The conference should lighten aspects of the function of offshore jurisdictions and their impact on global economy, e.g.: - Business models and instruments of offshore activities - The significance of the offshore economy for actual crises - The role of economic theories and economists in...

Fortune and failure are concepts with historical changeable meanings and cultural constructs that have been ever present in Western thought. These are old concepts whose usages change according to the different historical contexts. The actors involved in economic, social and political changes...

The Summit on the Global Agenda is the world’s largest brainstorming meeting, aimed at shaping the global agenda by bringing together the most relevant thought leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils. The Councils, comprised of experts from academia, business,...

FRESH meetings are aimed at researchers in any field of economic and social history. The meetings build on the concept that scholars present their ongoing research at an early stage, i.e. normally before it becomes published as a working paper or the like, and certainly before it is published in...

Papers may be on any topic in or related to Law and Economics including: Antitrust and Regulation - Bankruptcy, Commercial Corporate Law and Corporate Governance - Behavioural Law and Economics - Comparative Law and Economics - Contract Theory and Contract Law - Crime, Deterrence and Criminal...

The Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) at the Department of Economics at Uppsala University biennially organizes a workshop in public economics for Ph D students in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum in which papers can be presented and discussed by...

Topics: - Optimal taxation schemes for commuters - Effects of taxation on commuting and choice of residence and workplace - Cross-border commuters and taxation in the EU - Tax deductions and subsidies for commuting - Pension and social security for cross-border commuters - Public policies...

Increasing life expectancy and low birth rates are shaping the future of the European population. The economic consequences of demographic ageing are manifold. Changes in the age structure of a population have a decisive impact on the labour market, consumption, savings and investment patterns,...

The INFER Annual Conference provides an opportunity for everybody interested in economics to exchange ideas, to create links in research and to meet fellows in related subject. It is an excellent opportunity to bring together researchers and practitioners alike who are interested in theoretical...

Im Stabilitätspaket der Bundesregierung ist die Einführung einer Finanztransaktionssteuer als Teil der einnahmenseitigen Maßnahmen zur Konsolidierung des Budgets vorgesehen. International und auch in Österreich gibt es dazu eine sehr lebhafte Diskussion über die Möglichkeiten zur...