The aim of the conference is to provide a context in which alternative strategies and models of growth for the European economy can be proposed, debated, evaluated and assessed by academics and policy-makers alike. We invite papers and proposals for panels and roundtables on the following...

The process of change in Eastern Europe since the fall of communism at the end of the 1980s, the accession of 10 Eastern European states to the EU and the continuing work of European integration in the former Yugoslavia make this an appropriate time to reflect on the experience of Eastern...

Is there a pensions crisis? Issues surrounding pensions, in both private and public sectors, raise major policy questions about economic performance and social stability. The pensions sector has been experiencing problems for many years, but we believe it is open to question whether these amount...

We look forward to receiving papers which relate to any economic or international business issues concerning the emerging market countries of Central and Eastern Europe and Central/East Asia, including the role of institutional change (transition), both at country and international level.

The aim of this workshop is to provide a critical assessment of current research in the economics of structural change from a theoretical, institutional and policy perspective and in the light of Pasinetti’s contribution to the theory of structural economic dynamics. Paper proposals are...

The ongoing popular uprisings in the Arab world, alongside intimations of a resurgence in workers' struggles against 'austerity' in the North and myriad forms of resistance against exploitation and dispossession across the globe make it imperative for Marxists and leftists to reflect critically...

Key note speaker - Professor Jonathan Eaton, Penn State University

Conference Themes: Theoretical and empirical papers on any topic related to wellbeing at work are welcomed. Non-academic contributions from practitioners working in the field are also invited. Topics: - Health and wellbeing at work - Social comparisons at work - Work-life balance -...

The Symposium will examine a variety of national and international initiatives concerning skills measurement and certification. It will discuss the successes and failures and will consider more generally the merits of attempts to quantify skills acquisition. Please note that places are strictly...

The Efficiency & Productivity Analysis stream aims to bring together researchers and practitioners dealing with the development of DEA methodology and its hybrids and applications of DEA to performance management and measurement in both public and private sectors. Theoretical and empirical...