The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

The purpose of the workshop is to identify policies and reforms that may suitably support the recovery from the crisis, also through empirical characterization of how institutional factors and past reforms have shaped country-specific crisis experiences.

Mit der Frage, welche Lehren aus der aktuellen Finanz- und Wirtschaftskrise zu ziehen sind, beschäftigt sich eine internationale Konferenz des Heidelberg Center for American Studies (HCA). Experten aus den USA und Europa werden vom 13. bis 15. Dezember 2012 an der Universität Heidelberg...

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.

This conference aims to cover several important dimensions of workforce heterogeneity (nationality, cultural background, skill and occupational dimensions, gender, and age structure), high-lighted from various perspectives and disciplines. The focus will be on the impact of diversity on...

Chair: Brigitte Preissl, Intereconomics and ZBW Speakers: - Introductory remarks by Felix Roth, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and Intereconomics - Torben M. Andersen, University of Aarhus - Anton Hemerijck, VU University Amsterdam - Thomas Leoni, Austrian Institute for Economic...

This year’s workshop will have a focus on the relationship between violent conflict and socio-economic development. We invite submissions that address key issues in conflict and economic development analysis. We also welcome submissions from other disciplines on the usual HiCN topics around...

The following themes will be the starting point for discussion at this Winter School: a) What questions have not been resolved since 1972? b) What are new questions that are not dealt with in the report? c) How should one rewrite the “Limits to Growth” study at the beginning of the 21st...

Die gegenwärtige europäische Krise bietet ein widersprüchliches Bild: In Deutschland und auch in mehreren anderen mittel- und nordeuropäischen Ländern ist die Wirtschaftslage trotz steigender Staatsverschuldung relativ gut. Die Bevölkerung in vielen südeuropäischen Ländern aber auch in...

Seit Beginn der Eurokrise hat kaum ein Thema die Politik der Eurozone so polarisiert wie die Frage der Einführung einer gemeinsamen Haftung für die Staatschulden. Der Vorsitzende der Eurogruppe, der luxemburgische Premierminister Jean Claude Juncker, war der erste prominente Befürworter von...