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...

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...

Session I: Macroeconomic Dimensions of Integration and Trade Session II: Economic Policy Dimensions of Integration and Trade Session III: Institutional Dimensions of Integration and Trade Papers submitted to these sessions should have a focus on trade, investment and regional integration issues,...

Can Slovenia sharpen its competitive edge? Despite healthy growth, the business community expects the new government to markedly improve Slovenian competitiveness and remove obstacles to doing business. But will the new government rise to the challenge? Slovenia isn’t looking as attractive as...

Der Tag der Deutschen Außenwirtschaft ist der 13. September 2005. Dann treffen sich im Bremer Congress Centrum die Experten und Fachleute zum 6. Deutschen Außenwirtschaftstag. Das hochkarätig besetzte und renommierte Fachforum unterstützt Sie mit entscheidenden Informationen und Kontakten...

The Euro-Mediterranean Partnership process, also referred to as the ‘Barcelona Process’, encompasses politics, security, cultural dialogue, human rights promotion and, as its centrepiece, a planned free-trade area covering all states of the European Union and the non-member states of the...

The two-day conference will span a broad range of topics, including growth, trade and finance for development; poverty and inequality; strategies for poverty reduction; conflict; and economic policy-making for development. Presentations will deal not only with current research issues but will...

The conference aims to bring together academics, researchers in central banks and policy-makers to discuss the existing empirical evidence on structural changes brought about, either directly or indirectly, by the introduction of the euro in five areas: Trade integration Structural reforms in...

1. World economic outlook World economy in 2005; Creative societies, dynamic economies; Towards a bio-economy; Information technology and growth; Risk assessment and evaluation; Corporate governance. 2. Energy Investment challenges in the energy sector; Global energy mix and energy security;...

The Conference is intended to provide a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Migration and Labour Market Adjustment.