Topics: - Economic and Social Development - Legal Aspects of Economic and Social Development in International Relations - Legal Aspects of Environment Protection, Energy Efficiency and Use of Renewable Energy Sources - International Approach.

Programme: - Impact of Large Investors in Distressed Housing Markets - The Impact of US Monetary Policy and Other External Shocks on the Hong Kong Economy: A Factor-augmented VAR Approach - VaR and Stress Test: The Impact of Fat-Tail Risk and Systemic Risk on Capital Requirements of Financial...

The conference solicits papers, theoretical and/or empirical, in relation to economic growth and development, international trade and finance, and macroeconomics and economic dynamics. Economists are cordially invited to submit papers for presentation in the conference.

Topics are welcome from all areas of economics, as long as the focus is on search, matching or information frictions. However, preference is given to researchers in the fields of macroeconomics, monetary economics and labor economics.

Contributions are welcome from all areas of macroeconomics and finance. Both theoretical and empirical papers will be considered. This year’s edition will give priority to papers related to exchange rate regimes and monetary policy.

All submissions on applied macroeconomics will be considered, but submissions on those issues are especially encouraged.