The workshop aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative research undertaken by central bank economists on the financial determinants of (nominal) foreign exchange rates. Economists working in central banks as well as academics and private sector economists and quantitative analysts are...

The seminar will be linked with the European Regional ITS Conference to be held at the same location (October 20-23) immediately prior to the Ph.D. seminar. Topics: - Regulation of telecommunication markets - Challenges of convergence of telecommunication systems and content supply - Development...

UN/CEFACT supports activities dedicated to improving the ability of business, trade and administrative organizations, from developed, developing and transition economies, to exchange products and relevant services effectively. Its principal focus is on facilitating national and international...

The objective of the Conference is to bring together academics, practitioners and PhD students working in the area of financial risk management. The conference this year focuses on Risk, Regulation and Opportunities in an Increasingly Interconnected World and will provide an opportunity for...

The aim of the conference is to discuss recent analyses on the relationship between the sovereign debt crisis in the euro area and the financial markets, banking systems and economies of the euro area.

We welcome contributions, which will help advance visions, practices, technologies, research and theories to be much better support for Business and Management purposes. The scope of ICAICTBM 2013 will cover but not be limited to: Session I: ICT for Business and Management Session II:...

Topics: - Energy and Resources - Health - Information Technology and Telecommunications - Infrastructure and Urban Development - Manufacturing - Mobility - Science and Technology Participation in these meetings is by invitation only.

Programme: - Taming the Real Estate Beast: The Effects of Monetary and Macroprudential Policies on Housing Prices and Credit. By Kenneth Kuttner and Ilhyock Shim* (BIS) - Rental Rate under Housing Price Uncertainty: A Real-Options Approach. By Honglin Wang* (HKIMR), Fan Yu (CMC and SAIF) and...

Questions to be addressed in the workshop include: - What drives carbon prices? Is there evidence that firms reduced emissions relative to a business-as-usual scenario? Has the EU ETS induced the development new technologies, and/or the adoption of existing technology? - What is the relationship...

Topics: - Competing theories of external imbalances - The link between current-account imbalances and the financial crisis - Adjustment mechanism and central banking - Sudden stops and the financial crisis - Contribution of external imbalances to the European sovereign debt crisis - Exchange...