Several developments are currently shaping transatlantic relations in important ways. - First, the new US administration pursues climate protection as an active goal, opening up the possibility for a transatlantic climate protection and energy system transformation effort. At the same time, both...

There is consensus among the economics profession that r* - the equilibrium rate of interest at which inflation is stable - has strongly declined over past decades – more so in Europe than in the US. While r* in itself is not a policy goal, its currently estimated low level is widely perceived...

The COVID pandemic is confronting many firms with existential liquidity and solvency threats. Governments and regulators have swiftly responded, among other things, with credit guarantees and moratoria. Measures have evolved from the first to the second wave of the pandemic. This workshop brings...

There seems to be general agreement that „populism“ has been on the rise over the past decade, and that it has implications for election outcomes and economic policies. There is the notion that pupulist economic policies oriented towards short-term gains at the cost of long-term structural...

The world is changing fast and policymakers on both sides of the Atlantic face a wide range of challenges; be it pushing at bay the spectra of secular stagnation, lowering inequality, defining frameworks to manage new technologies or tackling climate change and migration. In this fourth edition...

In recent years, economic growth in Europe has been unsatisfactorily low. Governments, parliaments and international organisations are looking for ways to stimulate growth and improve employment. The organisers invite researchers at universities, international organisations and financial...

SUERF and the Banque de France are holding a joint conference at the Banque de France's premises in Paris on Friday 22 November 2013, which will also serve as the celebration for SUERF's 50th Anniversary. The conference will begin with an address by Governor Christian Noyer, and will consist of...

Topics: • Housing market developments across the world: causes and links • House prices: bubbles versus fundamentally driven changes • The role of financial institutions and financial innovation in housing market developments • The role of fiscal, monetary, regulatory, and structural...