The aim of this course is to be an introduction in how to do consumer behavior research, rather than to provide exhaustive coverage of the field as a whole. It will focus on evaluating papers, preparing research ideas, and developing them into research proposals in four important areas of...

Controlling inflation is the main objective of monetary policy. The low inflation rates over the past few years illustrate that stabilizing inflation is not straightforward. Recently, inflation realisations have surprised on several occasions. At the global level, inflation responses to the...

Programme: Panel 1: Scars or scratches: how damaging is the fall-out from the crisis for the real economy and the natural rate of interest? Panel 2: The financial sector and prudential policies in the new normal. Panel 3: Monetary policy beyond normalisation: objectives and instruments.

Topics: - Cyber technologies – a challenge for regulators and supervisors? - Cyber security – threats to businesses and state bodies? - Cyber resilience and the financial sector – how to reach an EU policy that balances innovation and regulation?

ACR’s mission is to advance consumer research and facilitate the exchange of scholarly information among members of academia, industry, and government worldwide. One of the key functions of ACR is to facilitate the growth and advancement of the field of consumer research.

The course has several educational objectives. The first objective is to broaden the participants’ knowledge concerning the various qualitative approaches, as well as to outline their potential for doctoral dissertations in the area of business research in various European countries. The third...

The main aim of the network is to facilitate an exchange of views amongst practitioners on policy relevant issues and thereby deepen the analysis in the area of public finances. The network works through holding annual meetings organised by DG ECFIN, where participants present their work and...

The conference will focus on the state of play with global imbalances, exchange rate developments, and financial integration, with a view to assess challenges from a forward-looking perspective. Topics: - Current accounts and global imbalances, - Monetary policy and exchange rates, -...