In this seminar we will aim to analyse how the new system operates, explore its impact on the financial system more generally, and consider its implications for financial regulation. The following topics will be covered: - the structure of the new collateral-based banking system; - the impact of...

Monetary Theory and Policy - Simon Gilchrist (Boston University and NBER) This course examines theoretical foundations of New Keynesian Models and their implications for the conduct of monetary policy. The course emphasizes empirically relevant models that are suitable for policy analysis. The...

The conference organizers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics: - The interactions between aggregate demand and the labor market; jobless recoveries; and the macroeconomic implications of long-term unemployment. - Macroeconomic policies in times of a crisis;...

The theme of our association's 14th Congress is »Agri-Food and Rural Innovations for Healthier Societies«. The programme committee invites scholarly contributions from all fields of agricultural economics and related disciplines.

Conference theme brings together the variety of changing expectations influencing farming – from local and international consumers to tourists and citizens in our local communities. The expectations on farmers span environmental issues, animal welfare, food safety, food quality, biosecurity,...

It is no news to anybody that power, culture and the economy are interlinked. Yet answers to the question how they are interlinked vary considerably. Orthodox economists approach the issues of power and culture from the viewpoint of utility calculation. Radical cultural constructionists claim...

The conference focuses on the economic consequences of financial frictions in global capital markets.

The seminar will be taught from the perspective of the practitioner with the aim of discussing techniques that can improve upon classical econometric methods, or are more convenient alternatives. The topics covered are likely to include: - introduction to Bayesian analysis and Gibbs sampling; -...

Topics: - International development - Climate change - Biofuels - Linkages between food and health - The Farm Bill - Land use and water resource issues - Regional economics - Business economics - Behavioral economics

The Summer School is organised around the understanding and acknowledgment of the capital factors that contribute to building local development strategies. Such a specific mission is strongly based on the theoretical concept of “territorial capital” and its dimensions. - Cognitive capital. -...