Topics: - Stabilisation policies and growth in a low interest rate environment; - The economics of high public debt reconsidered; - Fiscal federalism revisited; - Fiscal rules, fiscal institutions, or both: political economy considerations.

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in different fields of banking, entrepreneurship, and finance working on issues related to the financing and governance of entrepreneurial firms and their impact on the creation, development, and performance of these firms. We are...

Topics: - the nexus between the quantity and the quality of growth; - key indicators of growth quality (e.g. growth variability, growth differentials across countries, environmental sustainability, income and wealth inequality); - links between indicators of growth quality and household...

Although papers are invited on all areas of economics, there will be one Plenary Session with Invited Speakers on the topic of Emerging Economies During and After the Great Recession. Besides this Special Session, there will be another Plenary Session, with Professors Robert Wade (London School...

The post-crisis recovery continues to disappoint in advanced and emerging economies alike. Slow growth and low inflation have led to concerns that advanced economies (AEs) might be facing secular stagnation putting greater emphasis on emerging market economies (EMEs) to support global growth....

Gegenüber der finanziellen Mitarbeiterbeteiligung herrscht in Deutschland teils immer noch eine große Ablehnung. Gegner sehen in solchen Modellen nur die Beteiligung der Beschäftigten am Unternehmensrisiko, ohne zusätzliche Mitsprachemöglichkeiten. Befürworter erachten sie als ein...