This workshop will examine a broad range of economic issues relating to organizations, including: incentive contracts with external and internal parties and managerial remuneration; the organization of production, the use of labour and wage structures; the design of hierarchies; the allocation...

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...

Bringing together biofuel producers, traders, sugar millers, technology companies, shipping and logistics companies and users of fuel, industrial and beverage ethanol, F.O. Licht’s Ethanol Latin America conference will be a unique opportunity to network and hear from key industry players from...

Topics: 1. Analysis of the impacts of climate change on agriculture: simulations and projections 2. Climate change and sustainability of agricultural production systems 3. Adaption strategies for agriculture in the face of climate change: systems of production, risks in agriculture, and policies...

This Forum will provide a key platform for the sharing of information and discussion of the most important regional social security trends and priority issues in Africa. A unique networking opportunity, the Forum will bring together social security administrators, policy-makers and international...

Migrants from Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and North Africa continue to make their home in Western Europe - but how well are their needs being met? Migrant banking in Europe offers a range of exciting opportunities for both financial and non-financial players. For instance, there is a small...

Conference themes: 1. Competitive advantage of countries and regions: how do small open economies compete? 2. Regional and urban competitiveness: creativity and innovative drivers of urban competitiveness 3. New Thinking: Innovation systems and sustainable business models 4. Growing the...

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...