The objective of this joint conference with the Deutsche Bundesbank is to discuss recent work connecting financial markets and monetary policy. An understanding of how monetary policy is formulated, implemented, and interpreted is of considerable importance to economists, market players, and,...

The objectives of the conference are 1) to present state-of-the-art international research on how improvements in the functioning of financial systems and related policies influence behavior and enhance economic performance and long-run growth prospects, especially in Europe, and 2) to provide a...