The conference will focus on on the policies and politics of austerity and on the various aspects of the Greek crisis. Papers dealing with similar experiences in other countries that may bring light on the effects of austerity policies in Greece will also be considered. The conference will be...

Topics: - Stress test - Assessment of quality of capital - Risk retention - QM (qualified mortgages) and QRM (qualified residential mortgages) - Scenario analysis - Liquidity risk measurement - Reverse stress test - Short term liquidity versus long term funding - Sustainability management -...

We invite theoretical and empirical research aimed at improving our understanding of the sources of fluctuations, their propagation, and their implications for macro policy in today’s globalised environment. Topics of special interest include, but are not restricted to: - Trade linkages,...

The topics of the conference are the origins and consequences of financial crises as well as possible solutions to prevent and overcome such crises. Both of these topics will be evaluated especially from an Austrian Economics perspective. Besides presentation and discussion of more than thirty...

The main objective of the workshop is to provide a forum for central bankers, market participants and researchers in the field of economics and finance to discuss the most recent developments in access to finance of small and medium-sized companies. Topics: - The role of banks in financing...

A short workshop is being held in Vienna on the morning of 11 December 2014 in Vienna to tie in with the 2nd SUERF/UniCredit & Universities Foundation Research Prize on the subject of "Reregulation of the financial sector – economic consequences, costs and benefits". The workshop will feature...

The aim of this 2-day conference is to cover a broad range of related topics, both theoretical and empirical, in international finance (including the macro-finance literature). The conference will in particular be devoted to recent advances in both theoretical and empirical analysis of financial...

This seminar will improve participant’s understanding of these changes, the implications for financial regulation, and an opportunity to share ideas and expertise. The topics covered in the event will fit within the following broad themes: - models of financial services regulation including...

Seit einigen Jahren schon geht die Finanzdienstleistungsbranche durch unruhige Zeiten: Erst die Immobilien-, dann die Banken- und Eurokrise; schließlich der Problembereich „Staatsschulden“. Die Gegenmaßnahmen der EZB werden von der Finanzdienstleistungsbranche nicht selten als problematisch...

This academic conference, followed by an afternoon executive panel on the second day, is devoted to issues central to the asset management industry. We welcome submissions from all areas related to asset management. Topics: - Active investment strategies in equity, derivatives, fixed-income and...