Past Events

ICEM2015: Management of State Owned Enterprises: Organization, Strategy & Innovation

The following panels were part of the ICEM 2015:

- Logistics (Responsible: Manuel Torres; ANEC/Logistics Group) 


- Mathematics (Responsible: Sira Allende; Faculty of Mathematics UH) 

- Information Management (Responsible: Till Winkler; Copenhagen Business School) 

- Management and Quantitative Techniques (Responsible: Faculty of Economics, UH) 

- Management of State owned Enterprises and Innovation within SOE (Responsible: Faculty of Economics, UH) 

ICEM and EcaD* 2014: Growth and Development in the global context

*1er CONGRESO INTERNACIONAL DE ECONOMÍA, CONTABILIDAD Y ADMINISTRACIÓN

In  this  event,  experts  from  all  over  the  world  will  have  the  chance  to  exchange  their

opinions  about  current  issues  on  economy,  accounting  and  management. The  proposed thematic areas are:
 
1. Growth and economic policies for development
2. Global value chains and integration
3. Bank and finances in the international context
4. Management and business networks
5. Innovation, entrepreneurship y PYMES
6. Accounting, auditing and social responsibility
7. Cooperatives, local development and Solidarity Economy
8. Economy and Environmental Management
9. Economy and gender equity



For further information please visit congresoeconomia.uh.cu

ICEM 2013: <b>Human Capital and Development</b>

Human capital is one of the most important factors for successful economic development. A recent study attributes between half to two-thirds of Latin America's growth deficit in comparison with other regions to human capital (footnote). The devastating test results Latin American countries report give little hope of fast relief. Given these preconditions, the question arises how governments in Latin America should design economic policy given that physical "bricks and mortar" investments into schools have produced few results in the past. While Cuba constitutes a lone outlier in Latin American test results, it has yet to discover the mechanisms that translate this advantage into sustainable growth benefiting large fractions of its population.
ICEM strives to address the issues touched upon above. The conference organizers particularly invite submissions of papers addressing the implementation and evaluation of policy measures regarding human capital creation and distribution and its efficient use as a productive and innovative resource. Papers discussing "old" and "new" markets - from traditional industry to the internet economy - and necessary regulatory reforms as in national and international labor markets are especially welcome

Additionally to this year's main topic submissions are invited in the following areas:

  • Social Policy and Income Inequality
  • Information Economics, Networks and Human Capital
  • Demography and Migration
  • Growth, Efficiency and Regulation
  • International Trade and Productivity
  • Innovation and Human Capital
  • Impact Evaluation of Human Capital Investment
  • Macroeconomic Policy and Development
  • FDI, Financial Markets and Volatility
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Local Development &amp; Sectoral Economics
  • Sustainable Development
  • Applied Quantitative Methods
  • Logistics and Management

(footnote) Hanushek, Eric A. & Woessmann, Ludger, 2012. "Schooling, educational achievement, and the Latin American growth puzzle," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 99(2), pages 497-512.

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ICEM 2012: Innovation, Efficiency and Economic Development

The role of innovation as an important driver for economic development has long been incorporated in textbook models of economic growth. However, with the exception of China as a new innovative champion, the rate of innovation in developing countries is less than five percent of all innovative activities worldwide. Thus, the question of whether and how these countries can successfully use an innovative development strategy still remains. Along with fostering a climate of innovation, an efficient use of resources and effective economic institutions are necessary preconditions for the successful implementation of a development strategy. Nevertheless, academia and professionals tend to disagree about the areas and ways to create a competitive environment with the given restrictions of developing countries. In order to advance the discussion of this topic, the program committee particularly invites submissions of papers dealing with the implementation of policies to create an efficient and innovative environment and their effect on economic and social performance.

A particular emphasis was given to the following sub-topics:

  • Growth, Efficiency and Regulation
  • Technology and Innovation
  • The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises for Development
  • Macroeconomic Policy and Development
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • International Economics &amp; Finance
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Social Policy, Demography &amp; Income Inequality
  • Local Development &amp; Sectoral Economics
  • Labor Markets, Employment and Human Resources
  • Sustainable Development
  • Applied Quantitative Methods
  • Logistics and Management

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ICEM 2011: Aiming for Higher Economic Efficiency - The Effectiveness of Economic Policy in-between Regulation and Deregulation

As countries struggle to overcome the aftermath of the global crisis, economic policies as regulation and deregulation have gained an increasing importance for solving underlying economic problems. The program committee invited the submission of papers discussing the implementation of regulatory or deregulatory policies and their effect on economic and social performance.

A particular emphasis was given to the following sub-topics:

  • Growth, Efficiency and Regulation
  • Macroeconomic Policy and Development
  • The Role of Small and Medium Enterprises for Development
  • Corporate Social Development in Developing Countries
  • Foreign Direct Investment
  • International Economics &amp; Finance
  • Monetary and Fiscal Policy
  • Social Policy &amp; Income Inequality
  • Technology and Innovation
  • Local Development &amp; Sectoral Economics
  • Labor Markets, Employment and Human Resources
  • Applied Quantitative Methods
  • Logistics and Management