THEMES: Specific themes covered by the conference encompass interdisciplinary social science approaches to analyses and problem solving in the Middle East and Central Asia and may fall within, but not limited to, the following: # Authoritarianism and Democracy # Impacts of Globalization #...

Panel 1: What Will the Elderly Need in Retirement? Panel 2: How Do Individuals Plan and Save for Retirement? Panel 3: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? Panel 4: TBD Panel 5: Can People Continue to Work? Panel 6: What are the Risks and Returns of Private Accounts for Social Security? Panel 7:...

ASCE invites papers on subjects related to the Cuban economy and society, including macroeconomics; banking and finance; agriculture and the sugar industry; tourism; social and political aspects of economic development; education; health; environmental policy; law and legal institutions; civil...

The conference theme centers on the reality that investing in women’s status globally is important not only for women themselves but is critical to the economic and social well-being of entire communities, institutions, and nations. For example, improving women’s economic opportunities...

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Topics: The Diffusion of Mexican Immigrants in the 1990s: Patterns and Impacts Gender and Assimilation Among Mexican Americans Emigration, Labor Supply, and Earnings in Mexico The Evolution of Mexican Immigrants in the U.S. Workforce, 1900-2000 Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of...

Just two days after his reelection, President Bush announced that Social Security reform would be a top priority for his second term. The president’s commitment to tackling the "third rail of American politics" promises to be one of the most important domestic policy debates of...

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