The American Finance Association (AFA) is the premier academic organization devoted to the study and promotion of knowledge about financial economics.

To facilitate physical participation in the event, it will be organised with appropriate social distancing arrangements. Alternatively, participation will also be possible on a virtual basis. This conference will bring together users and producers of statistics on sustainable finance to dis-cuss...

Surveys on household expectations are a prime source for supporting the analysis of financial stability, monetary policy transmission and the effects of central bank communication. The Bundesbank and Banque de France conference will bring together researchers from academia, central banks, and...

The 99th KKG discusses changes, chances and challenges of the digital (r)evolution. Is the digital transformation merely the most recent form of technological change that allows for further productivity and welfare gains, leaving well-established economic principles in place? Or is this time...

The transition to a low-carbon economy requires shifting trillions from brown to green activities. Given that the horizon of materialisation of climate risk is narrowing, the need to change scale is becoming more pressing for all actors. Also, central banks are playing an increasingly important...

This conference is designed to provide a forum for debate on how to achieve sustainable financial stability. The discussion will focus on the long-term effects of changing economic conditions, additional regulatory requirements and new macro prudential policies on the financial system.

Topics: - Household saving, consumption and liquidity constraints - Homeownership and mortgages - Behavioral aspects of household finance: expectations, preferences and attitudes - Households’ employment histories and saving decisions - Asset allocation over the life-cycle - Household finance...

Topic: all areas of macroeconomics and finance in emerging markets

Topics of interest to the conference include, but are not limited to, the following research areas: Re-assessment and evaluation • of government support measures and crisis management (e.g. the issue of how crisis management can be improved by establishing a new financial market architecture);...