The 98th Annual Conference on Taxation will cover a broad range of topics including, but not limited to, taxation and tax policies; expenditure policies; government budgeting; intergovernmental fiscal relations; and subnational, national, and international public finance.

The post-war period has witnessed a dramatic increase in international trade flows and foreign direct investment, as well as in the number of firms that produce outside of national borders. The objective of the conference is to improve our understanding of the impact of these trends. Specific...

"Portugal, Europe and the Mediterranean: economies and societies in historical perspective" is the main subject of this meeting. Sevket Pamuk (from the Ataturk Institute for Modern Turkish History, Bogaziçi University) will be our Key Note speaker on Turkey and the Mediterranean in the Early...

The broad topics include: Finance: Corporate finance, asset pricing, derivatives, market microstructure, financial intermediation, international finance, etc. Accounting: Financial accounting, disclosure, valuation, forecasting, earnings management, strategic cost, corporate governance,...

Schaffen eines österreichweiten Diskussionsforums für theoretische und empirische Forschungsarbeiten auf dem Gebiet des Bankwesens und der Finanzwirtschaft. Förderung der Zusammenarbeit innerhalb der Hochschulen und der Zusammenarbeit mit der Praxis.

The new WTO agenda of trade bargaining concentrates on how to proceed with the Doha Agenda in near future: This conference aims also to discuss the special role of the EU. (1) Liberalization of trade: e.g. in agricultural products; the Common Agriculture Policy; and food security; (2) GATS: to...

The aim of this one-day conference is to enhance the interaction among researchers interested in intermediation. Hamid Mehran of the NY Fed and Alexander Ljungqvist of Stern are the organizers.

Sind die Deutschen nun „Spendenweltmeister“ oder engagieren sie sich in diesem Feld eher zurückhaltend? Obwohl aus unterschiedlichen Erhebungen und Untersuchungen Angaben zum Spendenverhalten der Bürger präsentiert werden, mangelt es in Deutschland noch immer an gesicherten Daten, die...

1. To provide opportunity for discussing the current trends, issues and challenges in rebuilding public confidence 2. To provide a platform of discussion and dissemination of research findings undertaken in the field of accounting and governance 3. To develop industrial linkages in promoting...

The subject of our November teleconference will be the U.S. Regional Outlook, hosted by Economy.com Managing Director, Dr. Steven Cochrane. The teleconference will begin on Thursday, November 18, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EST. An accompanying PowerPoint slide presentation will be made available. Each...