The conference is structured around the key functional areas of financial intermediation and corporate finance, hence any work that falls within these research realms is welcome. The conference objective is to help stimulate and promote academic activity in the relevant areas and to encourage...

Topics: - Reforming the Stability and Growth Pact - Financial stability of the EMU - The role of ECB - Fiscal imbalances and sovereign default in the EU - Debt consolidation strategies - Dealing with Current Account Imbalances - The role of EURO in the emerging world monetary system