The conference aims at understanding several questions such as: - How does the interaction between monetary and fiscal policy affect the efficiency and stability of financial markets, both in terms of risk pricing and the composition of portfolios of households and institutional investors, which...

The course introduces students to modern monetary theory. The balance sheets and transactions that are relevant for understanding modern money are examined, with a focus on the Eurozone. Alternative explanations are brought forward that include the idea that banks can create money, that...