The conference will present the main results of a three-year European research project on "Privatisation of Public Services and the Impact on Employment, Productivity and Service Quality" (PIQUE). The project is funded by the European Commission and has studied the consequences of liberalisation...

Das Ausmaß der gegenwärtigen Finanzmarktkrise hat direkte Vermögenswerte in unglaublicher Höhe vernichtet: Die Schätzungen reichen dabei von rund 1,4 Billionen Dollar (IWF) bis zu 2,8 Billionen Dollar (Britische Notenbank). Betroffen waren zuallererst Banken, Versicherungen, Aktienwerte...

Topics: - Banking Sector Development and Financial Deepening in Russia - The Role of Ownership for the Performance of Russian Banks - Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Russia

Topics of interest include applications of game theory to: - Electricity and gas (market design, investment decisions, imperfect competition models, regulation, etc.) - Oil industry (international markets, competition in retail markets, etc.) - Resources (fisheries, renewable and non renewable...

Der bisherige internationale Diskurs zu Fragen von Umwelt und Entwicklung ist von dieser Fragmentierung gekennzeichnet.Auffällig ist, dass ursprünglich Wachstum als entwicklungspolitisches Ziel in Frage gestellt wurde. Mit der Zeit wurden unterschiedliche Formen von Wachstum differenziert:...

The conference will bring together leading international academic researchers, regulators, industry professionals and students to explore with their peers current issues, trends, challenges and opportunities in market structure and market integrity issues.

TOPICS: - Valuation uncertainty, transparency and accounting rules - Liquidity risk and market risk - Marking-to-market of bank assets in prudential regulation - Securitization of bank loans and instrument design - SIV and conduits - Credit derivative markets and risk management - Role of credit...

Our aim is to organize a two-day conference in order to discuss recent techniques for the numerical valuation of american and bermudan options.

This conference will provide an opportunity for researchers from academia and central banks to discuss a wide range of theoretical and empirical issues regarding fixed income markets. Potential research topics include, but are not limited to: credit risk modeling, auction formats, the market...

Topics: - Climate change and energy - Regional and rural development, structural funds - Sustainable development strategies at various levels of government - RTD for sustainable development - Sustainable consumption and production - Environmental resources and biodiversity - Gender and diversity...