The conference will focus on a range of theoretical and empirical issues in fund management and performance measurement, including: - Techniques of performance measurement - Performance of investment strategies - Persistence in performance - Style analysis - Hedge fund strategies and...

This conference will bring together economists, policymakers and practitioners to explore the causes and conditions of poverty and to begin a dialogue on the policies and strategies that may address the needs of communities with high concentrations of poverty.

The conference will focus on behavioral responses to taxes and social insurance programs, as well as the implications of such responses for government policy. Taxes are broadly defined to include direct individual and corporate taxes as well as indirect taxes. Social insurance programs include...

Submissions should be original, creative research papers that have not yet been published, or accepted for publication. The emphasis of the conference will be on high-quality (i.e., rigorous and targeted toward academic journals) and generally accessible research with respect to the creation,...

Topics: - Interactions among monetary areas, including exchange rates and global imbalances - Interactions within a monetary union: countries, regions, and sectors - New developments in macroeconomics for monetary economies - Design, implementation, and communication of policy - Role of...

THE 2006 CONFERENCE TOPIC Social policy and regional development are often narrowly defined and treated as separate and distinct areas of scientific study. Indeed, in the context of transition and prospective membership of the European Union, reforms in each are considered necessary and are the...

Private banks who are able to identify how the composition of the wealthy is changing and their evolving needs and adapt services accordingly will be afforded a critical advantage in an increasingly competitive market.

The workshop discussed trends in the hedge fund sector, risks in the present market environment, risk-management challenges for hedge funds and their counterparties, and a range of operational issues. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] The website...

Among the topics of interest are: - can firm characteristics (e.g., accounting ratios) be used to predict abnormal stock performance? - are firm fundamental values obtained from stock valuation models useful for stock selection? - does abnormal stock performance follow specific corporate...

The submission of research and policy papers on the following topics is particularly encouraged: - Effects of government and cooperative ownership on performance, competition, credit availability, stability of the financial sector and ability to adapt to technological change (risk sharing,...