The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Brandeis International Business School will host this workshop, where researchers and practitioners will discuss issues central to the design, regulation, and use of financial markets, including liquidity, bid-ask spreads, transparency, and market...

The conference organizers are soliciting submissions that address themes that include, but are not limited to, the following: - The Role of Global Financial Markets - Dynamics of International Trade, Capital Flows, and Recovery - Policy Interventions across Countries - Exchange Rate Policies,...

In financial markets, financial intermediaries act as agents of issuers and investors, and “gatekeepers.” This multiplicity of functions can lead to conflicts of interest. By performing its gatekeeping role well, for instance, a financial intermediary may have to forgo profitable investment...