The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

The financial crisis has brought to light the evolution in banking models over the past decade, and triggered discussions on regulatory intervention on the perimeter of bank activities in the US and in Europe. The conference aims to examine the extent to which banking models and banking...

Ideas and innovations are important drivers of sustainable success in knowledge-intensive economies. Ultimately, innovative company performance crucially depends on the motivation and creativity of employees. For this reason, companies increasingly demand effective practices to improve the...

The focus of the conference will be on the assessment of green growth strategies. The goal is to clarify the challenges of smart and sustainable growth as well as to provide solutions. There will be an introduction to the green growth debate, given by Ottmar Edenhofer (PIK & MCC), a summary of...

With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

The recent financial crisis has dramatically expanded the perimeter of the financial regulation. This conference aims to provoke a fruitful debate between academics and practitioners, by bringing together state of the art research on the new domains of financial regulation, and the new tools...

The workshop will bring together academic scholars and economists from central banks and international institutions. The program will cover the role of financial and macroeconomic factors in oil price dynamics, forecasting methods of its future evolution, and the role of oil exports in the...

The measurement of IT-based services productivity is at the heart of the ProdIT research project, which is patronized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The aim of this workshop is to share know-how and experiences on the measurement of service productivity....

The MaCCI Law and Economics Conference on Net Neutrality aims to provide a platform for discussion between researchers and practitioners in state authorities, legal counsel, and economic consultancies on net neutrality. We welcome submissions with a legal or economic perspective on net...

Educational inequalities have attracted growing interest in research as well as in the political debate due to the increased relevance of cognitive and non-cognitive skills on the labour market. Educational and social policies with the goal to reduce educational inequality and to achieve a...