The conference welcomes research papers, monographies, case studies, PhD research-in-progress and experiential insights on different topics and experiments of alternative finance. ITEM encourages in particular reflections on the social and technological innovations, which broaden and deepen the...

The financial crisis has brought to light the evolution in banking models over the past decade, and triggered discussions on regulatory intervention on the perimeter of bank activities in the US and in Europe. The conference aims to examine the extent to which banking models and banking...

The aim of this conference is to add to the debate on the political economy aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis, and to stimulate research in this area. Topics that will be discussed include: regulatory capture and lobbying, bailout negotiations, and consumer protection.

The purpose of the 2008 issue is to compile last developments in Environmental, Natural Resource and Energy Economics. Both theoretical and applied contributions are welcome from the following fields: • Pollution control (tradeable permits, taxes, environmental policy,...

1. Monetary policy 2. Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions 3. Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand 4. Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations 5. Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates 6. Corporate Finance and Corporate Governance 7. Credit, asset prices and...