Papers in all areas of risk management and derivatives are welcome.

The Program Committee invites the submission of abstracts related to the theory and practice of forecasting.

The main theme of the Conference is “Time to Rethink Economics”, with its sub-themes: - The European New Deal - Financial Crisis and its Implications on the World Order - Knowledge-based Economy: Is the Bologna Process Helping? - Is the Education of Economists Open Enough for...

Key issues to be discussed include: - China’s role as a global sourcing hub - Facilitating intra-Asia trade and expanding global trade flows - Export finance developments in Indonesia and Vietnam’s infrastructure sectors - The role of ECAs in supporting Asia’s growth - The increasing...

Topics: Algorithmic game theory; Algorithmic mechanism design; Auction algorithms and analysis; Computational general equilibrium and approximation; Coordination and collective action; Fixed point algorithms; Information economics; Knowledge economy and intellectual product pricing; Majority...

Suggested topics include: - Driving forces (agricultural development and economic growth; urbanization and industrial and agricultural pollution; enewable energy and agricultural development; natural resource use and sustainable agriculture development) - Institutional and policy aspects...

The theme of the IAOS Conference in Shanghai 2008 is Smart Data, Innovative Uses – Reshaping Official Statistics. An integral part of the Conference is also the 26th biennial conference of the SCORUS, a standing committee of IAOS on regional and urban statistics.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss theoretical and empirical issues regarding the microstructure of financial markets and for researchers studying different financial markets to interact.

This conference, which is part of the UNU-WIDER project on ‘Southern Engines of Global Growth’, will focus on interactions between CIBS and African economies in terms of trade, FDI, natural resources, energy, growth strategies, and governance and so on. Both Africa-wide and country-specific...

Topics: • Measurement and consequences of the growth of global liquidity • The accelerated accumulation of international reserves: domestic and international implications • Current account and global imbalances • Financial market integration , capital flows, and financial stability •...