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.

Im Rahmen dieser Veranstaltung werden Forschungsarbeiten, die auf der Basis der Daten der BA und des IAB entstanden sind, vorgestellt. Zudem bietet sich die Möglichkeit zum Erfahrungsaustausch und zum Kontakt mit den Datenproduzenten.

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...

The Full Employment or WorkChoices and Welfare-to-Work Conference 2006 will incorporate the 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and the 13th National Conference on Unemployment. It will be staged at the University of Newcastle - Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8, 2005. Major themes...

Topics: - What to look for in the data before preparing forecasts - How to treat data when "problems" are recognized - How to prepare forecasts using different models and techniques - When each forecasting model is appropriate - How to use forecasts effectively after they are prepared

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...

Labour market policies are imperative to the further preservation and development of our welfare states. However it is clear that current labour market policies are not capable of dealing adequately with the challenges resulting from two major trends: the internationalisation of the economy and...

Main Theme: THE ERA OF COLLOBORATION THROUGH SUPPLY CHAIN NETWORKS Sub-topics: Transportation and Logistics; Regional Logistics; Supply Chain Management; Security in Logistics; Global Social Responsibility in Logistics; Logistics in Agriculture; Logistics in Service Sector; Logistics and Regional...

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...

Topics: - Economic-social-legal conditions and symptoms of labour market flexibility - Flexibility of national labour markets in countries - EU members (role of state in forming flexibility of labour market and European social model (guidelines, strategies, European founds) - Employers and...