Prof. Lawrence J. Christiano ( Northwestern University) Tentative course outline: 1. Structural Vector Autoregressions 2. Estimation of a DSGE model 3. Monetary policy analysis of DSGE models 4. Areas for further development of DSGE models 5. Applications of monetary policy analysis with DSGE models

The aim objective of ICFT 2009 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Financial Technologies.

This workshop aims at discussing how, why and to what extent the money market was affected by the financial turbulence and at assessing how and to what extent the non-standard measures had the intended effects while checking for a possible interference with market functioning. The workshop would...

This conference will bring together leading academics and central bank researchers to provide a comprehensive account of the state of the art in monetary economics. The conference papers will present a critical review of the most important developments in this field and indicate interesting...

The TOM Research Training Network highlights the crucial contribution that foreign migrants make to the social and economic linkages between countries. The goal of the conference is to contribute to an objective debate on the critical issues, problems, and opportunities in migration trends. We...

The workshop will focus on but not be limited to empirical research in the following fields: - Labour market institutions and policies - Gender inequality - Inter- and intragenerational mobility - Qualification and skills

Environmental innovation processes have been studied in a number of sectoral and technological contexts. Particularly relevant sectors with respect to their size and environmental impact are infrastructure sectors such as energy, transport and water. The specificities of these sectors are...

Topics: - Transfer of energy efficient technologies - Impact of globalization on energy and environmental efficiency - Barriers for successful environmental technology transfer - Pollution effect of globalizationTransfer of energy efficient technologies

The aim of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and research results in the field of labour economics.

Topics: - Economic concepts - The role of central banks in payment and settlement systems - Card schemes and card payments - The Eurosystem oversight policy framework for payments and securities Parallel sessions: - The Eurosystem retail payments oversight - Issues in network services for market...