Although papers are invited on all areas of economics, special emphasis will be given on areas such as: - The role of central banks and monetary policy - The role of fiscal policy - The conduct of monetary policy under zero bound conditions - The role of, and prospects for, economic growth - The...

Submitted papers should discuss two aspects around excessive sovereign debt: On one hand we want to diagnose the problems that occur following a serious shortfall on the capacity of a country to pay its debt - such as hindered capacity to pay civil servants' wages, suppliers, pensioners, etc....