Topics: 1. Empirical Evidence 2. Ricardian Models of Producer Heterogeneity 3. Producer Heterogeneity with Product Differentiation and Entry/Exit a. Modelling Framework (Closed Economy) b. Open Economy c. Competition and Endogenous Markups d. Extensions (Factor Abundance, Innovation, Dynamics,...

The goal of the symposium is to provide a forum for high-quality work in labour economics and to bring together economists in the field from across Europe as well as key researchers from outside the region. Paper proposals are invited in any area of labour economics.

The comprehensive set of reforms in Basel III is due to be finalised in 2016. Once the reforms are fully phased in, banks will be subject to multiple requirements (eg capital requirements, liquidity requirements and additional buffers that depend on an institution’s systemic importance). This...