The conference brings together academics and central bankers from around the world to consider the implications of recent research for macroeconomic policy. For each conference, six to eight papers on a common subject are written by leading specialists in the field. Program: Session I - Capital...

We welcome contributions linking economic convergence to: - balanced and sustainable growth in the global economy, including global imbalances, - sectoral reallocation (and unconditional convergence), - total factor productivity, - the quality of institutions, - income distribution and the...

Economists and professionals working in related fields are invited to submit theoretical and applied papers in all areas of economics for presentation at the Congress.

Topics: - macroeconomic effects and economic policy considerations under global change; - consequences of economic fluctuations on the financial sector and related opportunities; - real sector implications and labour market responses to the changing economic environment; - economic development...

Topics: - spatial econometrics methods and models, - exploratory spatial data analysis, - geographical information systems, - new directions and frontiers of spatial econometrics, - economic growth and convergence, - regional development, cooperation and competition, - labour, estate and...

Topics: - Micro- and macroeconomic modelling - Economic growth - Monetary, fiscal, trade policies and economic growth - Business cycle analysis and forecasting - Modelling and forecasting financial markets - Macroprudential policy, stress testing and economic policy - Pricing and valuation of...

The conference will cover a broad range of themes in macroeconomics and finance with a view to the medium and long run. A special emphasis is on methodological, theoretical and empirical aspects and on their relevance for economic policy.

Topics: Statistical education; Statistics and internet; Building SIS for the future; Statistical metainformation systems (SMSs); Quality management systems in NSIs; Code of Practice: Implementation and Development; Social statistics; Statistics of migration; Statistics of information society (new...