Both theoretical and empirical papers are encouraged in areas, which include (but are not limited) to: - Asset Pricing and Derivatives, - Banking, - Capital Structure and Corporate Finance, - Commercial and Asset-based Finance (Assifact Award), - Corporate Governance (Nedcommunity Award), -...

Conference theme: "Welfare Models and Models of Capitalism. The challenges for socio – economic development in Italy and Europe" Tema della conferenza: "Modelli di welfare e modelli di capitalismo. Le sfide per lo sviluppo socio-economico in Italia e in Europa" Le sessioni previste includono i...

Topics: 1. The measurement of inequality and poverty along different socio-economic dimensions. 2. The relationship between inequality, economic efficiency, individual welfare and social cohesion. 3. The role of globalization in shaping inequality and public policy. 4. The impact of fiscal...

Life course research is a burgeoning, interdisciplinary, research field. It is characterized by a shared interdisciplinary theoretical approach that inspires studies in such diverse fields as sociology, demography, epidemiology, economics, psychology, and social biology. It is also characterized...

The conference is devoted to investigating ways in which international migration affects economic and social change in developing countries. Possible topics include the effects of migration on poverty, inequality, and human capital formation; social networks and migration; diaspora...

Topics: - Monetary policy and the financial cycle - Search-for-yield and risk-taking channels of monetary policy - The role of household and firm heterogeneity in the transmission mechanism - Monetary policy and inequality - Debt deflation and deleveraging at the zero lower bound - Structural...

The workshop is intended for theoretical work or applied work in Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Finance and Public Finance. Papers in any area of Economics and Finance in relation to the overarching theme of the workshop are welcome.

The conference will discuss to what extent prevailing central bank governance rules – which were designed decades ago with a completely different economic setting in mind – are still appropriate in the post-crisis world. Are central bank independence, accountability and transparency, and the...

The conference welcomes contributions on the following topics: - Subjective and objective wellbeing indicators: relationships and correspondences. - Advancement in the use of subjective wellbeing indicators. - The determinants of subjective wellbeing indicators. - Satisfaction and objective...

The conference will utilize the university’s strength in Shariah scholarship to focus on the consensus that the Islamic banking and finance industry (IBFI) should be more inclined towards ethical and social concerns than the conventional system. Furthermore, the optimal role of governance and...