The conference will focus on behavioral responses to taxes and social insurance programs, as well as the implications of such responses for government policy. Taxes are broadly defined to include direct individual and corporate taxes as well as indirect taxes. Social insurance programs include...

This course aims to provide top policymakers and other key stakeholders in the pension debate with an overview of the latest concepts and frameworks about pension reform as well as a review of lessons from recent pension reforms around the world. The program combined in-depth analysis of pension...

The first World Congress on Communication for Development will focus on demonstrating that communication for development is an essential ingredient for meeting today’s most pressing development challenges and, as such, should be more fully integrated in development policy and practice.

This Forum would consider market access across various development dimensions including global (MFN) liberalisation, North-South trade and South-South trade, trade in services, and regional trade liberalisation - as a complement to multilateral liberalisation. Participation is by invitation only.

The IBER Conference provides a forum for faculty to present their research on any business, economics, or business-related topic. The TLC Conference provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at the college level.

The IABR Conference provides a forum for faculty to present their research on any business, economics, or business-related topic. The TLC Conference provides a forum for faculty and administrators to share proven and innovative methods in teaching at the college level. Come to present papers on...

F.O. Licht’s 9 th European Sugar Conference will give you the chance to hear first-hand information on the impact that EU sugar reform will have within Europe , its trading partners and the world’s major producing regions. The conference is also a unique opportunity to discuss with policy...

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM IAIN COCKBURN, Boston University and NBER Is the Pharmaceutical Industry in a Productivity Crisis? SCOTT STERN, Northwestern University and NBER When Ideas Are Not Free: The Impact of Patents on ScientificResearch PAULA STEPHAN, Georgia State University Wrapping it up in a...

Preparing for REACH 2006 will bring together industry experts, key stakeholders and the policy-makers themselves to discuss workable strategies and implementation procedures for both upstream manufacturers as well as downstream users. Now is the time for action and this highly focussed two-day...