Driven by the advancements in renewable energy, enhanced technology, and a burgeoning preference for eco-friendly and locally sourced power, the trajectory toward decentralized energy models seems poised to shape the future of energy systems, particularly in the realm of electricity. This shift...

The following fields will be discussed: a) Causes of Financial crisis: Interest rates, International Imbalances and the Great Moderation ("Minsky Effect") b) Trade and financial flows: Savings - consumption imbalance c) Macroeconomic Performance: Core and Periphery in EU d) Eurozone in Distress:...

Possible issues and topics for workshop papers are: - Law and ecological tipping points - Law and environmental management: prescriptive or enabling? - Law and marine ecosystem adaptive management - The rule of law: legal certainty vs. flexibility and adaptability? - Private property, state...

Developing and transition economies will be increasingly concerned with environmental and natural resources management issues; they will have to solve a three-fold challenge: a better environment, good economic performances and poverty reduction as targeted by the Millennium Development Goals....

Achieving sales targets remains a key challenge for European banks. However, there have been some unprecedented developments within the financial services sector over the last year. These have led to a considerable change in customer, market and regulatory attitudes in relation to how banks sell...

Topics: - Economics of University spin-off companies - Economics of Private spin-off companies - New definitions of entrepreneurship - Innovative behavior and entrepreneurship - Entry barriers and market conditions that affect enterepreneurship and innovation - Industry type, innovation and...

Themes: 1) Case studies on innovative and sustainable microinsurance programmes and/or products 2) Thematic issues a) New distribution channels b) Claims handling c) Strategies to develop microinsurance d) Microinsurance solutions for natural disasters e) Insurance literacy 3) Scientific track...

The International Conference on Eurasian Economies aims at bringing together academicians and decision makers involved in research about Eurasian countries in a forum to discuss current and future economic and social issues of the region.

The Euro-Latin Network on Integration and Trade (ELSNIT) is now accepting proposals for papers examining the links between trade and international organization of production along the macroeconomic, microeconomic, and institutional-legal dimensions.

The 2010 Future of Cash Conference will address the following issues: - Ensuring the robustness of the cash cycle - Convergence of euro-zone cash cycles - Optimizing cash management - Re-engineering the cash cycle - Cash substitution