Topics relevant to time use research: Children, youth; Child and elder care; Communication and media; Couple (intra-household allocation, bargaining, division of labor, time together); Data collection & quality; Food and eating; Free time and leisure; Health; Housework/household production; Local...

The conference theme of 2010 is: “What Economics, Management, Marketing, and Finance. Can Learn from Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychophysiology” Manuscripts should combine concepts from neuroscience and/or psychology with problems of business and economics.

Referent: Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Bruno S. Frey (Universität Zürich) Gegenwärtig spielt sich in der Ökonomie eine beinahe revolutionäre Entwicklung ab. Die direkte empirische Erfassung des subjektiven Wohlbefindens fordert die traditionelle Ökonomie heraus, inspiriert sie zu neuen...

The conference will provide a forum for leading renowned figures from across the world in economics, politics, civil society, and academia to discuss different perspectives on the recent financial crisis and the international economy.

Topics: - Magnitude of the costs of conflict in cross-country analysis - Effects on health and schooling - Household coping strategies in (post-)conflict situations - The relationship between conflict and foreign investment - Accounting techniques for the calculation of conflict costs - Case...