The organizing committee of this conference invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on competition in banking. Specific topics of interest are (but not limited to): • Competition and stability: trade-off or complementarity? • Industrial organization of...

Conference Programme: Session 1: Global mortgage and housing markets: outlook for 2010 and beyond Session 2: Post crisis lender/borrower relationship: what's in store? Session 3: Funding the recovery: challenges and opportunities Session 4: A new landscape for the financial sector: stakeholder...

Session themes: Session 1: Provision of liquidity and Lender of Last Resort operations: effectiveness, governance, cross-border and cross currency issues Session 2: Cross-border bank resolution Session 3: Deposit guarantee schemes: How to re-establish clients’ confidence Session 4: Limits of...

Themes: - Providing health insurance to the poor - The African microinsurance experience - Scientific track – Economic analysis of microinsurance markets

The conference will be organized around a number of themes on the following broad issues: 1. Innovation, education, health, inequality and development 2. Population dynamics, gender equity, migration and development 3. Agriculture, fishing, biofuel, energy systems, water supply, transport,...

Microfinance sector is developing at a rapid pace creating a growing demand for experienced professionals but also precise research within microfinance and credit institutions, banks and development investment funds in Europe and abroad. Topics: - Gender & Women Empowerment - Governance and...

The focus will be on the interplay between finance and insurance but also other topics in actuarial and financial mathematics are welcome.