This two-day conference brings together experts in the field of monetary and financial integration in order to discuss current developments in East Asian financial markets and the prospects of regional financial and exchange rate co-operation. Sessions will be held on “Exchange Rate Policies...

Topics to be analysed in presentations include (but are not restricted to): - Political economy models of conflict - The effect of conflict on economic activity - The potential role of globalization in fostering a more peaceful or more violent world - The relationships between development and...

Sind die Deutschen nun „Spendenweltmeister“ oder engagieren sie sich in diesem Feld eher zurückhaltend? Obwohl aus unterschiedlichen Erhebungen und Untersuchungen Angaben zum Spendenverhalten der Bürger präsentiert werden, mangelt es in Deutschland noch immer an gesicherten Daten, die...

The present conference focuses on financial development, integration and stability in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, i.e. the new EU member states, candidate and potential candidate countries as well as the European countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States. Relevant...

On 14-15 November, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research will host the second “Communicating European Research” conference. Based on the very positive experiences from the 2004 edition, the event will focus on the manifold aspects of science communication and will...

Relevant topics include issues such as • The role of the Euro in a changing international environment • The viability of the US current account deficit • Multilateral exchange rate regimes and policy coordination • Financial and exchange rate crises • Re-regionalization: the role of...

Uncertainty, insecurity and conflict are constitutive features of globalisation. 9/11 has been viewed as the symbolic unleashing of a new Age of Terror, in which traditional conceptions of national security are shattered and a new kind of global vulnerability emerges. This interdisciplinary...

The topic of this year's conference is “Pensions in an Ageing Society”. Worldwide, ageing will have a major impact on the economy. Social security and pension systems must be designed to meet changes in the demographic composition of the population. For central banks, ageing of the society...

Naturwissenschaftliche, technische und natürliche Systeme sind nicht allein wegen ihrer Komplexität im Blickfeld der Forschung und Anwendung. Auf Grund der zunehmenden Komplexität solcher Systeme rücken zusätzlich Phänomene der Fremd- und Selbstorganisation in den Vordergrund. Wichtige...

The conference will focus on issues related to risk measurement and systemic risks from a central bank perspective. Special emphasis will be devoted to questions relating to sources and consequences of financial contagion and its relation to other forms of systemic risk, macro stress testing,...