The seminar seeks contributions discussing both the origin of risks and income fluctuation in agriculture as well as possible solutions. The intention is to discuss the appropriate mix of policy and private risk management instruments and their joint impact on farm-level risk and income...

Topic: financial economics.

Topics: • evolution of social norms and their impact • fairness versus efficiency • theory of justice and its applications • markets and values • altruism and reciprocity • business ethics in capitalism • corporate social responsibility in the globalised world • theory and...

This special edition of the AFMath Conference, held annually since 2003, will be co-financed by the ESF program Advanced Mathematical Methods in Finance (AMaMeF). The focus will be on the interplay between finance and insurance but also other topics in actuarial and financial mathematics are...

The National Alliance for Choice in Giving is a nonprofit association of workplace giving organizations that conduct on-the-job giving programs to benefit human health and welfare, the environment, human rights, and community development. NACG's Feb 5-8, 2008 National Workplace Giving Summit...

Topics: Corporate entrepreneurship and innovation; Entrepreneurship theory and practice; Entrepreneurship Education; GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor); Gender issues in entrepreneurship; Global issues; Growth and leadership; Human capital; Indigenous entrepreneurship; Networks and policy;...

The conference seeks to establish a vibrant and productive dialogue among leading scholars in finance and law, as well as practitioners and policymakers, concerning the future of securities fraud litigation.

Relevant disciplines include: Accounting/Anthropology/Behavioral Sciences/Business/Community Studies/ Economics/Communications/Criminology,Criminal Justice/Education/Geography/History/Family Studies/ Gerontology/Human Development/Human Relations/Human Resources/Labor Studies/International...

We welcome abstracts from Ph.D. students coming from various disciplines; sociology, anthropology, social policy, economics (especially due to the interest of the host institute – HWWI – in economic aspects of migration), political science, international relations and so on.

The conference will bring together economists and political scientists working on political aspects of international governmental and non-governmental organizations.