The purpose of the Forum is to promote the discussion of frontier research on empirical and theoretical issues in International Finance, Banking, and Open Economy Macroeconomics, with a special eye on relevance for monetary policy.

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by...

The transmission of monetary policy actions to credit markets is substantially influenced by the changing economic environment. Since the start of the Great Recession, credit markets not only have been the source of macroeconomic disturbances but they have also been instrumental in the...

Submissions are welcome on all topics relating to money markets, monetary policy implementation and central bank operations frameworks, in particular: - optimal design of the implementation framework for conventional/unconventional monetary policy measures; - the evolution of central bank...

Topics: - the definition and measurement of global liquidity; - global liquidity and its impact on o international capital flows; o financial, real estate and FX markets; o monetary and financial stability; - the relationship between standard and non-standard monetary policy and global liquidity.

Topics: - Factors accounting for very low global real interest rates - Monetary policy during and after normalisation, including the role for simple rules and forward guidance, and issues posed by balance sheet normalisation - Adverse effects of disinflation, and approaches central banks can use...

The conference organisers welcome submissions of either theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: - Forecasting exchange rates developments and forex market innovations; - The impact of quantitative easing on exchange rate developments; - Exchange rate...

Topics: - recent developments and longer-term trends in labour supply and human capital in Europe; - determinants of human capital investment; - the design and effects of policy measures aimed at fostering labour supply and human capital investment; - the importance of human capital investment...

Topics relating to money markets: - The functioning of the transmission mechanism and optimal design of the monetary policy implementation framework in the new market environment - The impact of market fragmentation on monetary policy implementation; empirical studies on segmentation in the euro...

The series of biennial conferences on statistics held by the ECB provides an important forum for the exchange of views on requirements, opportunities and challenges for statistics for central bank policy-making. The 2014 conference will bring together users and compilers of statistics from...