The conference is thus meant to stimulate further research and to create an opportunity for discussions of topics such as the following: - objectives of portability and optimal design of portability rules, - conceptual issues arising in different sub-fields, old-age provision and health care in...

The purpose of this workshop is to achieve a better understanding of conflict and attempt to reach policy conclusions. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to, • Contracting in the shadow of conflict • Understanding civil wars • The "Natural Resource Curse" • Alliances and their...

From the 1960s onwards, international economics and international business have been developing as separate fields. More recently, four trends that may lead to a possible convergence of international economics (IE) and international business (IB) have become evident. First, the modern IE...

Central bank communication and governance questions have taken on greater importance and, as a result, these institutions have become more transparent. While the appeal of greater transparency is seemingly evident, how transparency improves the conduct of monetary policy is subject to differing...

The conference is intended to discuss research on topics like • evolution of social norms and their impact • fairness versus efficiency • theory of justice and its applications • markets and values • altruism and reciprocity • business ethics in capitalism • corporate social...