The topics of the conference are the origins and consequences of financial crises as well as possible solutions to prevent and overcome such crises. Both of these topics will be evaluated especially from an Austrian Economics perspective. Besides presentation and discussion of more than thirty...

The main objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for central bankers, market participants and researchers in the field of economics and finance to discuss the most recent developments in access to finance of small and medium-sized companies. Topics: - The role of banks in financing...

Seit einigen Jahren schon geht die Finanzdienstleistungsbranche durch unruhige Zeiten: Erst die Immobilien-, dann die Banken- und Eurokrise; schließlich der Problembereich „Staatsschulden“. Die Gegenmaßnahmen der EZB werden von der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche nicht selten als problematisch...

Die 8. Nutzerkonferenz widmet sich der Untersuchung der Sozialstruktur und des sozialen Wandels in Deutschland. Wir laden ein, auf der Basis von Mikrozensusdaten gewonnene Forschungsergebnisse vorzustellen und gemeinsam zu diskutieren. Darüber hinaus ist die Konferenz ein Forum für den...

The objective of the conference is to assess the role of financial regulation in competition among financial services providers in the aftermath of the financial crisis. Topics of interest include: international differences in financial sector regulation; regulatory arbitrage; regulatory...

Die Versicherungsbranche steht vor gewaltigen Veränderungen. Die wesentlichen Treiber dafür sind der Kostendruck, Regulierungen, die Rahmenbedingungen des Marktes mit einer langfristigen Niedrigzinsphase sowie der Innovationsdruck aufgrund von gesättigten Märkten und der Digitalisierung. Auf...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: - Causes and consequences of inequality and stagnation - Theory and empirics of the interlinkages between distribution and growth - Possibilities and limitations of regulatory and fiscal policy - Long-run perspectives of capitalist...

Topics relating to money markets: - The functioning of the transmission mechanism and optimal design of the monetary policy implementation framework in the new market environment - The impact of market fragmentation on monetary policy implementation; empirical studies on segmentation in the euro...

Topics: - Fair value accounting - Loan loss provisioning models, banks' practices, and pro-cyclicality - Information disclosure, market discipline and bank behaviour Submissions that deal with other research questions pertinent to bank accounting and its interaction with regulatory rules are...

We would like to invite papers on governance reform, banking union, central bank policies, fiscal union, including eurobonds and joint social policies, causes and consequences of economic imbalances, e.g. current account, temporary vs. permanent effects of austerity policies, early warning...