The main focus will be on empirical/econometric studies in finance. Topics include (but are not limited to): Asset Pricing; Behavioral Finance; Derivative Markets, Financial Econometrics; Financial Markets; International Finance; Market Microstructure; Risk Management; Volatility Models.

We cordially invite proposals for papers examining comparisons, connections and entanglements between government debt crises situated in, or spanning, different regions of the world. There are no temporal or geographical boundaries, although the unifying theme of the conference is the current...

The conference should lighten aspects of the function of offshore jurisdictions and their impact on global economy, e.g.: - Business models and instruments of offshore activities - The significance of the offshore economy for actual crises - The role of economic theories and economists in...

Seit Beginn der Eurokrise hat kaum ein Thema die Politik der Eurozone so polarisiert wie die Frage der Einführung einer gemeinsamen Haftung für die Staatschulden. Der Vorsitzende der Eurogruppe, der luxemburgische Premierminister Jean Claude Juncker, war der erste prominente Befürworter von...

Das neue Bundeshaushaltsrecht sieht vor, dass die Bundesministerin für Finanzen eine „hinreichend begründete, nachvollziehbare langfristige Budgetprognose für einen Zeitraum von mindestens 30 Finanzjahren in jedem dritten Finanzjahr“ zu erstellen hat.Als Basis für die erstmals in 2013...

Schwerpunkte: Arbitrage Pricing – Capital Market Theory – Capital Requirements of Financial Intermediaries – Commercial Banking – Contingent Claims Analysis – Corporate Finance – Financial Innovations – Financial Markets Research – International Banking and Finance –...

We invite scholars and researchers from all over the world, but particularly those based in the Asian-Pacific region to propose their thoughts and research results to tackle the aforementioned questions and thus, contribute to the success of the conference in solving some of the burning...

Applied sessions on the challenges in investment banking -Marco Illy, Credit Suisse -Walter Braegger, UBS -Felix Oegerli, Zurich Cantonal Bank -Charles Murphy, Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York Research sessions on recent developments in corporate governance -Marco Becht, University...

Conference themes: Recent demands in the work environment, changes in lifestyle, challenges in socio-economic and political agenda, issues in cultural integration, corporate restructuring and social reengineering, to name a few, are exerting socio-cultural pressures on the roles of communication...

Topics: - The connection between funding liquidity, market liquidity and arbitrage trading during the recent financial crisis; - What is the role of arbitrage trading? Is it stabilizing or de-stabilizing financial markets? - Which are the causes and consequences of asset prices distortions and...