This e-book includes a number of papers presented in the International Conference of Applied Economics (ICOAE 2009), held at the Conference Centre of the Kastoria Campus of the Technological Institute of Western Macedonia, from 27th to 30th May, 2009. The aim of the conference is to bring together economists from different fields of Applied Economic Research in order to share methods and ideas. The topics covered include (but are not limited to): Applied Macroeconomics, Applied International Economics, Applied Microeconomics including Industrial Organisations, Applied work on International Trade Theory including European Integration, Applied Financial Economics, Applied Agricultural Economics, Applied Labour and Demographic Economics, Applied Health Economics, Applied Education Economic.