Im Frühjahr 2016 ist das deutsche Vergaberecht an die neuen europarechtlichen Grundlagen angepasst worden. Die Änderungen betreffen unter anderem die Kriterien, die einer Ausschreibung zugrunde gelegt werden dürfen. So ist erstmals die Festlegung auf ökologische und soziale Kriterien nicht...

The T20 is a network of Think Tanks from G20 countries and serves as an "ideas bank" for the G20. For this purpose, T20 organizes the collaboration of global think tanks and high-level experts in order to provide analytical depth to ongoing G20 discussions and produce ideas to help the G20 on...

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by...

The objective of the Seventh International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development is to explore how to deliver on the national commitments, such as the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs, which would then become NDCs) in support of achieving the climate change mitigation...

Im ersten Teil des Leopoldina-Symposiums wird die besondere Rolle der Wissenschaft im globalen Zusammenwirken für nachhaltige Entwicklung herausgearbeitet und ihr spezifischer Beitrag bei der Umsetzung der Agenda 2030 identifiziert. Darauf aufbauend werden im zweiten Teil die Herausforderungen...

Die Themen „Sozial-ökologische Transformationen“ und „Nachhaltigkeit in Genderperspektive" werden zwar wissenschaftlich und politisch breit diskutiert, bleiben jedoch noch weitgehend unverbunden. Im Rahmen der Konferenz möchten wir gemeinsam mit Ihnen danach fragen, wie...

Learn more about whether tax incentives for saving in pension accounts cause debt accumulation in Danish households; about the interaction between housing and pension savings when people make long term decisions; and about alternative approaches to decumulation of DC capital. Take part in...

The topic of the 2016 edition of the School will be Social Insurance Programs. Lectures, presentations and discussions will cover several aspects of social insurance programs – including unemployment benefits, retirement systems, parental leave policies and health insurance. The focus will be...

The two-day conference, explores the theme of national and global policy, business and academic approaches to sustainability. We welcome contributions evaluating or critically examining specific policy and/or business solutions to sustainability. Contributions may focus on organizations,...

The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of social insurance programmes including unemployment insurance, disability insurance, social security, and medical insurance. A large and increasing fraction of government budgets are allocated to these programmes. Their design varies...