Wissenschaftliche Einrichtungen sind Akteure in der und für die regionale Entwicklung. Man kann zurzeit beobachten, wie ihre Potentiale für den Wissenstransfer stärker in den öffentlichen Blick geraten. Es geht sowohl um technologische als auch um soziale Innovationen, die das...

This talk argues that there is a gap separating planning practice and the technical and legal requirements that smart city technologies entail. A pertinent case is Quayside, Toronto, where Sidewalk Labs (part of Alphabet and a sister company of Google) and Waterfront Toronto (a three-level...

The anticipation of a future bailout of distressed firms worsens ex ante adverse selection, causing a market freeze at present and inviting government intervention ("bailout trap"). When firms of heterogenous qualities raise financing, high-quality firms are willing to bear adverse selection...

This conference seeks to offer a platform for innovative empirical research in microeconomics (including labor, public, development, and industrial organization) and to foster opportunities for future collaboration and mentorship. The event will take place on September 29-30, 2023 and will...

Understanding when institutions change, how institutional innovations are propagated and how institutional evolution occurs, are key theoretical and empirical questions that have long shaped institutional research in economics, sociology, politics, history, geography and other disciplines. In...

Das Tagungsthema lautet: „Nachhaltige Ernährungssysteme und Landnutzungswandel".

The conference will explore recent developments in agricultural systems across Africa, and how we can help change the fragile nature of African agriculture and food system. Together, we will strive to find pragmatic approaches for effective changes needed to build a more resilient and...