Theoretical and empirical contributions are welcome. Topics: - changes in wage, price and output dynamics and correlations over the business cycle - impact of medium-run macro and financial trends on the natural rate of interest and the output gap hysteresis effects and implications for monetary...

We seek both empirical and theoretical policy-relevant papers. Areas of interest include but are not limited to: - Interactions between commodity prices and the macroeconomy - Macroeconomic effects of shocks to the terms-of-trade - Business-cycle spillovers and international co-movement -...

The conference organizers seek both theoretical and empirical research contributions on topics of central importance to currency areas in general, and the euro area in particular. We invite submissions that address the following questions, but submissions are limited to these particular issues....

The recent turbulent times have revived the interest in business cycle analysis, forecasting and methods to assess the effects of economic policies. This, in turn, has generated the development of refined or totally new econometric methods, in particular based on Bayesian techniques. The...

The aim of the workshop is to discuss new challenges brought forward by the recent financial crisis and by the sluggish recovery in labor markets experienced by several countries. Topics: - economic recovery following boom-bust episodes - the impact on business cycles and economic policy of...

The aim of the conference is to examine the policy options – fiscal, monetary and regulatory – which can aid or speed the recovery of housing markets. Accordingly, we welcome contributions concerned with the following issues: - What role can taxation and banking policy have in the recovery...

Lutz Kilian and Ana Herrera are confirmed keynote speakers. Several experts from central banks (Bank of Canada, Bank of England, European Central Bank), energy firms (e.g., Statoil), investment banks (e.g., Nordea and Handelsbanken), would also give their contributions.