The theme of the EIBA 2006 conference pertains to one of the major challenges faced by industrialised countries in the context of globalisation of productions and markets: the regional and national competitiveness of the economy, which allows it to attract and to maintain value-added activities....

Sessions: - Criminal Law and Arbitration - Investment arbitration - Commercial arbitration in China - WTO and China

Papers are therefore solicited on issues including: •Specific or general organizational patterns of media firms •Heuristic application of industrial organizational models to media firms •Relationship between organizational structure and strategies •Relationship between organizational...

Think Tank and Congress for the Restaurant Industry

Strategic Platform for Decision-Makers

The conference will focus on positive and normative studies of public policies that affect retirement behavior, including Social Security, Medical Insurance, Unemployment Insurance and Disability Insurance programs. These programs constitute a large and growing share of government expenditures,...

Possible topics include: + Liberalization + Productivity issues + Privatization, and commercialization + Incentive regulation + Antitrust and competition policy + Universal Service Obligation + Future Technologies + Legislative reform + Cost analysis + New services + Settlements and terminal...