Topics of interest: - Unconventional monetary policies and normalization of the monetary policy and: the pricing of financial assets, the risk taking by banks, the spillover effects to other developed and emerging markets, the financial market liquidity. - Basel III capital and liquidity ratio...

We solicit theoretical and empirical papers on the interactions between financial intermediation and sovereign debt markets. Topics: - Sovereign debt distribution: participants, auction mechanisms, and market outcomes, - Financial intermediation and the term structure of sovereign debt...

This year's forum and discussions will touch upon themes such as the relevance of micro data for evidence-based policymaking; big data and micro-data hubs; statistics on a from-whom-to-whom basis; macroeconomic impacts of natural resources; and measuring material conditions. The conference is by...

The post-crisis recovery continues to disappoint in advanced and emerging economies alike. Slow growth and low inflation have led to concerns that advanced economies (AEs) might be facing secular stagnation putting greater emphasis on emerging market economies (EMEs) to support global growth....

The objective of the course is to present state of the frontier research on systemic risk and to illustrate its implications for micro and macro prudential regulation as well as monetary and competition policy. The course will begin with the definition, characterization, measurement and analysis...

Topics: - The tradeoff between the speed of fiscal consolidation and the strength of anti-cyclical policy in the current macroeconomic environment and in general, - The roles played by different fiscal policy instruments, - The effects of anti-cyclical policy in theory and in practice, -...

Topics: Applied Economics and Social Policies, Macroeconomics and Microeconomics

The conference is intended to address the above-mentioned questions, which are currently at the centre of the policy debate. To this end, papers are solicited in the areas of macroeconomics, banking and finance, including - The role of institutions and interlinkages before and during financial...

The subject of the conference is "Too Big to Fail Financial Institutions? International Perspectives and Possible Remedies" There will be an academic symposium on September 15-16, 2011, composed of a mixture of academics and practitioners from several regions with different experiences before...