The crisis experienced in recent years has had a transformative impact on economic thinking, public opinion vis-à-vis the financial system and our economic order per se, prompting a widespread debate. Central banks are also caught up in this process, as are perceptions of the role they play....

The recent financial turmoil and its serious economic consequences constituted a major challenge for central banks and banking supervisors around the world. Against this background, the Bundesbank is organising a workshop that aims to scrutinise how the role of central banks has evolved since...

From its very beginning, the Euro area has been characterized by manifold economic heterogeneity, and the recent economic crisis highlights the central role that economic heterogeneity can play, especially when it comes to the transmission of unconventional monetary policy. Therefore, this...

The organizing committee invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on regulation of financial markets. The conference calls for papers especially covering topics on the link between financial intermediation and regulation, including (but not limited to): - the...

This conference provides a forum of discussion between advanced PhD/postdoctoral students in Macroeconomics and established researchers in their field. The conference contains parallel, invited and plenary sessions. Theoretical and empirical papers in macroeconomics are welcome.

Topics: - Fair value accounting - Loan loss provisioning models, banks' practices, and pro-cyclicality - Information disclosure, market discipline and bank behaviour Submissions that deal with other research questions pertinent to bank accounting and its interaction with regulatory rules are...

This conference is designed to provide a forum for debate on how to achieve sustainable financial stability. The discussion will focus on the long-term effects of changing economic conditions, additional regulatory requirements and new macro prudential policies on the financial system.

Topics: - The tradeoff between the speed of fiscal consolidation and the strength of anti-cyclical policy in the current macroeconomic environment and in general, - The roles played by different fiscal policy instruments, - The effects of anti-cyclical policy in theory and in practice, -...

The Institute of Employment Research (IAB) and the Deutsche Bundesbank hold a joint conference on the problems of the labour market performance during the crisis in Europe and also the U.S. Of specific (but not exclusive) interest are submissions on - The role of labor mobility for Euro Area...

This conference will focus on empirical and theoretical contributions providing an assessment of various issues related to inflation developments, offering new perspectives on structural analysis, forecasting and economic policy design and assessment. Possible topics include: - Heterogeneity of...