Empirical or theoretical papers in the following areas are especially welcome: - Measurement of national income and wellbeing - Income distribution - Inequality (of income, wealth, education or opportunities) - Poverty - Socioeconomic mobility - Definition and measurement of the middle class -...

The main theme of ICPR 22 is CHALLENGES FOR SUSTAINABLE OPERATIONS, from an interdisciplinary perspective. Topics: - ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING - OPERATIONS STRATEGY AND PERFORMANCE - PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND MANAGEMENT - SUPPLY CHAIN AND LOGISTICS - SERVICE ENGINEERING -...

"In Rio this year, thinkers, doers and leaders from diverse economies around the world will focus on how both policymakers and startup communities can better understand each other and work together to promote an environment more conducive to startups and the growth of young firms. The Congress...

The conference "Asset Pricing and Portfolio Allocation in the Long Run" will discuss and propose solutions to some of the main problems involving the characterization of long-run risks affecting consumption and their implications for asset pricing and portfolio choice. Those risks are originated...

The objective of this Conference is to bring the academic community and industry together, in order to discuss risk management and commodity trading (agricultural, energy, environmental and metal commodities), in accordance with the themes of interest suggested by the Executive...

The Global Economic Symposium aims to identify global challenges, examine their policy and business implications, and formulate concrete action responses to them. The Symposium is divided into Themes and each theme covers several symposium Sessions. Each Session of the GES deals with a problem...

DEA2012 plans to bring together researchers and practitioners interested in the development of the DEA methodology and its applications to performance management in both public and private sectors. Theoretical and empirical papers on DEA and related fields in efficiency and productivity analysis...

Throughout history, agriculture and natural resources have been used for the production of food, feed, fiber, fuel, and environmental goods. Recent developments in demand (both in terms of quantity and quality), technology, and traditional energy and chemistry markets have reinforced the demand...

The international symposium on “Inclusive Agro- Enterprise Development” is a part of the technical program of IAAE’s Triennial Conference of 2012. Areas of special interest for discussion include: - Business models linking producers and buyers - Agro-industry clusters, agribusiness...

The VI World Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association (SEA) has the objective to bring together economists, econometricians and regional scientists to discuss the present achievements and future challenges and opportunities in spatial data analysis. The 2012 SEA World Conference plans...