This two-week seminar aims to improve participants’ understanding of current modelling strategies and forecasting techniques. The event is a combination of lectures on the theory and methods of policy analysis and design, practical problems in modelling and forecasting and computer-based...

The topics covered in the seminar will fit within the following broad themes: - the various models of the financial regulatory architecture, including the ‘twin peaks’ model adopted for future financial regulation in the United Kingdom; - the benefits and challenges in delivering a more...

This forum provides an opportunity for senior human resource (HR) practitioners to work with others in the field on a number of issues which central banks face. The event will be structured to allow a mixture of external input, sharing of ideas and expertise, co-coaching and problem solving. It...

This event is an introduction to some of the techniques in Bayesian econometrics which can be useful for modelling and forecasting in central banks. It will provide an overview of the theory and then focus on practical implementation through computer-based exercises. The seminar will be taught...

In this seminar we offer central bankers with expertise in this field the opportunity to share and deepen their knowledge of the current challenges to many aspects of macroprudential policy. Topics: - the appropriate objective(s) for macroprudential policy and the various challenges to...

The event will cover both theoretical and empirical analyses of the functioning of the IMS. Topics: - the interplay between domestic policy frameworks and the IMS; - the ‘rules of the game’ and the trade-off between interventions by supranational authorities and market-based adjustments; -...

The financial crisis revealed that even a well-capitalised bank can find itself in difficulty if it does not manage its liquidity properly. Consequently, recent years have seen a great deal of theoretical and empirical research into the links between financial firm liquidity and overall...

This seminar provides financial regulators with a structured way of thinking through these issues and applying the ideas to financial regulatory topics. Topics: - market failure analysis; - cost-benefit analysis; - compliance analysis; - embedding best practice within an institution; and - case...

This seminar is aimed at central bankers actively involved in developing or evaluating systemic risk assessment models, or central bankers who use systemic risk models as an input into their tasks and wish to acquire a deeper understanding of how they work. Participants should be familiar with...

This workshop provides a forum for central bank experts to share their experiences and debate the issues. The following key topics are likely to be covered: - strategic considerations in external communications; - policymaking in the media spotlight: lessons learned from the crisis; - exploiting...