The conference will focus on how key differences in the fundamentals between the U.S. and the EU – in particular, the degree of coordination among the union member states and the aging of the population – contribute a great deal to our understanding of observed policy differences between...

The main objec­tive of the con­fer­ence is to pro­vide a plat­form for econ­o­mists work­ing in the field of Inter­na­tional Eco­nom­ics in Aus­tria and its neigh­bour­ing coun­tries to present recent research. The broad topic of the conference is ‘International Economics’....

This two-week seminar aims to improve participants’ understanding of current modelling strategies and forecasting techniques. The following topics will be covered: - unit roots, cointegration and error-correction mechanisms; - techniques for modelling unobserved economic components,...

Empirical Methods in Money Macro - Maik Wolters (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) This course deals with the analysis of dynamic, stochastic, general equilibrium models. The focus of this course is on methodological aspects related to the analysis of business cycle models. In particular we...

Topics: - cities and creative quarters as seedbeds for innovation - urban infrastructure and the accessibility of cities - European and national policies for urban development - measurement of urban development - the impact of formal and informal institutions on the development of cities and...

The conference seeks to explore the interaction of fiscal and monetary policy, particularly but not exclusively in monetary unions. Conference topics: - challenges of a single monetary policy with decentralised fiscal policies, - the impact of fiscal policies on prices and output, - the impact...

TOPICS: Contributions on the following fields are welcome: - Financial Reforms, Regulation and Supervision - Financial Stability - Theory and Empirics of Financial Crises - International Finance - Securities Markets - Monetary Policy and Central Banking - Public Debt Management - Financial...

This workshop will address the issue of competition policy for platform and network markets. Invited practitioners and academics will debate during a panel discussion, a keynote address and two sessions (one dedicated to theory, another to empirics) to provide insight into the economic analysis...