The conference welcomes research papers, monographies, case studies, PhD research-in-progress and experiential insights on different topics and experiments of alternative finance. ITEM encourages in particular reflections on the social and technological innovations, which broaden and deepen the...

The conference aims to shed light on what are the characteristics of a resilient and growth promoting financial system, with a view on banking and financial markets integration in Europe. Research papers will analyze various issues such as the link between financial structure and growth, the...

This conference seeks to contribute to the ongoing research into financial regulation, combining approaches by economists, legal experts, political scientists, geographers and historians. It aims to adopt an empirical approach from a comparative and historical perspective to characterize public...

The haute banque emerged as an elite or sub-category of private banks in France during the Restauration (1815 – 1830) and reached its climax in the 1850s and 1860s. These institutions were well respected and dealt with major international businesses which also had business with the State....

The workshop aims to bring together scholars, industry leaders and regulators to have an open-minded discussion about our current state of knowledge about alternative finance. Researchers are increasingly using new forms of granular data to do an exciting research about alternative credit and...

The Symposium will focus on finance and real economy issues. Topics suitable for the Symposium include, but are not limited to, the following: Financial Cycle and Real Business Cycle, Effect of Financial Development on Growth, Productivity and Innovation, Associations between Financial, Property...

The program will include several sessions covering the main areas of International Macroeconomics and Financial Econometrics. Sessions and covered topics: - International macroeconomics (Exchange rates, exchange-rate regimes, international monetary system; Economic growth, business cycles and...

Potential topics include, but are not limited to: Hedge fund risks and performance; transparency (reporting) and due diligence; hedge fund activity and broad macroeconomic issues such as systemic risk and contagion; hedge fund activism; portfolio liquidation and liquidity; financial regulation;...