The goal of the symposium is to provide a forum for high-quality work in political economy and to bring together economists and political scientists from across Europe as well as key researchers from outside the region. Paper proposals are invited in any area of political economy. Both...

Topics: - Accounting and regulatory compliance; - The continuing challenges and opportunities presented by the adoption of IFRS, and other international standardization and convergence projects; - Auditing and oversight of the accounting profession; - Effect of regulation on management behaviour,...

Topics: - Monetary policy and the financial cycle - Search-for-yield and risk-taking channels of monetary policy - The role of household and firm heterogeneity in the transmission mechanism - Monetary policy and inequality - Debt deflation and deleveraging at the zero lower bound - Structural...

The aim of the Fifth Workshop in this series is to make an informed contribution to the wider debate on the role of accounting and financial reporting. Papers are encouraged on all aspects of the study of accounting regulation, including developments in theory, empirical studies and...

Papers may be on any topic in or related to Law and Economics, with particular emphasis on: Antitrust and Regulation - Bankruptcy Law - Behavioral Law and Economics - Commercial Law - Comparative Law and Economics - Contract Law - Corporate Law and Corporate Governance - Criminal Law...

The purpose of the present conference is to provide an occasion for broad historical reflection upon the rise and fall of the axiomatic method in economics, and papers dealing with any relevant aspect of that history are invited.

Papers are encouraged on all aspects of the study of accounting regulation and standardization, including developments in theory, empirical studies and policy-oriented analyses. Papers that address issues of compliance, audit oversight and enforcement will be welcomed, together with other...