APEF 2022 is the gathering place for economists and financial experts from academia, government, and the private sector to present their research results, exchange ideas, and network. Due to the persistence of COVID-19, the conference will be conducted in a ‘Hybrid Format’.

This seminar helps early stage PhD candidates design their research project. In particular, participants will: - acknowledge process, philosophical, and methodological ambiguities in their research; - understand the interplay between theory, method, data, rhetoric, and authorship in their...

Having barely recovered from the successive waves of the Covid-19 pandemic, European economies are now facing another serious shock. The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that have followed have given rise to inflation rates unseen for several decades, driven primarily by higher...

Bringing six years of research on asylum and migration to a close, this hybrid conference (Brussels and online) will provide insights into some of the critical findings of MEDAM since 2016. the conference will bring together decision-makers, academics, and think tankers for four dedicated...

Conference theme: The global economy is on an uncertain recovery path from the unprecedented pandemic recession. Policymakers need to evaluate the new macroeconomic landscape and formulate macroeconomic policy appropriately. This conference will contribute to this debate. Topics: - The...

Conference Theme: International Capital Flows and Foreign Investment There has quite rightly been a strong focus on liberalising international trade in the Asia-Pacific. Much less attention however has been paid to liberalising foreign investment in the region. Yet economic theory suggests...

This seminar helps early stage PhD candidates design their research project. In particular, participants will: - acknowledge process, philosophical, and methodological ambiguities in their research; - understand the interplay between theory, method, data, rhetoric, and authorship in their...

Topics: - Decoupling of advanced and emerging countries' growth prospects - Domestic and global drivers of low growth and low interest rates: demand for safe assets, demographics, productivity growth - Government debt policy in a low interest rate environment - Secular decline in interest rates...

The workshop will explore four main themes: - The role and design of common European fiscal instruments; - The relative roles of market discipline and fiscal rules in incentivizing good fiscal policy; - The aims and design of European fiscal rules. - The role of national independent fiscal...