This event is an opportunity for practitioners and academics to come together and explore new approaches to the analysis of macro-financial and macroprudential issues. It is anticipated that papers on sectoral modelling, policy regimes and co-ordination issues will be presented.

The colloquium will be held in Leuven immediately prior to the 44th EMAC Conference 2015. The colloquium provides outstanding doctoral students in marketing who want to pursue a career in academics with an opportunity to discuss their dissertation research with other doctoral students and...

This event will cover the broad themes: - why is good corporate governance important? - how corporate governance is regulated; - the importance of Board effectiveness in the effective risk management of firms; - management expertise, culture and controls; - the UK approved persons regime and...

For the 31st consecutive year a Colloquium for Doctoral Students in Accounting will be organised in conjunction with the Annual Congress of the European Accounting Association. The aim of the Colloquium is to provide an opportunity for European doctoral students in accounting to present and...

Central banks rely increasingly on the empirical analysis of financial markets to analyse the state of the economy and the impact of policy actions. This one-week event will provide a rigorous overview of the foundations of empirical finance and an exposition of selected topics vital to central...

The following topics are likely to be covered: - basic optimisation techniques; - model microfoundations; - models of the business cycle, including models with financial frictions; - simple solution methods; - input data preparation and manipulation; - construction and estimation of small...

The event will aim to discuss the management of various categories of risk faced by retail banks, investment banks and insurance companies, including those generated by macroeconomic, political and social developments. Specific topics are likely to include: - trading risks and hedging, options...

It is the objective of this Forum to provide an interdisciplinary and creative discussion environment that generates new ideas for innovative and multidisciplinary research. Its focus is on the analysis of the food system dynamics and interdependencies; the identification of drivers for...

This two-week seminar aims to improve participants’ understanding of current modelling strategies and forecasting techniques. The following topics will be covered: - unit roots, cointegration and error-correction mechanisms; - techniques for modelling unobserved economic components,...

This seminar will improve participant’s understanding of these changes, the implications for financial regulation, and an opportunity to share ideas and expertise. The topics covered in the event will fit within the following broad themes: - models of financial services regulation including...