After the fall of the Soviet Bloc in 1991 a number of prominent researchers explored the diverse forms of capitalism and their evolution. Much of this literature countered both mainstream and orthodox Marxist views that capitalism would tend to gravitate towards one form, such as the Western...

The main aim of this conference is to take stock of the latest research on the economics of exchange rate adjustment. Economists and policymakers have been discussing for quite a while whether and how far the exchange rate is an effective shock absorber or a source of macroeconomic and financial...

Participants will consider alternative frameworks for managing the movement of goods, services, capital and labour in the run-up to exit, as exit happens, and afterwards, and how these might relate to the global trade architecture. It is recognised that, if the United Kingdom does not retain the...

The GVAR model is a compact model of the world economy designed to explicitly model the economic and financial interdependencies at national and international levels. The training is fully practical and provides 'hands-on' experience through intensive use of exercises on the computer. The...

The purpose of the workshop is to bring together researchers interested in the measurement, modelling, evaluation and analysis of macroeconomic uncertainties, with a special emphasis on the effects of uncertainty on the global economy. Topics: - Various approaches to measuring uncertainty -...

Papers presented address topics such as the role of capital flow management measures as a policy instrument and their spillovers, the role of banks in international business cycles, exchange rate policy, and international debt deleveraging.

Papers submitted may be in any of the following areas related to: 1. Monetary policy 2. Fiscal policy and monetary policy, Pensions 3. Monetary Theory, Prices and Money demand 4. Banking risk and stability, prudential regulations 5. Banking competition, mergers and costs, Interest rates 6....

This event will cover both theoretical and empirical analyses of the functioning of the international monetary system, and the event director is soliciting paper submissions from participants that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics: • the interplay between domestic policy...

Conference Programme: - Import Protection and Export Promotion? (Professor Chris Milner) - Can China become the next Economic Superpower? (Dr Zhihong Yu) - Firms in International Trade (Dr Fabrice Defever) - Globalisation and Technological Change: an Historical Perspective (Professor Daniel...

The workshop aims to look at cross-border effects within a somewhat wider disciplinary framework than pure economics. Empirical and theoretical economic papers are encouraged, but so are multidisciplinary articles. This workshop will be a forum to discuss the latest political economy related...