The organising committee of this conference invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on small business financing and its importance for the real economy. Topics: - Availability of credit for small businesses and firms' competitiveness; - Financial deregulation...

The following themes will be the starting point for discussion at this Winter School: a) What questions have not been resolved since 1972? b) What are new questions that are not dealt with in the report? c) How should one rewrite the “Limits to Growth” study at the beginning of the 21st...

This young researcher conference invites Postdocs and PhD students to challenge the concept of Green Growth from different angles. There is little specific research on this new buzzword, while many studies indirectly contribute to this topic. Thus, we ask young researchers to discuss Green...

Die Oberthemen der diesjährigen Konferenz lauten „Städte“, „Finanzen“ und „Wasser“. Bereits heute leben über 50 Prozent der Weltbevölkerung in Städten, 2050 werden es sogar 70 Prozent sein. Es gilt also neue Konzepte zu finden, wie das Leben in den Städten ressourcenschonend...

Environment and development concerns will remain on the agendas, although the financial and economic crises have diverted attention from global and local environmental threats and natural resource management issues in developing and developed economies. The IPCC will release its 5th Assessment...

Topics: - International trade and industrial pollution - Pollution haven models - Environmental regulation and competitiveness - Carbon leakage and border tax adjustments - Consumption-generated versus production-generated pollution - Trade and the use of resources - Resources and resource overuse

Topics: - financial market incentives and bank funding, - International implications of the evolving models of funding, - the impact of different types of bank funding on the supply of corporate lending (including SME lending) and investment, - corporate bond issuance as a complement/substitute...

The conference will cover two issues: - How can the research process be organised to develop evidence that is considered relevant and timely in the political process to meet the challenges of sustainable development? - How can the policy-science interface be organised in a way that such...

Finanzkrise, Rohstoffverknappung, Energieversorgung und Klimawandel werden zunehmend in einem Zusammenhang gesehen: Kann beispielsweise der drohende Klimawandel als Innovationsmotor wirken? Ist „Green Economy“ die Basis für ein neues Wirtschaftswunder? Welche Impulse kann die...

Submissions in all areas of financial and insurance risk management are welcome. Topics of interest include: - Market, credit, operational, liquidity and energy risk - Stress testing and scenario analysis - Systemic risk in banking and insurance - Solvency II and Basel III - Dependence...