All contributions (quantitative or qualitative) on the theme of failure and survival of SMEs and entrepreneurs can be proposed, with a focus on the following non-exhaustive list: - Determinants of bankruptcy / business difficulties; - Failure and financial structure; - Relationship between...

The EPO Patent Information Conference is one of the leading patent information events in Europe. It is not only a conference, but also a public exhibition, a training event and a meeting point for professionals in the field. This year's event is organised in co-operation with the Swedish Patent...

Papers submitted may be in any of the following areas related to: Monetary policy; Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions; Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand; Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations; Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates; Corporate Finance...

As usual, all subject matters will be welcomed, but we would like to suggest a particular theme for the 2008 edition : "The FAILURE" This theme could include several kinds of papers : - the history of a failure - the consequence and the lessons of a failure - the management of a failure - the...