The aim of the workshop is to bring together academic researchers and practitioners to pro-mote and exchange ideas in the field of macroeconometric modelling.

Topics: - information uncertainty and information combination (e.g. observation window, disaggregate information, role of judgement); - measurement uncertainty (e.g. real time analysis); - parameter and model uncertainty (e.g. forecast and model combination, forecast model selection).

Programme: Session Nr. 1 on “Country progress reports” Session Nr. 2 on “Introduction of new business register systems/tools” Session Nr. 3 on “Classification systems within business registers” Session Nr. 4 on “Role of the business register in a future statistical...

We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions on survey data in economics, with a special emphasis on methodology and the usage of Ifo Business Survey data. Among the central ssues that could be addressed in this conference are: - methodology of business surveys - dealing with...

The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

The INFER Annual Conference provides an opportunity for everybody interested in economics to exchange ideas. Researchers, especially young researchers, are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers across all areas of economics, including this year’s special topic “Economic and...

Das ZEI wird vom 9. bis zum 22. September 2007, in Kooperation mit dem DAAD und mit Mitteln des Auswärtigen Amtes, eine europaweit einzigartige Sommerakademie in vergleichender regionaler Integration ausrichten. Junge Wissenschaftler aus Afrika, Asien, Lateinamerika und der Karibik werden am...

CSGR and GARNET therefore invite friends old and new to a searching, international, innovative exploration of how global and regional governance might be made more legitimate. How should we conceive of legitimacy when it comes to regulation beyond the state? What types of indicators and measures...

Topics: - Economy-wide evidence on the ‘Great Stability’ or ‘Great Moderation’ - The monetary transmission mechanism - Monetary policy management and expectations formation - International policy and global inflation dynamics - Globalisation and competitiveness in the labour, product and...

Topics: (1) The historical origins and development of corporate limited liability (CLL) and the role of joint stock companies in the history of capitalism (US, UK, Western Europe, the role of CLL in European colonies, in contemporary developing and transition economies). (2) The analysis of...