Topics: · Dynamic models of Cultural Transmission and Cultural Diversity · Cultural Diversity and Discrimination · Cultural Evolution and their consequences on markets and politics · The socioeconomic determinants of cultural diversity · Globalization, Migration and Cultural Evolution ·...

The tentative outline of the course is: 1. The Basic New Keynesian Model 2. Monetary Policy Design in the Basic New Keynesian Model a Baseline Model for Monetary Policy Analysis 3. Extensions of the Basic NK Model(I) 4. Extensions of the Basic NK Model (II) 5. Extensions of the Basic NK Model (III)

In Europe, the past decade has been marked by relatively strong employment growth, while labour productivity and labour shares have experienced a decline in a number of countries, in particular in the euro area. Understanding the patterns, sources and implications of employment dynamics is...

The conference will focus on the causes and consequences of global imbalances. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, international risk-sharing and portfolio choices, current account and international investment position dynamics, international asset pricing and valuation...

The organisers particularly encourage submissions of papers in the following areas: 1) Theory and Techniques - Monte Carlo simulation techniques for modelling and simulating asset returns - Use of contingent claim analysis in balance sheet risk management - Innovations in portfolio optimization...

The programme is designed to generate insight and to improve the alignment of India’s development and industry priorities and as such is organized on four thematic pillars: Global Shifts; Managing Risks; Inclusive Growth; and Future Competitiveness.

Topics: - Causes and consequences of violent conflicts: civil wars, interstate wars, terrorism, rebellion... - Arms trade - International trade, capital flows and violent conflicts - Institutions and violent conflicts - Multilateral institutions and conflicts - Political versus economic causes...

The three goals of the meeting, convened under an overarching theme Confronting Challenges in Defining a Collaborative Future are to examine business opportunities in the region and define strategies to compete with the influence of the Asian economies and in the wake of global economic...

The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers working on various aspects of productivity, trade and development. The topics of the conference include: 1) the role of productivity growth vs. factor accumulation in convergence; 2) within and between sector reallocation; 3) relative...

The conference aims at bringing together scholars to present and discuss the latest research on innovation and intellectual property in financial markets and financial services sectors, including payment media, securities markets infrastructure, and corporate finance. Areas of interest include,...