Stream Themes: 1. Welfare State in 'New Eastern Europe'. 2. Welfare state in Central and Eastern Europe in the post-crisis period. 3. Designing comparative social policy analysis. 4. 'New' perspectives on pensions and retirement. 5. The role of public pension systems for the long-term...

The ongoing integration process of global financial markets introduces a necessity to carry on research on forecasting and decision-making in emerging and developed financial markets within the framework of their macroeconomic environment.