The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

We invite contributions that focus especially, but not exclusively, on tourism, travel, leisure and hospitality management, with an emphasis on: - Destination management - Hospitality management - Congress management - Air transportation management - Archeological sites management - World...

Topics: - Differences in mortgage institutions - systemic effects of real estate and liquidity spirals - real estate as an asset class - bubbles in the housing market - hedging of real estate risk - commercial vs. residential real estate - contract theory and real estate

The conference will provide a forum for academics, practitioners and policy makers to present research findings in the areas of urban economics, real estate markets, real estate finance, development and investment, and housing. This is a joint conference with the Asian Real Estate Society.

The Uppsala Center for Fiscal Studies (UCFS) at the Department of Economics at Uppsala University biennially organizes a workshop in public economics for Ph D students in the Nordic countries. The purpose of the workshop is to provide a forum in which papers can be presented and discussed by...

Topics: - Optimal taxation schemes for commuters - Effects of taxation on commuting and choice of residence and workplace - Cross-border commuters and taxation in the EU - Tax deductions and subsidies for commuting - Pension and social security for cross-border commuters - Public policies...

The conference has traditionally focused on issues of postal sector regulation (in particular, universal service). The development of electronic means of communication and mobility affects the core business of the postal sector. To account for new synergies with media markets, advertising and...