It is no hidden secret, to deliver optimal customer service and to minimize costs, companies need to prepare accurate forecasts. This conference will help professionals who are involved with the forecasting function, whether directly or indirectly, to gain knowledge about best practices used...

Theoretically, empirically and policy orientated papers on all deregulated and/or privatized Industries and on related issues are welcomed for presentation. Covered industries may include, but are not limited to: energy, telecommunication, railways, air transport and postal services among others.

GARNET's core theme is ‘Global Governance, Regionalisation and Regulation: the Role of the EU’. To integrate research from Europe and beyond, GARNET organises an international conference every year starting 2006. This one, held in Amsterdam, will be the first.

EARIE aims to provide a forum for the exchange of theories and research findings in the wider field of industrial economics and industrial organization. Researchers broadly consistent with these aims are invited to submit their papers for the 2006 conference.

The conference will focus on the relation between innovation, competition, and growth, both at the firm, industry, and macroeconomic levels. Contributions will address such topics as the nature of technical change, the role of market and competition, the role of entrepreneurship, the...

The themes of the conference are: - Financial Institutions and Markets - Corporate Finance and Governance - Financial stability and the macro economy - Finance and growth