The sixth edition of the workshop on Tourists as Consumers, Visitors and Travelers aims to provide a platform for experienced scholars in tourism and allied fields. This year the four main topics, and the corresponding workshop sessions, will be hospitality, tourism macroeconomics and policy,...

The main aim of the conference is to bring together economists, econometricians, statisticians and social scientists interested in or working on panel data issues.

The workshop will focus in applications of DEA models to sustainable development, economic and trade policy,efficiency in service industries and industrial engineering. The workshop´s purpose is to discuss recent developments in the methodology of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), its various...

Program: Session A: European Union Perspectives Session B: Receiving Countries' Perspectives I Session C: Receiving Countries' Perspectives II Session D: Sending Countries' Perspectives I Session F: Migration, Crisis and Adjustment in an Enlarged E(M)U

The seminar will be linked with the European Regional Conference of the ITS. Papers can be submitted for presentation and discussion related to the following topics: - Regulation of telecommunication markets - Challenges of convergence of telecommunication systems and content supply -...

The 22nd European Regional ITS Conference in Budapest. Papers and panel sessions in the following areas are called for: - E-services and applications based on ICT - Experiences on the implementation of the new regulatory framework - Regulatory institutions and success factors - New players and...

Conference themes: 1. Governance; crime and violence prevention 2. Evaluating responses to shocks 3. Labor markets (including child labor), pensions, migration, and remittances 4. Urban development 5. Health and nutrition; HIV/AIDS 6. Demand-and supply-side incentive 7. Support to diversifying...

Program: - Bumpy Rides: School to Work Transitions in South Africa - The School Reentry Decision of Poor Girls. Structural Estimation and Policy Analysis Using PROGRESA Database - Do Conditional Cash Transfer Programs Improve Work and Earnings among its Youth Beneficiaries? Evidence after a...

In addition to the regular sessions in all fields of labor economics, special sessions on Social Protection and Labor Markets will be featured. The previous global recession has demonstrated the importance of social protection and shown that economic growth alone is insufficient to deal with...

The theme of ESPAnet’s 2010 Annual Conference is the social consequences of the global financial crisis and their differential impacts across Europe. The main questions for consideration include: How is the crisis affecting already existing inequalities? How are different social classes and...