The subject of the conference is "Macro-Financial Linkages." Possible topics include (but are not restricted to): (1) the role of finance in transmitting and amplifying real shocks, including international spillovers; (2) the financial sector as a source of (international) disturbances,...

Session 1: Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) after ten years: what has the EMU brought to consumers and the corporate sector? Prices and quantities Session 2: Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) after ten years: what has the EMU brought to consumers and the corporate sector? The evolution and the...

The submission of research papers in the following fields is especially encouraged: - The Evolution of Retail Finance - Financial Retail Services Integration and Regulation - The Real Effects of Retail Financial Services

The conference brings together leading academics, practitioners and policy makers to discuss the European regulatory framework in light of the recent events in the credit markets and the banking system. The purpose is to get a better understanding of the future development of the European...

Topics: - Interactions among monetary areas, including exchange rates and global imbalances - Interactions within a monetary union: countries, regions, and sectors - Design, implementation, and communication of policy - Role of frictions: real rigidities, nominal inertia, search, financial...

The conference will provide a forum to present recent theoretical and empirical research narrowing the gap between "open-economy macro" and "finance" approaches to international financial issues. Topics: • Monetary policy and asset prices in an open economy • Policies for managing capital...

The conference aims to provide a forum for discussing theoretical and empirical research on the causes and consequences of structural reforms—especially in terms of their effect on growth, macroeconomic stability, and resilience to shocks. The aim is to cover structural reforms very broadly,...