The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Marc J. Melitz (Department of Economics Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently to international forces. Some...

The Symposium will start by considering the significance of mobility in developing regions, including relevant cultural aspects. The following panel will explore ways of promoting mobility in developing regions in a sustainable manner. As the next step, sustainable mobility will be considered in...

Topics: - Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis of ICT - Analysis & Practical Uses, Global/Sectoral Spinn-off of the Internet - Transformation of Traditional Markets - Place & Development of New Markets - Role/Evolution of Intellectual Property Rights - Modelling, Development of Internet and ICT -...

Recent developments in general equilibrium theory focus on strategic interactions. Several models offer strategic foundations for the theory of perfect competition. Others analyze the functioning of markets and the working of market power in economies where competition takes place on multiple...

Topics: - Intra- and Interorganisational Networks and Cooperation - Internationalization and Strategies of Decentralization - Decentralization and International Human Resource Management - Decentralization of Public Services - Family Businesses and Networks - Internal Capital Markets and Capital...

The main objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for researchers in the field of economics to discuss new developments in asset pricing. We would welcome the submission of papers on the following themes: - Liquidity risk and supply and demand effects - OTC markets and counterparty risk -...

We are looking for original empirical and theoretical contributions that have implications for concrete policy recommendations in any of the four broad areas outlined below: 1. The necessity of a new global development agenda. 2. The content and purpose of a new global development agenda. 3....

Europäischer Ausschuss für Systemrisiken (ESRB) Seit Ausbruch der Finanzkrise steht die Finanzmarktaufsicht in der EU, die stark auf nationalen Strukturen aufgebaut ist, zur Disposition. Die Kommission schlägt nun vor, dass der ESRB über die Stabilität des gesamten europäischen...

Topics: 1. The Euro Debt crisis - Sovereign default, bailouts and moral hazard in a monetary union - Real and nominal convergence in a monetary union - Fiscal dimensions of regional and global financial crises - The political economy of debt crises and policy responses 2. The global economy...

The INSEAD-EABIS Programme Committee invites the submission of extended abstracts that focus on one or more of the following in development and/or developing countries: - Research into the role and responsibilities of business in addressing any dimension of the sustainability and/or development...