Topics may include, but are not limited to: • Business cycles and bank credit standards • Macroeconomic conditions, risk taking by banks and procyclicality • Procyclicality of capital requirements and implications for monetary policy • Procyclicality of financial regulation •...

The Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society aims to encourage study, research, discussion and extension in the discipline of agricultural and resource economics in order to promote the efficient development of agricultural and natural resources.

Much has been written about wine’s globalization over the past two decades, during which time the share of global wine production exported more than trebled, to around 30%. But other dramatic changes are in store for the next two decades also, both in production (climate change, concentration...

Topics: - Fiscal and monetary policies when interest rates are at, or close to, the zero lower bound, including balance sheet and debt management considerations. - Modelling financial stability Attendance at the workshop is by invitation only.

Topics: - Crisis topology; asset pricing bubbles, mispricing, contagion, counterparty risk, transparency. - Prediction of crises, indicators, risk measures, ratings, performance measures. - Market regulation, transparency, innovation, disclosure, liquidity, global regulation, governance...

There will be two conferences. The first will take place on 16-17 JUNE 2009 in Münster, Germany. A follow-up conference will be held on 17-18 AUGUST 2009 in Sydney, Australia. Topics: 1. Is there a new global paradigm of resource shortages or is it the 1970s all over again? 2. Modeling...

Topics: - the effects of the terms of trade on the economy - financial intermediation and monetary policy - DSGE estimation, factor models and policy evaluations - learning and DSGE estimation

The Conference constitutes an opportunity to bring together scientists from many disciplines to discuss the actual situation and future challenges of an industrialising agriculture close to urban metropolises. The seminar aims to provide a forum for reviewing the state of the art in research and...

The Summer/Winter school is primarily intended for graduate students, preferably having completed some graduate coursework, but will be of interest to all members of the academic community, including practioners in government and at the Reserve Bank of Australia, interested in the theory of...