The conference, to be held in San Fransisco, will bring together business leaders, entrepreneurs and senior policymakers to share hands-on experience of proven, profitable, and innovative approaches for a more active and beneficial presence at the bottom of the pyramid. The conference is aimed...

The aim of the Conference is to develop the nexus between labour market issues and environmental issues. While the Conference will integrate the various themes to accomodate all interests we will program papers that would be normally applicable to the 11th National Conference on Unemployment/6th...

The 20th India Economic Summit, to be held in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, is an exceptional opportunity to engage the new government with respect to its economic and social agenda and its strategy to maintain the momentum of growth and reforms. The Summit will bring...

The massive and steady progress in computer technology during the last decades allowed to establish a new strand of modelling in social and economic sciences. So called agent-based models or multi-agent models do no longer require to aggregate individuals to representative social or economic...

The aim of the workshop is to investigate the nature and the implications that the worldwide process of financial integration has on financial stability, financial sector development, economic growth and business cycle comovements. The organisers will bring together central bankers,...

In Zeiten neuer wirtschaftlicher Herausforderungen gewinnen internationale Märkte zunehmend auch für mittelständische Unternehmen an Bedeutung. Ausgewiesene Experten aus Wissenschaft, Beratung und Praxis berichten über ihre Erfahrungen und zeigen neue Wege auf. Durch eine Vielzahl von...

This conference on "Sustainability and Urban Growth in Developing Countries" (DIMSUD Conference 2004) plans to highlight urbanization in the rapidly growing cities of the developing world. World-wide urbanization is one of the most powerful forces influencing global sustainability prospects...

- Verbesserung der Energieeffizienz - Schließung von Stoffkreisläufen, Erhöhung des Abfallverwertungsgrades - Verbesserung der nationalen und internationale Wettbewerbsposition

The current global environment poses both a threat and an opportunity for Africa. Taking advantage of the openings afforded by trade and investment, while managing the risks and focusing on benefits for the poorest, is the central African challenge in economic policy making. The policies needed...

Globalization has substantially increased the flow of private capital available to emerging markets compared with official flows from multilateral institutions. Countries that pursue sound polices will attract large capital inflows, but those that do not will suffer net capital outflows. This...