SIEDS Italian Society of Economics, Demography and Statistics

XLIX SIEDS Scientific Meeting 2012

2012-01-20T02:58:00.000-08:00

The XLIX Scientific Meeting will be held the 24th, 25th and 26th of May 2012 in San Benedetto del Tronto AP (Italy), at Università Politecnica delle Marche.The Theme will be "Mobility and Development: the Role of Tourism".--------La XLIX Riunione Scientifica si terrà il 24, 25 e 26 maggio 2012 a San Benedetto del Tronto (AP), sede distaccata dell’Università Politecnica delle Marche di Ancona,

China's currency. Yuan goes up, must come down

2011-12-22T00:54:00.000-08:00

From: The ECONOMISTEconomics - free exchange(http://www.economist.com/blogs/dailychart/2011/07/big-mac-index)Dec 7th 2011, 11:29 by R.A. | LONDONBACK in July, a souped-up version of The Economist's Big Mac index indicated that China's currency actually seemed to be near its fair value. That didn't prevent politicians in America and elsewhere from keeping the pressure on China to allow its

China - USA relations. (Video NBC) Interview: Malcolm Riddell, China Expert

2011-03-22T02:30:00.000-07:00

In a spin. A bearish perspective on the market in 2011

2011-01-03T23:39:00.000-08:00

Dec 29th 2010 | from PRINT EDITIONEconomist.com/blogs/buttonwood BEFORE reality TV ruled the airwaves, the Saturday night schedules on the BBC would often feature a variety show with singers, comedians and novelty acts. One favourite was a man spinning plates on top of poles, an act that involved a lot of dashing about to avoid disaster. Central banks have

Quality of death

2010-07-14T23:21:00.000-07:00

July 14th 2010From Economist.comA ranking of care for the dying by countryCUSTOMER-satisfaction surveys are, alas, unsuitable for rating the quality of death. So the Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister group to The Economist, has devised a ranking of end-of-life care, published on Wednesday July 14th. It rates 40 mostly rich countries by how well they care for the dying. Britain tops

Avant le G20, Pékin admet une appréciation limitée du yuan

2010-06-21T02:19:00.000-07:00

[ 21/06/10 - 01H00 - Les Echos - actualisé à 00:36:16 ] Samedi soir, la banque centrale chinoise a solennellement annoncé que le régime de change du yuan allait être progressivement assoupli. Les économistes n'anticipent toutefois qu'une poussée graduée de la devise chinoise.YANN ROUSSEAU, Les EchosDE NOTRE CORRESPONDANT À PEKIN.A18

XLVII SIEDS Scientific meeting

2010-03-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

A moving world:Multidisciplinary approach to migrationsprogramme Deadline for abstract and title submission: 31 march 2010Milan, 27-28 and 29 may 2010Venue: Università degli Studi di Milano – BicoccaPiazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1 - Milano (Italy) -----------------------------------------------------Un mondo in movimento:approccio multidisciplinare ai fenomeni migratoriprogrammaMilano, 27-28 e 29

Chinese banks

2010-02-28T23:08:00.000-08:00

Hole sale Feb 25th 2010 | HONG KONGFrom The Economist print editionCapital calls by Chinese financial institutions elicit questions THE bill for China’s bank-lending spree is coming due. An announcement on February 23rd by China’s fifth-largest lender, the Bank of Communications (BoCom), of a 42 billion yuan ($6.15 billion) rights offering, created a stir in Asian financial markets—not

Chine : la politique bancaire inquiète les marchés

2010-01-26T07:50:00.000-08:00

[ 26/01/10 - 10H20 - Reuters ] SHANGHAI, 26 janvier (Reuters) - L'entrée en vigueur mardi du relèvement des réserves obligatoires pour certaines banques chinoises a déstabilisé les marchés boursiers, très sensibles désormais aux modifications de la politique monétaire de Pékin.Les marchés sont d'autant plus inquiets qu'un article de presse a

New-year irresolution

2010-01-04T23:50:00.000-08:00

Economics focus Dec 30th 2009From The Economist print editionHow to combat the natural tendency to procrastinateEACH New Year’s Day lots of people make plans to do more exercise or give up smoking. But by January 2nd many of them have not moved from the sofa or are lighting another cigarette. Such triumphs of optimism over experience are common enough. But like other examples of

Contraction de plus de 10% du commerce mondial en 2009, estime Lamy

2009-12-07T03:43:00.000-08:00

[ 07/12/09 - 09H53 - actualisé à 09:53:00 ] (Source : LESECHOS.fr) Le directeur général de l'OMC a admis que les gouvernements avaient réalisé des progrès pour lutter contre la crise, mais qu'ils "étaient encore trop lents" Le commerce mondial devrait se contracter cette année de plus de 10% en raison de la crise économique mondiale, un

Pay for delay

2009-11-10T23:19:00.000-08:00

Economics focusNov 5th 2009From The Economist print editionWage subsidies and fatter jobless benefits have softened the impact of the recession but may yet hurt recoveryAMERICA may lead the rich world in periods of prosperity, but Europe has shown a greater talent for dealing with recession. Unemployment in the euro area has risen by 30% from its pre-crisis levels. America’s jobless rate has more

Two Americans Share Nobel in Economics

2009-10-12T06:01:00.001-07:00

October 13, 2009 By THE NEW YORK TIMES The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science was awarded on Monday to two Americans for their work in economic governance. The prize committee cited Elinor Ostrom of Indiana University “for her analysis of economic governance, especially the commons” and Oliver E. Williamson of the University of California, Berkeley “for his analysis of

PREDICTIONS: NOBEL PRIZE FOR ECONOMICS 2009

2009-10-09T01:19:00.000-07:00

by Antonio Cappiello on 12 October the Nobel Prize for Economic Science 2009 will be awarded. Possible winners: ERNST FEHR Professor and Director of the Institute for Empirical Research in Economics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland JORDI

FRANCE: Forte hausse des défaillances d'entreprises en 2009

2009-09-08T01:43:00.000-07:00

Forte hausse des défaillances d'entreprises en 2009 LEMONDE.FR avec Reuters | 07.09.09 | 20h08 • Mis à jour le 07.09.09 | 20h39a reprise économique a beau pointer le bout de son nez à la rentrée, il n'en reste pas moins que la situation des entreprises françaises reste préoccupante. Selon une étude de l'assureur-crédit Euler Hermes SFAC, il y aura 70 000 défaillances d'entreprises en 2009,

For Today’s Graduate, Just One Word: Statistics

2009-08-10T00:43:00.000-07:00

From the New York Times - August 6, 2009 By STEVE LOHR MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — At Harvard, Carrie Grimes majored in anthropology and archaeology and ventured to places like Honduras, where she studied Mayan settlement patterns by mapping where artifacts were found. But she was drawn to what she calls “all the computer and math stuff” that was part of the job. “People think of

How the euro crept into Britain

2009-08-07T03:41:00.000-07:00

By Marie Jackson BBC News For anyone wondering what to do with a couple of 20 euro notes stuffed in their sock drawer and no holiday in sight on the Continent, there may be a simple answer - spend them in the UK. From the south coast of England to a Birmingham nightclub and a major high street retailer to Edinburgh's Royal Mile, substantial numbers are saying yes to the euro. Quite where this

FINLAND: Helsinki population growth based on immigrants moving from abroad

2009-07-10T02:04:00.000-07:00

Johannes Klein in HELSINGIN SANOMAT INTERNATIONAL EDITION - METROIn recent years, the population growth in Helsinki has clearly been based on migrants from abroad. Last year alone, nearly 6,500 people moved into the Finnish capital from foreign countries, with around half of the immigrants coming from other EU countries, including Germany, Spain, Italy, and France. ”The relative

Who are Roma and travelers? How many are there in Europe?

2009-07-02T23:50:00.000-07:00

Antonio Cappiello this post originally appeared (in Italian) on Neodemos.it and on demography.matters.blog (in English)The knowledge of ROMA and travelers' culture and the quantification and localization of their presence it is of fundamental importance for planning social policies for the protection of minorities, for overcoming the intolerance and for preventing social exclusion. Who are

Russia's ailing economy

2009-06-06T09:04:00.000-07:00

Red square bluesJun 4th 2009From The Economist print editionRussia’s failure to diversify away from oil should worry the KremlinNOT long ago, Russia proudly counted itself as one of the BRICs—with Brazil, India and China, the four emerging-market giants that were outgrowing the rich world. Yet it now makes more sense to talk of the BICs. With GDP shrinking by almost 10% in the year to the first

Germany’s cash-for-clunkers scheme shows some readiness to spend

2009-04-21T06:13:00.000-07:00

The German economyClunk-clickedApr 16th 2009 | BERLINFrom The Economist print editionGermany’s cash-for-clunkers scheme shows some readiness to spendARE Germany’s leaders stubborn penny-pinchers, oblivious to the financial crisis and the urgent need for more fiscal stimulus? This was the charge when Chancellor Angela Merkel teamed up with France’s Nicolas Sarkozy to resist pressure to do more at

Italy: wine sector weathering crisis

2009-04-03T00:08:00.000-07:00

Interest high in Vinitaly despite credit crunch(ANSA) - Verona, April 2 - Italy's wine sector has not been immune to the global economic downturn but it has been able to the weather financial storm, Italian Agriculture Minister Luca Zaia said on Thursday. Speaking at the opening of Vinitaly, Italy's most important wine trade fair, Zaia said ''it is a very difficult moment but this sector has

Lombardy ready for 'bank for poor'

2009-03-04T02:33:00.000-08:00

Region wants to host offshoot of Yunus' Grameen bank(ANSA) - Milan, March 3 - Lombardy would be happy to host a ''bank for the poor'' proposed by Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, the Regional President Roberto Formigoni said on Tuesday.Speaking a day after Yunus unveiled his proposal to open an Italian offshoot of his Grameen Bank, which offers unguaranteed loans to the poor, Formigoni said

The case for transparency in financial markets is not clear-cut

2009-02-25T00:22:00.000-08:00