ACE brings together those working on the economics of competition in government, academia and the private sector and provides a forum for discussion and debate of both issues and cases. It is a not-for-profit organization based in Europe and is open to all those interested in the economics of...

The subject of the conference is "Empirical Models of Product Differentiation."

Topics: - Index and benchmarking - Sample selectivity, options value, neighbourhood effect - Pricing of index derivatives - Smoothing and autocorrelation for the appraisal indexes - Automated valuation - Spatiotemporal econometrics - Liquidity impact - Long run index series…

The world’s non-life insurance markets face growing exposure to catastrophic risk as well as rising loss exposure from legal liability, marine, aircraft and other coverages. In response, global reinsurers have raised significant amounts of new capital; and markets have responded with the...

One of the most interesting features of this program is the convergence of product lines in the ABCP & SIV market and the innovative ways these vehicles are taking shape to respond to market demands. Just as product lines are starting to blur, so are geographical boundaries.This event has...

Topics: - Modelling with high frequency data and market microstructure - Fund management and trading rules - Funds of funds and balanced funds - Advances in asset management and portfolio optimisation - Relative value and market neutral strategies - Modelling volatility and correlation - Risk...

Topics: - Energy and climate change: When will we finally move from words to serious action? - Globalisation and equity: How can the fruits of globalisation be better shared? - Reform: Can governments make reform happen and still get re-elected? - Innovation: How can we foster creative and...