Environment, energy, health, food safety and food security are among the most important nowadays issues linked with the challenge of a sustainable development of the so called bio-economy. Agriculture is a core sector of the bio-economy but the latter includes other important industries...

The aim of this conference is to explore: - The economic origins of the transition from stagnation to growth - The role of historical and pre-historical factors in comparative economic development - The institutional and cultural foundations of long-run growth - Intergenerational transmission of...

Im Stabilitätspaket der Bundesregierung ist die Einführung einer Finanztransaktionssteuer als Teil der einnahmenseitigen Maßnahmen zur Konsolidierung des Budgets vorgesehen. International und auch in Österreich gibt es dazu eine sehr lebhafte Diskussion über die Möglichkeiten zur...

The conference theme of 2011 is "Econometrics for Policy Analysis: after the Crisis and Beyond". Theoretical and applied contributions are invited and we particularly welcome contributions focusing on econometric methods and models that can assist in the formulation, implementation and...

The reform process triggered by the recent financial crisis is gradually making progress. Advances are underway in the area of banking regulation, accounting standards, and market infrastructure (e.g. clearing houses for derivatives, etc.). A new framework for macroprudential policy is also...

Topics: - Awarding Procedures, Incentives and Efficiency - Performance and Renegotiation in Public Procurement - Public Procurement and Innovation - Green Public Procurement - Macroeconomic Implications of Public Procurement Policies - Corruption in Public Procurement - SMEs Participation -...

The objective is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household financial behavior and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. We solicit papers in the following areas, but...

The themes of the Conference include all areas of comparative economics and related disciplines treated in a comparative perspective. New approaches to comparative economics, analysis of the various forms of capitalism, different models of development, trade, monetary and regional integration...

A global network of individuals and institutions conducting economy-wide analysis of trade, resource, and environmental policy issues has emerged. Thousands of these researchers now use a common data base, supplied by the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP). The project is coordinated by the...

Main conference topic is "Climate and Global Change". We invite papers either on the conference topic or on all other fields of economics.