The conference aims at documenting the different processes that turn the problems of climate change and biodiversity loss into economic issues, and then into business or financial opportunities. We are interested in the general dynamics: how, by what means and through what instruments, does this...

This SPP 1689 workshop will look into a set of pertinent questions related to the 1.5 °C goal and climate engineering with a focus on carbon dioxide removal from the atmosphere. The following key questions will be addressed: 1. To what extent will CDR be needed to keep the 1.5 °C target within...

Das 22. Kölner Versicherungssymposium soll einen Startpunkt setzen für die Diskussion zur Weiterentwicklung der Alterssicherung mit einen besonderen Fokus auf die kapitalgedeckte Altersvorsorge. Insbesondere wird das Konzept der Deutschlandrente zur Diskussion gestellt. Experten aus...

Topics: - the evolution of bank business models and risk-taking preferences in response to regula¬tory changes (e.g. Basel III, the resolution framework, or the OTC derivatives market reform) - (unintended) side-effects of new regulation inside and outside the financial industry including the...

Conference Sub-themes: - Ecosystems and Well Being: Oceans, Forests, Mountains and Wetlands; Resilience; Valuation; Management. - Collective Action and Local Governance: Community, Institutions, Transaction Costs, Trust. - Climate Change: Science of Climate Change; Agriculture & Food Security;...

Welchen Beitrag können die Wirtschaftswissenschaften zur gesellschaftlichen Transformation hin zu einer nachhaltigen Gesellschaft leisten? Wo gibt es ungenutzte Potenziale? Wo liegen die Grenzen? Wie könnte eine transformative Ökonomik gestaltet werden? Auf der Tagung treten Ökonom/innen...

The aim of this workshop is to bring together senior and junior researchers to present and discuss original research examining the link between health and the labor market. Topics: - Health and labor market outcomes - Determinants of sickness absence - Health insurance and the labor market -...

The main theme of the conference will be "Commercial Real Estate Finance and Investment". Potential topics: - Commercial Real Estate Finance and Securitization - Risk, Return and Pricing of Commercial Real Estate Asset Classes - International Diversification Benefits in Commercial Real Estate -...

The organizing committee invite young academics (Ph.D. students and postdocs) dealing with theoretical or theoretically founded empirical re-search on banks and financial markets to submit a paper or a project outline for presen-tation at the 7th Workshop Banks and Financial Markets taking place...

Goethe University’s SAFE Policy Center will devote its 5th Frankfurt Conference on Financial Market Policy to ponder the question of how much union in terms of mutualization a robust monetary union needs. After a keynote, three panels will address different aspects of the issue, dealing with...