The meeting will be the fifth event in the annual conferences series "New Developments in Business Cycle Analysis" bringing together economists from academia and central banks focused on understanding the impact of cross-sectional heterogeneity on the macroeconomic environment, and its...

The workshop focuses on the empirical modelling of major transmission channels of financial market shocks using the global vector autoregressive (GVAR) framework. Understanding financial market interdependencies during times of significant monetary accommodation remains a key issue in current...

This biannual workshop provides a forum for the presentation of new theoretical and applied work on forecasting. Topics that are of particular relevance to the 2014 workshop include: - forecasting in heterogeneous parameter and multi-country settings; - models for conditional forecasts and...

Topics: - nowcasting/forecasting consumer confidence, consumption, GDP growth, unemployment and other macroeconomic indicators; - nowcasting/forecasting consumer prices, property prices and other housing market variables, as well as financial market variables; - new methods of collecting...

Topics: - Assessment of the effectiveness and possible risks of non-standard monetary policy measures - The role of “forward guidance” for monetary policy in crisis and normal times as complement/substitute to non-standard measures - Means to provide and withdraw large amounts of liquidity...

The submission of research papers in the following fields is especially encouraged: 1. Macro-financial models linking financial stability and the performance of the economy 2. Models and tools for the early identification and assessment of systemic risk 3. Assessing contagion risks 4....

The workshop provides a forum for the presentation of both theoretical and applied contributions that can help identify new directions for forecasting, particularly in the light of the issues raised by the recent financial and sovereign debt crises. The ongoing turbulence in the global economy,...

Topics: - Macro-financial models linking financial stability and the performance of the economy - Models and tools for the early identification and assessment of systemic risk - Designing instruments for macro-prudential regulation

Session 1: Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) after ten years: what has the EMU brought to consumers and the corporate sector? Prices and quantities Session 2: Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) after ten years: what has the EMU brought to consumers and the corporate sector? The evolution and the...

Topics: - Interactions among monetary areas, including exchange rates and global imbalances - Interactions within a monetary union: countries, regions, and sectors - Design, implementation, and communication of policy - Role of frictions: real rigidities, nominal inertia, search, financial...