The course addresses the following questions: What are the advantages and limitations of experimental economics? How important are deviations from the assumptions of full rationality and strict self-interest in determining outcomes of economic interaction? It is argued that identifying...

The conference will bring together academic, central bank and other financial sector economists working in areas of macroeconomics and finance in which Niels Thygesen (who will turn 80 on 13 December) has been and still is active.

"The purpose of the Forum is to promote the discussion of frontier research on empirical and theoretical issues in international finance, banking and macroeconomics, with a special eye on the relevance for monetary policy. In the wake of financial crises in Europe, the United States and...

We welcome papers from all fields related to Life Cycle choices, including papers dealing with theoretical and empirical issues relating to topics such as: non-consumption and saving decisions with standard and non-standard preferences, purchases of durable consumption items, housing decisions,...

Preliminary Course Title: International Financial Integration: Determinants of, and Welfare/Productivity Gains from. Empirical Estimation. Presenter: Bent E. Sørensen, Lay Professor of International Economics, University of Houston and CEPR. Background discussion: Investors all over the world...

Conference Programme: Session 1) Cross-Border Effects of Unconventional Policies Session 2) Monetary Policy Implementation and Transmission at the ZLB Session 3) Theoretical Perspectives on Liquidity and Financial Markets Session 4) Modeling Credit Easing

The workshop will give researchers and central bankers the opportunity to discuss theoretical work, empirical findings and policy implications related to cross-border banking. Topics: - the role of internationally active banks in the global economy - the effects of crossborder banking on the...

The aim of this workshop is to allow those responsible for the design and implementation of such policies to deepen their theoretical understanding of monetary operations and to compare and contrast experiences with their peers. Topics: - lessons learned from the financial crisis; - forms of...

Conference Program: Session I - Transatlantic Macro-Financial Linkages: The Ties that Bind Session II - Macroeconomic Developments and Policy Challenges in the United States and Europe Session III - Transatlantic Dimensions of Financial Reform

Topics: - financial market incentives and bank funding, - International implications of the evolving models of funding, - the impact of different types of bank funding on the supply of corporate lending (including SME lending) and investment, - corporate bond issuance as a complement/substitute...