The ageing population and increases in longevity have drawn attention to the management of longevity risk in pension funds, life insurers and health insurers. Governments face the challenge of financing an ageing population with longer life spans and providing an environment conducive to private...

This workshop will focus on the political economy of policies that promote economic development. We are particularly interested in understanding the following questions: Why are growth-conductive policies or regulations adopted in some regions but not in others? What is the role of capture by...

Decades of investment decisions by central planners left communist societies with structures of production ill-prepared for competitive markets. Their vulnerability to liberalization, however, varied across space. Similar to the effects identified in the "China shock'' literature, we hypothesize...

Organizational Excellence has established itself the key to success in management for all types of organizations for many years now. This Conference looks at the role of Excellence both from theoretical and practical points of view. Academics, researchers, managers, administrators, support staff...

The scientific committee of this small, informal workshop invites submissions of high quality empirical or theoretical research on the role of media and technology in determining the information, beliefs and behavior of individuals in today’s society. Possible topics include: - Production,...

We welcome submissions on ‘digital platforms’ in terms of the regulatory and competitive challenges that they pose, and how they may be addressed in a post-Covid world. In addition, we welcome submissions on a range of topics as outlined below: - The current and lasting impact of Covid-19 on...

The conference organizers welcome submissions on any topic related to the general theme of economic behavior and inequality, including but not limited to: - Formation of inequality in various key outcomes and the role of economic behavior; - Role of heterogeneity and biases in behavior and...

We invite contributions from both senior and junior researchers that focus on the role of families in insuring individuals against downside risk. Potential topics include: - The role of households in insuring against income risk or health risk; - The trade-off between self-insurance of...

NERI deals with the economics of regulation, meant in its broadest sense of public intervention aimed at affecting market outcomes, with particular attention to the relationship between regulatory tools and institutions.This year’s workshop will include invited session with two Key-Note...

This international conference has long and proud history of bringing together the actuaries, statisticians and investment specialists in the social security domain from around the world. For the first time, the ACT Conference will be organized virtually and the ISSA is excited to be able to...