The organisers particularly encourage submissions of papers in the following areas: 1) Theory and Techniques - Monte Carlo simulation techniques for modelling and simulating asset returns - Use of contingent claim analysis in balance sheet risk management - Innovations in portfolio optimization...

The annual Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago International Finance Conference is designed to focus on important current international issues in banking and finance that are best analyzed by bringing together researchers and policymakers from different countries and different perspectives. The...

The objective of the conference is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household asset accumulation, debt, and consumption behavior over the life cycle. The focus of the conference is on papers based on household-level, survey data...

Topics: - Liquidity risk in global payment and settlement systems - Globalisation of financial markets and liquidity management - Systemic risk in global payments - Interdependencies in payment and settlement systems - Collateral management in global payment and settlement systems - Recent...

Topics: • measures of institutional quality • bureaucracy, property rights, corruption and political stability • institutions, investment and growth • economic policy and institutions • sclerosis and reforms • the role of economic integration • globalization and institutional...

Session 1: The role of harmonised monetary, financial and economic statistics in monetary and other economic policies Session 2: Future directions for the collection and compilation of statistics Session 3: Future co-ordination and collaboration strategies in the area of statistics Session 4:...

The conference is intended to allow presentation of current research undertaken by members of the Network’s Global Economy area and to stimulate interaction and cooperation between area members. Papers can be on any topic under the Global Economy rubric, covering trade, international finance,...