INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCES

advancing inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary studies on social sciences

...economics║finance ║ business ║ management║ politics║ public governance║ sociology║country studies...

Home
Organization
Call for Papers
Submission
Venue
Registration
Accommodation
Grant
Important Dates
Conference Program
Main Speakers
Social Program
About Izmir
Transportation
Proceedings
Presentation Guide
Download
Contact

 

CALL FOR PAPERS and TOPIC AREAS  (TRACKS / THEMES)

 

The Social Sciences Research Society (SOSRES)  encourages submissions of abstracts and/or full text papers in the following topic areas.

Economics

Business Studies

Education

Ethnic Studies

History

International Relations

Management

Political Science

Psychology

Public Administration & Public Governance

Sociology

Urban and Regional Planning

Other Areas of Social Science

Cross-disciplinary areas of the above related to each other or other areas.

 

 

ECONOMICS TOPIC AREAS : IN GENERAL

 

General Economics

Economic Methodology

Schools of Economics

Household Behavior and

Family Economics

Production and Organizations

Market Structure and Pricing

Welfare Economics

Public Finance

Public Choice

Prices, Business Fluctuations,

and Cycles

Economic Policy

International Finance

International Economics

Financial Economics

Corporate Finance and Governance

Public Economics

Labor Economics

Law and Economics

Regulatory Economics

Economic Development

Development Planning and Policy

Technological Change;
   Measurement of Economic

Growth; Aggregate Productivity

Economic Systems

Comparative Economic Systems

Other Areas of Economics

 

        GENERAL ECONOMICS THEMES

 

·         Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists

·         Relation of Economics to Other Disciplines

·         Relation of Economics to Social Values

·         Sociology of Economics

·         Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology

·         Etc.

 

 

         GAME THEORY AND BARGAINING THEORY THEMES

 

·         Cooperative Games

·         Non-cooperative Games

·         Stochastic and Dynamic Games

·         Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory

·         Etc.

 

 

       INCOME DISTRIBUTION AND POVERTY THEMES

 

·         Personal Income, Wealth, and Their Distributions

·         Factor Income Distribution

·         Income Inequalities

·         Globalization and Income Inequalities

·         Poverty

·         Etc.

 

 

        ANALYSIS OF COLLECTIVE DECISION-MAKING THEMES

 

·         Social Choice; Clubs; Committees

·         Public Choice

·         Associations

·         Economic Models of Political Processes

·         Special Interest Groups

·         Rent-Seeking

·         Elections, Legislatures

·         Voting

·         Political Competition

·         Political Ethics, Economics and Politics of Corruption

·         Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations

·         Positive Analysis of Policy-Making and Implementation

·         Etc.

 

 

      PRICES, BUSINESS FLUCTUATIONS, AND CYCLES THEMES

 

·         Price Level; Inflation; Deflation etc.

·         Business Fluctuations; Cycles

·         Forecasting and Simulation

·         Fiscal and Monetary Policies for Business Fluctuations

·         Etc.

 

 

     MONETARY ECONOMICS THEMES

 

 

·         Monetarism

·         Rational Expectations Theory

·         Prices and Inflation

·         Monetary Reform

·         Central Bank Independence

·         Etc.

 

 

    INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS THEMES

 

·         International Economic Order

·         Globalization: General Trade

·         Commercial Policy; Protection; Promotion; Trade Negotiations

·         Country and Industry Studies of Trade

·         Economic Integration

·         Trade and Labor Market Interactions

·         Trade and Environment

·         International Factor Movements and International Business

·         International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements

·         International Migration

·         Multinational Firms; International Business

·         Etc.

 

 

    INTERNATIONAL FINANCE THEMES

 

·         Foreign Exchange

·         Current Account Adjustment

·         Short-Term Capital Movements

·         International Monetary Arrangements and Institutions

·         International Lending and Debt Problems

·         Foreign Aid

·         Financial Aspects of Economic Integration

·         Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance

·         Etc.

 

 

    FINANCIAL ECONOMICS THEMES

 

·         General Financial Markets

·         Portfolio Choice

·         Asset Pricing

·         Contingent Pricing; Futures Pricing

·         Information and Market Efficiency

·         International Financial Markets

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Financial Institutions and Services

·         Banks; Other Depository Institutions

·         Mortgages

·         Insurance; Insurance Companies

·         Pension Funds; Other Private Financial Institutions

·         Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Corporate Finance and Governance

·         Capital Budgeting; Investment Policy

·         Financing Policy; Capital and Ownership Structure

·         Bankruptcy; Liquidation

·         Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

·         Payout Policy

·         Government Policy and Regulation

·         Etc.

 

 

   PUBLIC ECONOMICS & PUBLIC FINANCE THEMES

 

·         Structure and Scope of Government

·         Structure, Scope, and Performance of Government

·         Taxation and Other Public Revenues

·         Optimal Taxation

·         Externalities;  Environmental Taxes and Subsidies

·         Personal Income and Other Non-business Taxes and Subsidies

·         Business Taxes and Subsidies

·         Tax Evasion

·         Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

·         Publicly Provided Goods

·         National Budget, Deficit, and Debt

·         State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations

·         Etc.

 

 

   LAW AND ECONOMICS THEMES

 

·         Regulatory Economics

·         Regulation and Business Law

·         Public Choice

·         Constitutional Economics

·         Rules & Institutions

·         Institutional Economics

·         Etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUSINESS AND GOVERNANCE TOPIC AREAS: IN GENERAL

 

 

Management Science

Human Resource

Management

Organizational

Behavior

Strategic Management

Leadership

Business Statistics

Operations Research

Business Intelligence

Change Management

Communications Management

Corporate Governance

Information Technology Management

Cost Management

Business Performance Management

Total Quality Management

Stress Management

Supply Change Management

Systems Thinking

Systems Management

Time Management

Resource Management

Public Relations

Product Management

 

Other Related Topics

Business Education

Business Ethics

Business Law

Case studies related to Business

Decision Sciences 

Entrepreneurship 

Industrial Engineering 

International Business

Information Systems

Management Information Systems 

Manufacturing Engineering 

Organizational Communication

Taxes (related areas of taxes)

Travel/Transportation/Tourism

Marketing

Marketing Research

New Product Development

Marketing Strategy

Consumer Behavior

Advertising Management

Other areas of Business

 

 

 

 

 

       MARKETING THEMES

 

·         Marketing Philosophy

·         The Role of Marketing in Strategic Planning.

·         Relationship Marketing

·         Marketing in SME's

·         Public Relations Strategies

·         Market and Industry Stakeholder Needs.

·         International Strategies

·         The Development and Utilization of Marketing Plans.

·         Marketing Effectiveness at the Operational and Strategic Levels.

·         Brand management

·         Etc.

 

 

     ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SMALL BUSINESSES THEMES

 

·         Entrepreneurship Theory

·         Intrapreneurship and Corporate Innovation

·         Training and education for Entrepreneurship

·         Women and Entrepreneurship

·         The Entrepreneurial Personality

·         Entrepreneurship Growth and Performance

·         Small Businesses

·         Clusters

·         Competitiveness and Small Businesses

·         Etc.

 

    HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT THEMES

 

·         New Theoretical Perspectives on Human Resource Management

·         The Changing Role of Human Resource Management

·         Managing Organizational Performance

·         Motivation

·         Recognition & Reward

·         Hiring & Firing

·         Recruitment

·         Etc.

 

 

     INFORMATION SYSTEMS THEMES

 

·         e-business

·         Information and Strategy

·         Benefits From Information Systems

·         Knowledge Management

·         Globalization and Information Systems

·         Managing the Digital Divide

·         Information Systems and Security

·         Information, Corporate Responsibility and Ethical Issues

·         SMEs and Information Systems

·         Etc.

 

 

     INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS THEMES

 

·         International Strategic Alliances

·         Globalization

·