The organizers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature related to the theme of the conference. Suitable topics include (but are not limited to): - Dynamic general equilibrium models with financial intermediaries - Financial intermediaries and boom-bust cycles - Bank capital and...

The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, with special emphasis for the peripheral countries, threatens the very existence of the European common currency. It is then urgent to reflect on what went wrong in the conception and operation of the euro zone itself and point out ways out of...

The DTT is organized in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA). The first objective of the DTT is to provide an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their research plans and their work in progress, both with a distinguished...

Theme: Behavioral Finance and Asset Pricing Topics: - Asset Pricing - Behavioral Finance - Corporate Finance - Corporate Governance - Debt Instruments - Emerging Market - Investments - Market Microstructure - Market Regulations - Private Equity and M&As

The Financial Crisis of 2007-2010 revealed significant interrelationships both within and between the insurance and banking industries that contributed significantly to the magnitude of the crisis and the resulting government bailout. The need for additional research on interconnectedness...

Topics: - Governance and regulation - Financing and payment arrangements - Service delivery, quality assurance and and organisation of care - Knowledge management for policy; policy capacity and policy process - Monitoring, evaluating and researching the impact of reform - Health workforce...

Key note speaker - Professor Jonathan Eaton, Penn State University

The workshop is aimed at promoting interdisciplinary research on political reforms.

The lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Marc J. Melitz (Department of Economics Harvard University) Recent empirical evidence has shown that firms/plants producing similar goods react very differently to international forces. Some...