Topics: - Entrepreneurship and international business environment - European Union enlargement - Financial management - Global budgetary crisis management by the European Union institutions - Globalization, MNCs, competitiveness and development - e-business - Sustainable business - Social...

We welcome papers that address one or more of the following topics: 1. political economy of marriage migration and integration policies; 2. commercially arranged marriage; 3. marriage migrants’ access to paid work and informal economy; 4. work, family and social support; 5. remittances and...

Topics I. Political economy and sustainable development A. Techno-economic paradigms in history, innovation and social change B. Environment, new technologies and innovation C. Sustainable development: world wide experiences II. Management of innovation and sustainable development A. Enterprise...

The financial crisis and subsequent recession have sharply exacerbated divergences and tensions in the Euro area and in the EU as a whole. The Greek economy is in deep crisis and several other European states face similar pressures. The policies of the EU and the stronger members states are...

The seminar will focus on the external costs of farming activities with particular emphasis placed on both on-farm and external agricultural input use like pesticides, chemicals, water, animal waste in terms of damage control to farm output, adverse long-term effects on the environment, and...

This conference sets about finding policies that reduce vulnerabilities of the poor to shocks, sustain the socioeconomic balance and promote development that is equitable in times of growth and crisis alike. We are interested in high-quality papers as well as innovative projects, including...

Africa Rice Outlook 2010 will examine rice developments in key regions in Africa, and debate the potential of Africa's rice economy. The conference will bring together key rice buyers, traders, and exporters who will examine Africa's markets, production capacities and supply, and share their...

It is the aim of this conference to explore how economic outcomes of transnational labour migration impact on family relations and structures in both empirical and theoretical terms. The discussion at the conference is expected to be around but not necessarily restricted to the following...

Conference Theme: “Promoting the competitiveness of South African agriculture in a weakened Global economy.” Sub themes: 1. Economics education and research for promoting competitiveness in agriculture. 2. South African agricultural policy: Implications for food security and...

The subject of the conference is A Resilient European Food Industry and Food Chain in a Challenging World.