Recent studies project populations reaching levels of 12-14 billion individuals by the end of the century. This raises a set of questions regarding food security, pandemic threats, and environmental crisis. These issues relate back to Thomas Malthus and the concerns he raised relating to...

We welcome contributions aimed at casting light on the manifold aspects of the 2008 global crisis and how to address them in policy action. These contributions can be both theoretical and empirical, focusing on retrospective, contextual and prospective dimensions. Topics: - The financialisation...

Die Arbeitszeitgesellschaft und die Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin (BAuA) möchten die Arbeitszeitforschung in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz besser vernetzen und einen fachübergreifenden Austausch und Dialog zwischen Forschung und Praxis fördern. Die...

Es werden nationale und internationale Stimmen aus Wissenschaft, Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft zusammengebracht, um die Chancen und Herausforderungen der Digitalisierung in den Bereichen Arbeit und Bildung herauszustellen und Handlungsoptionen mit einem besonderen Augenmerk auf...

The theme for the 21st Uddevalla Symposium seeks new perspectives on innovation and entrepreneurship. Topics: - Firm growth and new determinants - Regional growth and regional challenges - Minorities, inclusion and discrimination - Gender issues - Geographies of innovation, resources and...

Topics: - International trade and labour market outcomes - The political, economic and social consequences of globalisation - Migration and social mobility within and across countries - Educational attainment and skill development in a globalised world - The changing nature of work in the...

We invite paper submissions on the theme of Labor and Corporate Finance. Topics: - Labor and corporate governance - Interrelationships between wages, employment, and financial policy - Risk sharing between employees and the firm - Role of firms in explaining broad labor market trends - Effects...

The 4 Symposium on Quantitative Finance and Risk Analysis is aimed at specialised and synergetic developments in both theory and practice. This symposium and subsequent publications will help transition intellectual discussions into robust frameworks for handling emerging vulnerabilities and...

The Symposium theme for 2018 is Entrepreneurship and Global Supply Chain Management Driving Sustainability and Social Innovation. This Symposium has long been known to provide a venue where academics, research students and practitioners have an opportunity to share their research, knowledge and...