The conference will provide a platform for local and international scholars and prefessionals to convue, discuss, and share new and different perspectives regarding issues, challenges and inovations in the Islamic and conventional microfinance. The web site is no longer available.

Topics (non-exclusive): - Under which conditions can private ordering replace public courts? What are the main benefits and the main costs associated with this substitution? - Should private institutions step in if the public court system fails? Who should set them up and who should pay for...

This workshop has the purpose of presenting the draft chapters of a policy report on cross-border banking in Europe after the crisis. The authors of the report (Philip Lane, Elena Carletti, Franklin Allen, Wolf Wagner, Dirk Schoenmaker and Thorsten Beck) will each present their...

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in different fields dealing with firm growth. In this quickly growing area of research, there is a big need for interdisciplinary communication. We therefore invite young scholars, including graduate students, in economics, economic...

Recent research has shown that trust and civic spirit influence economic performance, but that economic performance also influences social values. In particular, it appears that civic spirit and trust are essential components of the efficiency of the welfare state. On the other hand, the quality...

Those above are still open questions on the research agenda for international trade, firm heterogeneity, industry dynamics and growth. The Workshop intends to provide a panel of presentations on recent theoretical and empirical contributions as an overview of the frontier in this growing...

This workshop is devoted to time series forecast techniques using non stationary signals and to uncertain decision making chain applications. This subject covers a wide panel of industries: energy, finance, transportation and ecology. Topics: Topic 1 Methods for uncertain future (Uncertainties,...

For the Sixth Edition, we welcome proposals in all aspects of "Cliometrics of Creativity: Ideas, Innovation, Patents, R&D..." covering a wide range of periods and countries. [gemäß den Informationen des Anbieters - according to site editor's information] The website is no longer available.

The purpose of the Workshop is to present an overview of the various methods of evaluating censuses with a focus on the post enumeration survey (PES) methodology. More specifically, the Workshop will cover elements of the PES with regard to: (1) planning and implementation; (2) frames and sample...

THEMES AND TOPICS: - Economics (Industrial economics, macroeconomics, microeconomics, Experimental economics, Network and transport economics, Public economics, Game theory, International economics, Development economics, Econometrics, Environmental, agricultural, resources and energy economics,...