While papers related to the four topics of innovation, growth, governance and development and their interrelationships are of particular interest to the organizers, we invite papers in other areas of economics, including business cycles analysis, international trade, international finance,...

Areas of research: - institutional structure and governance of central banks; - determinants of monetary policy instruments and the implementation of monetary policy; - range of tasks and responsibilities appropriate for a central banking institution.

Central banks are increasingly turning their attention to ensuring financial system stability.There is no consensus on how to measure the severity of such crises and their potential impact on real economic activity. Therefore, there is a pressing need to develop our understanding of the links...