The overall aim of CIRET conferences is to encourage and improve communication,exchange and co-operation between acade-mics and practitioners who conduct econo-mic surveys, analyse survey data and develop or make use of cyclical indicators. Topic: Economic Tendency Surveys and Economic...

The theme of the conference is economic analysis of trade and investment in services. The theme of the conference is economic analysis of trade and investment in services. We welcome submissions related to any aspect of international trade and investment in services, including empirical analyses...

Competition is a key component of well-functioning markets and fosters productivity, innovation, technological progress and growth. Globalisation and technology have been powerful forces transforming competition in product markets all over the world. These two forces, especially in the context...

Topics: - productivity and sectoral allocation, - endogenous labour supply and structural transformation, - the role of services and intangibles in productivity dynamics, - the importance of the quality of institutions for different sectors, - sectoral reallocation and income inequality, -...

This workshop offers young researchers within the fields of the economics of innovation and competition the opportunity to intensively discuss their dissertation projects within a peer group of experienced and renowned scholars, as well as other PhD students and postdoc researchers in an...

Topics: - modelling international linkages from a theoretical perspective; key channels of transmission (real and financial); - modelling and empirical identification of spillovers and transmissions (real, financial and policy) between advanced and developing countries; - challenges associated...

The conference seeks to provide an intellectual forum for scholars of political economy, politics and international relations. We welcome participation from faculty, graduate students, independent scholars, and practitioners analyzing the issues confronting the welfare state (i.e. unemployment,...

The following areas are indicative and nurture the interests of the Conference: - Innovation in retail - Ethical produce procurement and development - Logistics issues and implications for retail innovation - Consumer attitudes to ecological and ethical issues - Market liberalisation and impact...

As this symposium seeks to address the various means of improving the performance of supply chains in the transitional economies, we shall welcome papers that discuss any of the following themes: Power/dependence; Quality management systems; Trust and social capital; Consumer sovereignty; Market...

Conference Theme: ‘Quality of Life and Environment’ In the last decades, quality of life has become a central issue for those who plan and study cities or places where people live in response to growing pressures on urban communities, concern about the impacts of urbanisation and the effects...