Broad themes of the conference are: a) Development and Livelihood b) Environment and Sustainability c) International Trade and Growth d) Recent Issues in Financial Economics e) Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Development

Conference Theme “World Financial Crisis and Global Business Challenges” The GBMF 2009 Conference is going to be organized to discuss and deliberate these emerging issues and challenges for the sustainable growth and expectations of the countries, organizations and people of the world.

Employment is a key aspect of inclusive and sustainable development and this conference will deal with the following key labor market issues: - short and medium term outlook for jobs; - informal and non-regular employment; - unemployment insurance and social policy in developing Asia; -...

The subject of the conference is "The Role of Knowledge, Innovation and Human Capital in Multifunctional Agriculture and Territorial Rural Development." This conference is being held on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the

The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’. This includes, inter alia, the areas of Trade, International Factor Movements, Economic Integration, Trade Policy, International Trade Organizations, Economic Growth of Open Economies, Multinational Firms, International...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...

Topics of interest include among others: - Objective Measures of Well-being: HDI, ISEW, GPI, versus GDP - Subjective Measures of Well-being: Happiness, Satisfaction, Mental Health, versus Income - Alternative and New Measures of Well-being both at macro and micro level - Leisure Time, Social...

Topics: 1. Competitive identity of Western Balkan countries 2. Economic Development strategies 3. SME development during transitions 4. Labour market evolution in transition countries 5. Destination management and investment promotion 6. Sustainable development and social responsibility 7....

The workshop organisers particularly welcome papers that address any of the following issues: - Adjustment of unemployment, employment and wages - The roles of reforms and polices in influencing labour market outcomes - Tools for analysing the labour market situation

The overall aim of the meeting is strengthen the capacity of constituents, policy makers and practitioners at local level to undertake effective employment recovery and skills strategies in response to the financial and economic crisis. Specifically, the meeting should contribute to: - Increased...