The theme for this year's meeting is "The Urban Future". The four focus areas for discussion are: Urban Planning: Institutions and Regulations, including the improvement of Quality of Life; Equity and Prosperity: Distribution of Wealth and Opportunities; Productive Cities: Competitive and...

The conference is thus meant to stimulate further research and to create an opportunity for discussions of topics such as the following: - objectives of portability and optimal design of portability rules, - conceptual issues arising in different sub-fields, old-age provision and health care in...

The I.S.E.O international Summer School aims at bringing together a large number of graduate students coming from the most important international universities to improve their knowledge in economics. Classes will be held by Nobel Laureates for Economic Sciences and well-known economists. The...

The seminar focuses on the need of a rethinking of intervention schemes for EU agricultural sector and rural areas. Specific attention will be paid to the answers that public policy should give in relation both to changes in the world economic and political scenario and to different roles...

IT&FA invites proposals on all aspects of international trade and finance, including trade policy, exchange rates, investments and capital flows, migration, communications and transportation, governance and law, management and marketing. Industry-specific studies are welcome, as are proposals...

The aim of the Conference is to present and discuss recent research on cultural traits, beliefs and social norms and how they affect the functioning of institutions and legal systems. Topics: • Economics and Econometrics of Interactions • Cultural diversity and discrimination • Political...