This conference will provide both a historical and a forward looking perspective on EMU. After a brief look into its general history, we will discuss more specifically how EMU brought about the level of monetary financial and fiscal stability that allowed Europe to master adversarial events as...

The conference at the start of the Austrian EU Presidency will analyze which dimensions matter most for the smooth functioning of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) and for the convergence of Central, Eastern and Southeastern European (CESEE) countries. The conference will shed light on economic,...

Amid today’s formidable challenges, well-designed and effective structural reforms are key to shaping Europe’s future and facilitating its return to balanced growth and convergence. The CEEI 2017 will revisit the profound market reforms carried out in Central, Eastern and Southeastern...

This year’s conference topic will be “The Rebalancing Challenge in Europe – Perspectives for CESEE.” The CEEI 2014 will examine the multiple challenges and potentially conflicting objectives of sectoral rebalancing in Europe, with a special focus on Central, Eastern and Southeastern...

Panel 1 Credit Cycles, Central Bank Policy and the Real Economy in CESEE Session 1 Real Estate Bubbles and the Financial Crisis Session 2 The Finance-Growth Nexus: Implications for CESE Session 3 The Policy Response in Europe: How to Deal with the Financial Cycle

The CEEI 2011 will deal with various aspects of European economic integration from a global perspective, investigating the impact of China and Russia as emerging global economic players on the catching-up process in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe (CESEE). Contributions will focus on...

The objectives of this conference are twofold. First, the conference aims to improve the general understanding of payment economics (and related disciplines) in the field of retail payments and, more specifically, to help identify possible developments and dynamics that will shape the future...