Kommunen beschäftigen zunehmend Fachpersonal wie Klimabeauftragte oder Klimamanger*innen. Ihre anspruchsvolle Querschnittsaufgabe besteht insbesondere darin, den Klimaschutz und/oder Klimaanpassung in bestehende Verwaltungsstrukturen- und Prozesse zu integrieren. Eingebettet ist ihr Handeln in...

As climate impacts intensify, understanding the costs, effectiveness, and socioeconomic implications of adaptation is more crucial than ever. Improved data availability, particularly in developing regions, is fueling innovative research that addresses key adaptation challenges. The...

Potential topics and research questions include, but are not limited to - What role do firms and individuals play in fostering a societal and ecological transition to sustainability? - How can firms speed up processes of organizational learning and strategic change to steer them onto more...

The conference will focus on the new global challenges for international fiscal and monetary policy. Just three years after the recent pandemic, policy makers are confronted with a new set of global challenges. These include increasing geoeconomic fragmentation, regional conflicts and climate...

We would like to draw your attention to the upcoming German Development Economics Conference scheduled for May 23-24, 2024, and hosted by Leibniz University Hannover. We are thrilled to announce that our keynote speakers for this year's conference are Sandra Sequeira from the London School of...

Im März 2023 kommt es in den USA zum größten Bankenkollaps seit der Finanzkrise von 2008. Steigende Inflationsraten, verursacht durch die hohen Energiepreise infolge des Ukraine-Kriegs, und anhaltende Lieferkettenprobleme zwingen die US-Notenbank zu dramatischen Leitzinserhöhungen. Daraufhin...

Mit dem Ziel, bis 2045 klimaneutral zu werden, ist Deutschland ambitionierter als alle anderen G-20-Staaten. Um dieses Ziel zu erreichen, bedarf es einer tiefgreifenden Transformation der Wirtschaft, die mit enormen Investitionen einhergehen muss. Ein Dreh- und Angelpunkt ist die Finanzierung...

The anticipation of a future bailout of distressed firms worsens ex ante adverse selection, causing a market freeze at present and inviting government intervention ("bailout trap"). When firms of heterogenous qualities raise financing, high-quality firms are willing to bear adverse selection...

This conference aims at discussing recent research related to sustainability in global supply chains with a focus on impacts in developing countries. While sustainability concerns permeate various sectors in developing countries, certain industries such as agriculture, forestry, mining, and...

Das Tagungsthema lautet: „Nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme und Landnutzungswandel".