More than two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, China’s economy is facing increasing challenges. Its zero Covid strategy implies that Chinese authorities continue to implement strict containment measures to control the spread of the virus, which negatively affects growth. At the same time,...

We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions. Research topics of particular relevance include the following: - The impact of digital, green and demographic changes - New flexibility and job retention schemes - Working from home and hybrid jobs - Labour market heterogeneity and...

The purpose of the Forum is to promote the discussion of frontier research on empirical and theoretical issues in international finance, global banking, and open economy macroeconomics, with a focus on relevance for monetary policy and financial stability. This year's Forum will focus on the...

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: - How can the fields of economics, finance and central banking better attract and retain members of under-represented groups? - What are the obstacles to greater diversity, equity and inclusion in these fields? What steps can be taken to...

The Eurosystem has launched the investigation phase of a digital euro project. Many other jurisdictions are also exploring options for central bank digital currencies. The European Commission has announced a legislative proposal on a digital euro for early 2023. In this context, the conference...

What is new for historical archives under the GDPR regime? In particular in a Post-Covid environment? This workshop aims to look at the impact of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) on historical archives, in particular, but not exclusively, in the financial sector.

The ECB’s annual conference on money markets brings together academics, market practitioners and central bankers to discuss the key developments in money markets, monetary policy implementation and central bank operational frameworks. Through a combination of research presentations, keynote...

The aim of the conference is to bring together scholars to present their current research involving expectations surveys. Over the past decade, researchers and central banks have started to collect survey data on expectations from consumers, economists, professional forecasters, and firms. These...

The conference will feature once more an impressive academic line-up and, as last year, will be in virtual format. The three conference sessions will tackle issues related to monetary policy, credit and financial crises, the role of financial markets in monetary policy transmission as well as...

The conference will bring together top researchers from academia, central banks and other policy institutions to present research findings related to inflation.