The abrupt end of the low-interest-rate period together with the rise in inflation and the disruptions caused by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine fundamentally change the business environment for financial intermediaries. Technological advances and new climate-related risks also put...

The workshop aims to bring together central bankers and researchers with an interest in macroprudential policy. The conference invites theoretical and empirical contributions on topics including: - Theoretical justifications of macroprudential interventions, - Comparative analysis of...

Credit market dynamics have increasingly influenced macroeconomic developments in recent years. Notably, since the start of the recent Great Recession, credit markets have been a major source of macroeconomic disturbances as well as being important in the transmission of shocks originating...

Topics: - Stabilisation policies and growth in a low interest rate environment; - The economics of high public debt reconsidered; - Fiscal federalism revisited; - Fiscal rules, fiscal institutions, or both: political economy considerations.

The conference invites the submission of both theoretical and empirical papers from all fields of public finance. Preference will be given to papers from Norway and Germany, but a limited number of papers from other countries will also be accepted.

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in different fields of banking, entrepreneurship, and finance working on issues related to the financing and governance of entrepreneurial firms and their impact on the creation, development, and performance of these firms. We are...

Relevant issues and factors for current account adjustment may include: - The exchange rate regime (external versus internal devaluations) - The modality of fiscal consolidations (tax versus spending adjustments) - Firm heterogeneity and export performance - Labour market reforms - Financial...

The workshop aims to bring together about 25 researchers from all fields of economics to discuss high quality research with a focus on R&D, innovation and public policy. We aim at a mix of theoretical and empirical studies exploring the determinants of innovation and R&D based growth and the...

Topics: - recent developments and longer-term trends in labour supply and human capital in Europe; - determinants of human capital investment; - the design and effects of policy measures aimed at fostering labour supply and human capital investment; - the importance of human capital investment...

Goal of the conference is to gain feedback from experts and policymakers on draft policy notes outlining practical options for reforming environmental policies in Europe, and research needs to help improve policy design and evaluation. The focus will be on fiscal and regulatory policies...