The topic of this year's conference is “Pensions in an Ageing Society”. Worldwide, ageing will have a major impact on the economy. Social security and pension systems must be designed to meet changes in the demographic composition of the population. For central banks, ageing of the society...

Grid dependent sectors play an important role in the provision of competitive market struc­tures in particular in the enlarged EU and on globalised markets. Recent developments show various differences between national regulatory frameworks in transport, energy and tele­communications with...

The conference will cover issues and topics related to time allocation. Papers will be presented that utilize time-use data in: - Investigating the determinants of time allocation by gender, and other demographic and economic characteristics (e.g. by family-type or employment status) - Valuing...

Intra-family aspects are often neglected in the economic literature, although several studies have shown that intra-household distributional effects should not be ignored when evaluating the welfare effects of social and family policies. However some obstacles remain in the theoretical...

Relationship Marketing as a philosophy and a set of practices is now widely accepted by both academics and practitioners. However, it can be argued that it has still not become the dominant underpinning platform upon which organisations plan and implement their marketing strategies. The focus of...

As in past years, the conference will provide a multi-topical forum for scholarly presentations, discussions, and collaborations on consumer behavior. In addition, a theme for the 2005 conference has been established to encourage some attendees to focus on a set of issues that the conference...

Der internationale Xongress X'05 präsentiert einmal mehr brennende Themen in Marketing und Kommunikation. Zum Beispiel: Neuro-Marketing. Brandexperience. Buzz und Kult. Dialogmarketing. Die Academy ergänzt die Trendschau mit 14 praxisnahen Workshops. Top-Referenten liefern Entscheidern im...

Rapid progress in information and communication technologies stirs up modern economies as do the liberalisation and deregulation of traditional network-based industries. These developments pose new challenges for economic theory and economic policy. Thus, there is a growing body of both...

Panel 1: What Will the Elderly Need in Retirement? Panel 2: How Do Individuals Plan and Save for Retirement? Panel 3: What Happens When Things Go Wrong? Panel 4: TBD Panel 5: Can People Continue to Work? Panel 6: What are the Risks and Returns of Private Accounts for Social Security? Panel 7:...

This conference will include 164 regular sessions, several poster sessions, two plenary sessions, three debate sessions and a number of additional training sessions or side meetings.<br> In addition, on Tuesday, 19 July, the UNFPA will host a special session tentatively entitled "ICPD Vision: How...