The main focus will be on empirical/econometric studies in finance. Topics include (but are not limited to): Asset Pricing; Behavioral Finance; Derivative Markets, Financial Econometrics; Financial Markets; International Finance; Market Microstructure; Risk Management; Volatility Models.

The workshop aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative research undertaken by central bank economists on the financial determinants of (nominal) foreign exchange rates. Economists working in central banks as well as academics and private sector economists and quantitative analysts are...

This conference aims to bring together recent work examining the transmission of monetary and macro-prudential policies and their effectiveness in open economies. We invite submission of both theoretical and empirical papers. Questions of interest may include the following: - How does...

Contributions on the following fields are welcome: - Financial Reforms, Regulation and Supervision - Financial Stability - Theory and Empirics of Financial Crises - International Finance - Securities markets - Monetary Policy and Central Banking - Public Debt Management - Financial Education -...

Program Table 1: Riding Another Wave of Capital Inflows in Latin America Table 2: Capital Controls in the Macroeconomic Tool kit Table 3: Monetary Policy Table 4: Global Financial Architecture

The idea of the conference is to bring together economists who have recently contributed new research on the interlinkages between current account imbalances and financial factors.

Topics: - cross-border financial linkages and monetary policy; - trade integration, financial integration and the propagation of and adjustment to shocks; - sovereign risk, financial frictions and monetary policy; - standard and non-standard monetary policies in multi-sector/multi-country...

Although papers are invited on all areas of economics, special emphasis will be given on areas such as: - The role of central banks and monetary policy - The role of fiscal policy - The conduct of monetary policy under zero bound conditions - The role of, and prospects for, economic growth - The...

Die Konferenz soll die folgenden Fragen aufgreifen: - Welche Fakten sprechen dafür, dass die von der Krise am stärksten betroffenen Staaten in Europa dabei sind, die Rezession zu überwinden, welche sprechen dagegen? - Wie viel Konvergenz und Divergenz in der Europäischen Währungsunion sind...

Program: SESSION 1: Financial System and Economic Development SESSION 2: Prudential Regulation and Supervision in Asia and the Pacific SESSION 3: Capital Market Development in Asia and Pacific Region PUBLIC EVENT: Financial Development in China and Implications for the Global Economy SESSION 4:...