The aim of this course is to be an introduction in how to do consumer behavior research, rather than to provide exhaustive coverage of the field as a whole. It will focus on evaluating papers, preparing research ideas, and developing them into research proposals in four important areas of...

We welcome submissions of theoretical or empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - Consumption behaviour and the macroeconomy - Firm dynamics and heterogeneity - Monetary and/or fiscal policy in closed or open economy - Expectations formation and information...

Topics: - Methodological innovation in interpretive consumer research; - Theoretical approaches that provide new or alternative ways of understanding consumers, consumption and consumer culture (PhD students can submit the theoretical frameworks that underpin their doctoral theses); - Concepts...

The workshop will bring together leading economists working on social security and disability insurance. The workshop will also be an opportunity to launch the research unit Analysis in Pension Economics (APE) of the Bocconi Baffi-Carefin research center. To foster the desired interaction, we...

The workshop will consider papers in all areas of finance, including Asset Pricing, Behavioral Finance, Corporate Finance, Financial Intermediation, Household Finance, and International Finance.

The conference will bring together top researchers from academia, central banks, and other policy institutions to present research findings related to monetary economics. Some of the topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Effective monetary policy communication; Cognitive abilities...

The workshop will bring together leading academics, central bankers and bank supervisors. Topics: - Implications for financial markets of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and crypto-assets, and the macroeconomic outcomes; - Technological innovations in financial and payment...

Topics: Asset returns and spending; Spending effects of unemployment events; Welfare consequences of social insurance programs; The impact of mortgage refinancing on spending; Validation of new spending measures; Consumption inequality; Spending effects of public policies; Insurance within the...

The symposium will provide a platform for researchers and policy makers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. Topics: - The impact of climate change on emerging markets, - The role of governments and firms in fighting climate...

We invite submissions, special sessions and roundtables that address (but are not limited to) the following themes: - Methodological innovation in interpretive consumer research; - Theoretical approaches that provide new or alternative ways of understanding consumers, consumption and consumer...