dc.description | Scientific Council of the Conference: Prof. Zofia Wysokińska, PhD, University of Lodz, Poland; Prof. Elżbieta Kryńska, PhD, University of Lodz, Poland; Associate Prof. Piotr Urbanek, PhD, University of Lodz, Poland; Prof. Li–Jiuan Chen–Rabich, PhD, Tamkang University in Taipei, Taiwan; Associate Prof. Yuri Kirillov, PhD, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Omsk, Russia; Prof. Sergey Metelev, PhD, Plekhanov Russian University of Economics, Omsk, Russia.
Conference Themes:
• Financial markets:
– Capital market investors & investments,
– Business valuation/ market valuation,
– International financial market and its impact on national economies,
– Causes and effects of global financial crisis,
– Financial risk and return on capital,
– Current trends in banking sector development;
• Globalization and international economics:
– Economic integration,
– European integration, Eurozone – problems and challenges ahead,
– Shaping global economy – multinational corporations,
– Financial liberalization,
– International trade,
– Foreign direct investments;
• Management in the public sector:
– Corporate governance in the public sector,
– The concept of new public management,
– Management and policies in the municipal companies,
– The role of management in the functioning of local government,
– The Civil Budget as a new way of management in public finance;
• Social aspects of economics:
– Social justice in economy– perception of inequality and poverty,
– Cultural values in economic life– the role of culture in Economic Development,
– Social economy –third sector activity in a political and economic context,
– Corporate social responsibility within the broader context of socially responsible,
consumption and production,
– Social networks and their impact on global economy,
– Family Economics– decision–making in the family, division of labor, intergeneration issues;
• Politics and economic policy:
– Economic and social aftermath of wars and crises,
– Institutional Change in Eastern Europe after the collapse of Soviet Union,
– Game and decision theory of international political economy,
– Role of the nation state, national competitiveness in a globalized world,
– Contemporary Theories of Political Economy;
• Entrepreneurship and innovation issues:
– The role of framework conditions in fostering entrepreneurial activities,
– The determinants and outcomes of firm’s innovative activities,
– International entrepreneurship and international strategies of SMEs,
– New trends in innovation and entrepreneurship,
– Governmental innovation policy,
– Research methods in modern economy;
• Urban and regional economics:
– Contemporary spatial structures. Their economic conditions and consequences,
– New trends of urban and regional development,
– Sustainable cities and regions. An economic approach,
– Globalised urban environments. Users and their preferences,
– Real estate market after the crisis. Post-speculative reality?
Venue of the Conference: University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, POW street 3/5, Lodz.
Contact: • Conference chairman: Emilia Klepczarek, MA, e–mail: e.klepczarek@uni.lodz.pl; • Conference secretary: Diana Koplanyi, MA, e–mail: Diana.Koplanyi@uni.lodz.pl.
Conference Website: http://economytoday.pl/, www.eksoc.uni.lodz.pl, ikndeksoc@uni.lodz.pl. | pl_PL |