Conference Background: Theoretical and empirical research on financial markets and the banking system, with special focus on the interaction among economic agents, market rules and institutions, appears of foremost importance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

The Conference will be the occasion to present the results of a research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN 2007). The main themes of the Conference include: 1) Innovation in business services at the firm level and its impact on firms' performance 2)...

Topics: a) Global imbalances and the future of the international monetary system. b) Particular mix of policies adopted to face the crisis in different countries including developing countries (country studies). c) Financial liberalization and the restructuring of the financial system after the...

We invite submission of papers particularly addressing the following themes: 1) assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of biodiversity conservation instruments, taking into account spatial considerations and/or governance settings; 2) the development of new, incentive-based instruments...

The conference provides an opportunity for academicians, PhD students and professionals in social and environmental accounting to present their research projects, to discuss their preliminary findings and full paper in a supportive and interactive atmosphere.

Maria Concetta Chiuri was Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Mathematics of the University of Bari. Her research interests covered a variety of topics related to important policy issues, such as household decision-making process, housing market imperfections, illegal...

Areas of interest include, but not limited to: • Term structure modelling of risk-free and defaultable bonds • Interest rate derivatives • Term structure and the real economy • Risk premia in bond markets

The main aim of the Conference is to present new theoretical and methodological results and significant applications in Insurance and Finance by means of the capabilities of the interdisciplinary mathematical-statistical approach.