The organisers particularly encourage submissions of papers in the following areas: 1) Theory and Techniques - Monte Carlo simulation techniques for modelling and simulating asset returns - Use of contingent claim analysis in balance sheet risk management - Innovations in portfolio optimization...

The topic of the 12th CEPR/ESI Annual Conference will be ‘The Evolving Financial System and the Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy'. The structure of the financial system has changed considerably in recent years in at least three ways.

The workshop will provide an opportunity for researchers and practitioners to discuss theoretical and empirical issues regarding the microstructure of financial markets and for researchers studying different financial markets to interact.