This workshop targets applied and theoretical research on household finance and economic stability. We are particularly interested in contributions that analyze the implications of household leverage for consumption, employment, house prices both at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level. The...

The organisers invite you to express your interest in attending this symposium, or to submit a paper proposal in any area of financial economics and related fields.

ESSET 2015 will be devoted to ‘Persuasion and Information Acquisition’, and ‘Reviews and Feedback Mechanisms’. Focus sessions in the first week (29 June - 3 July) will be organised by Emir Kamenica (University of Chicago) and Dezsö Szalay (University of Bonn and CEPR) around the theme...

The conference aims at bringing together researchers in corporate finance, banking and macroeconomics to explore topics at the intersection of these fields. The focus will be on the impact of banking and financial markets on the real economy with a mix of theory and empirical studies. The themes...

The meeting will include daily seminars in the morning, in which participants present their work, as well as less formal evening seminars scheduled at the beginning of the Symposium. In addition, four mornings will be devoted to 'focus sessions', each of which concentrates on some recent...

ESSET 2011 will be devoted to theoretical perspectives on financial crises. Focus sessions in the first week (4-8 July) will be organised around the theme of "Asset Pricing, Financial Stability, and the Crisis" . Focus sessions in the second week (11-15 July) will be organised around the theme...

The scientific committee invites both theoretical and empirical work related to the following aspects: - Mapping Global Product Trade - Product Heterogeneity and Industry Dynamics - Product Trade, Pricing to Market, and Pass-Through

Topics: • Corporate and small business debt in foreign currency • Currency structure of household liabilities (e.g. mortgages) and assets • Modeling of currency risk • Regulation and supervision of currency risk (banks versus non bank institutions)