Topics of interest: - Unconventional monetary policies and normalization of the monetary policy and: the pricing of financial assets, the risk taking by banks, the spillover effects to other developed and emerging markets, the financial market liquidity. - Basel III capital and liquidity ratio...

In line with the previous editions, this workshop aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative research on the determinants of foreign exchange rates. Economists working in central banks, academia, and the private sector are welcome to participate. The conference organizers welcome...

The focus of the Conference is on research that makes use of household level data, with a special interest in the data from the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS). Topics: - household consumption, saving, and portfolio choice - housing, mortgage markets, and financial markets -...

In the aftermath of the crisis, this workshop will focus on employment creation as a means of remedying the strong rises in unemployment seen in some economies. The workshop will pay particular attention to the factors behind, and pre-requisites for, the creation of high quality and high...

Topics: - recent and future developments in retail payments and retail payment economics; - impact of the economic crisis on retail banking and retail payments; - payment habits and the use of different payment instruments; - integration of retail payment markets; - consolidation, economies of...

The conference will bring together central banks and academics to assess the progress made in reducing risks in OTC derivatives markets since the start of the G20 reform programme, and to discuss the road ahead. Topics: - Central clearing and reducing systemic risk - Managing counterparty credit...

The purpose of the workshop is to identify policies and reforms that may suitably support the recovery from the crisis, also through empirical characterization of how institutional factors and past reforms have shaped country-specific crisis experiences.

Topics: - Liquidity risk in global payment and settlement systems - Globalisation of financial markets and liquidity management - Systemic risk in global payments - Interdependencies in payment and settlement systems - Collateral management in global payment and settlement systems - Recent...