The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

The financial crisis has brought to light the evolution in banking models over the past decade, and triggered discussions on regulatory intervention on the perimeter of bank activities in the US and in Europe. The conference aims to examine the extent to which banking models and banking...

With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

The recent financial crisis has dramatically expanded the perimeter of the financial regulation. This conference aims to provoke a fruitful debate between academics and practitioners, by bringing together state of the art research on the new domains of financial regulation, and the new tools...

FOODNEWS World Juice is the world’s best juice forum, giving you the latest insights into all aspects of the juice business – from global retail trends to raw material production and trade, from quality assurance to finished products.

The aim of the conference is to bring together economists, econometricians, statisticians and social scientists who are interested in or are working on panel data issues. The program will consist of invited and contributed papers that cover a broad spectrum of theoretical and applied panel data...

World Biofuels 2012 provides in-depth, expert assessment of the key issues facing the biofuels industry: - Integrating biofuels into mainstream fuel markets - Maximising sustainability strategies in ethanol and biodiesel - Scaling up next generation technology to commercial maturity - Assessing...

With extreme weather patterns affecting rice production in Asia. What will the price forecast look like for rice? What are the issues surrounding rice exports? What is the extent of the impact on European and global rice trade? What are the difficulties faced in forecasting future production and...

F.O. Licht’s Sugar and Ethanol Asia will give you first hand information on the exciting sugar and ethanol complex in one of the most dynamic growth regions in the world.

The aim of this conference is to take stock of a number of recent studies that aim at assessing the evolution of firms' financing during the crisis and of its consequences for their default risk and survival. Besides two keynote lectures by David Scharfstein (Harvard Business School and NBER)...