Topics: - The effectiveness of unconventional monetary policy in the zero lower bound economy. - Should monetary policy target an inflation rate above 2% when the economy is at the zero lower bound? - What is the transmission mechanism of unconventional monetary policy on output, interest rate...

Traditionally, commercial banks have been the focus of central banks' monetary policy. However, shadow banks played key roles in the events leading up to the financial crisis, the near collapse of the financial system during that time, and in the postcrisis recovery policies. Banks' importance...

Topics: - Financial markets/financial instabilities and the macroeconomy - Standard and non-standard monetary policy, the zero lower bound and the interactions with economic dynamics - Monetary and fiscal policy interactions - Fiscal policy, sovereign default risk and private sector debt - Risk...

The Tor Vergata International Conference on Money, Banking and Finance is aimed at exploring the current economic policy debate by focusing on aspects of the financial world. Contributions on the following fields are welcome: - Reforms after the Global Financial Crisis - Theory and Empirics of...

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

Conference Background: Theoretical and empirical research on financial markets and the banking system, with special focus on the interaction among economic agents, market rules and institutions, appears of foremost importance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

Authors are invited to submit theoretical or empirical papers on issues related to financial crises, particularly the most recent one, and to the potential overall stability and instability of developed and emerging financial markets, institutions, and economies. Topics include but are not...

Central bank communication and governance questions have taken on greater importance and, as a result, these institutions have become more transparent. While the appeal of greater transparency is seemingly evident, how transparency improves the conduct of monetary policy is subject to differing...

Die CESifo International Spring Conference bietet am ersten Tag einen Überblick über die weltwirtschaftlichen Perspektiven. Der zweite Tag wendet sich der starken konjunkturellen Schwankungen unterworfenen Entwicklung der Industrie zu. Experten aus verschiedenen Industriezweigen berichten...

The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussing innovative research on remittances and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to) volatility of remittances and their impact on investment and growth,...