The objective of this workshop is to host presentations and foster interaction between senior and junior researchers working in the area of household finance. The workshop will include state-of-the-art research on household financial behaviour and on how this is influenced by other choices,...

The IWSEA provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of topics related with population ageing, one of the most important social transformations of our times. Research on ageing transcends disciplinary boundaries and this is reflected in the multiple dimensions covered in the workshop....

The course provides knowledge in: - designing theory based cross-cultural/ international studies - conducting cross-cultural research - quantitative and qualitative cross-cultural comparative methodology - doing cross-cultural collaborative research - doing research in transitional and...

This workshop explores life-course influences on the different aspects of retirement. Example topics are: - how working careers influence retirement age and pensions, - how childhood living conditions influence health and well-being after retirement, - how cumulative (dis)advantages shape social...

Topics: - Public policies to promote entrepreneurship (Public Policies and public programs with a regional impact in promoting entrepreneurship) - Entrepreneurship and social innovation (innovative projects and programs of public or private social entrepreneurship with a regional impact) -...

Topics: - Firm performance and growth determinants - Short-run economic factors and the crisis - Internationalisation and competitiveness - Innovation and market structure - SME´s

We invite researchers, practitioners, public administration officers and students to actively participate and present communications addressing topics such as: - Regional innovation systems and specific challenges for EU regions under Innovation Union commitments; - Frontier versus follower...

The theme of the 28th EGOS Colloquium 2012 in Helsinki is Design!? The concept of design has been defined and used in a multitude of ways in a variety of academic fields, ranging from the classics of organizational design to studies on open sourcing and aesthetics. At the Colloquium, we seek not...

In this workshop we want to consider both the economic dimension and the social dynamics of ageing societies. We welcome submission of theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the relation between population ageing and the...