulations that limit asset price movements: econometric and policy considerations 5....

Theoretical and empirical papers in all areas of financial markets and institutions with implications to finance, accounting, or strategy, including papers with an international focus, are welcome. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] The website is...

The Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey is a household-based panel study which began in 2001. The aim of the conference is to provide a forum for the discussion of research based on the Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia Survey. Attendance at the...

Three six-day courses will provide flexible, advanced and accelerated training in Development Policy Modelling, Poverty Measurement and Analysis and Statistical Monitoring of Development.

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...

The topics will include banking, corporate finance, asset pricing, market microstructure, insurance, securitization among others. Both theoretical and empirical papers are encouraged. It is anticipated that most of the participants will be from universities, central banks, regulatory agencies,...