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 -...

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...

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....

Der Städtetourismus zählt seit einigen Jahren zu den dynamischsten Segmenten des Tourismussektors. Vor allem Großstädte, aber auch mittlere Städte konnten wachsende Besucherzahlen verzeichnen. Der Städtetourismus trägt damit in vielen Städten zunehmend zum wirtschaftlichen Wachstum bei....

This conference is open to all researchers who are interested in the relationship between real estate markets and capital markets. We welcome contributions in finance and economics, as well as in economic and urban geography, regional science, urban development planning, demography and...

Ziel des Workshops ist es, zusammen mit Vertretern aus Politik, Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft Rahmenbedingungen der energetischen Aufwertung von Gebäuden sowie Implikationen politischer Eingriffe in diesem Bereich aus wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Perspektive zu beleuchten und zu...

Das diesjährige Symposium widmet sich dem Thema "Nachhaltigkeit in der Immobilienwirtschaft" und findet wie gewohnt im Vorfeld der EXPO REAL am 3. Oktober 2011 in Regensburg statt.

The goal of the conference is to discuss the latest theoretical and empirical research from all areas of finance. In cooperation with the IRE|BS International Real Estate Business School at the University of Regensburg, the conference will include a special session on topics related to real...