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...

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,...

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...

Four to six papers will be presented daily on open themes, chosen on the basis of the students' field of research, related to the history of economic thought, economic methodology, economic philosophy or economic history. The subjects of the papers may differ from the Summer School's main theme....

Submissions of individual abstract or panel proposals along the following non-exclusive themes are welcomed. - Theoretical Perspectives (Critical Realism in Economics; Feminist economics; Green economics; Institutional economics; Marxist political economy; Post-Keynesian economics; Social...

What is economic philosophy? The expression is well known. In France, in Europe and worldwide, reviews, research centers and academic programs refer to it. But what does it mean? Does she have an object, a method and references which would really distinguish her from economic theories? Is it...

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,...

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...