We encourage submissions on linkages between individual behaviour and economic performance; micro- level responses to socio-economic challenges in face of global uncertainties; real sector implications and labour market responses to the changing economic environment; connections between changes in...

Topics: - Monetary and financial policy to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and support the recovery; - Fiscal policies to support growth, reduce inequality, and address the public debt overhang; - Structural policies to restore confidence and mitigate the negative impact on employment and income...

We would especially encourage submissions on: - linkages between individual behaviour and economic performance; - micro-level responses to socio-economic challenges in face of global uncertainties; - real sector implications and labour market responses to the changing economic environment; -...

A conference on economic policy in the times of COVID-19, with special emphasis on monetary policy in Advanced and Emerging Market Economies. The main purpose of the conference is to stimulate the discussion of research on current monetary policy issues, including its interactions with other...

Topics: - macroeconomic effects and economic policy considerations under global change; - connections between changes in the economy and the financial sector, and related opportunities; - real sector implications and labour market responses to the changing economic environment; - economic...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference will be held virtually. Extreme events pose enormous challenges to the global economy, as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency of disasters due to climate change. During such...

The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical work on topics including, but not limited to: - International spillovers and cooperation in a historical context; - Spillovers in the post-crisis world; - International monetary cooperation at the zero lower bound; - “Currency wars”; -...

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...

Topics: - The role of debt and leverage in macroeconomic dynamics, determinants of public and private debt sustainability, and the implications of simultaneous public and private deleveraging. - The sustainability of adjustments. - Early warning systems used to detect macroeconomic and fiscal...

The conference will provide a forum to discuss innovative research on long-term growth, the determinants of natural real interest rates, and secular stagnation and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. The Program Committee welcomes papers addressing (but not...