Topics: - The role of central bank communication in the conduct of monetary policy and in ensuring financial stability. Is the role of communication in maintaining price stability and financial stability different? What should be communicated with respect to financial stability? How should...

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 behaviour over the life cycle. The focus of the conference is on research that makes extensive use of household...

Auf der Tagung wird der aktuelle Stand der Debatte zur tariflichen Unterbietungskonkurrenz zusammengefasst und auch die deutsche Rechtsprechung unter Bezugnahme auf Art. 2 des ILO-Übereinkommens 87 kritisch hinterfragt. Es wird thematisiert, ob Deutschland seinen mit Ratifikation des...

This workshop has the purpose of presenting the draft chapters of a policy report on cross-border banking in Europe after the crisis. The authors of the report (Philip Lane, Elena Carletti, Franklin Allen, Wolf Wagner, Dirk Schoenmaker and Thorsten Beck) will each present their...

Topics: - Financial liberalisation and the finance-growth nexus; - Financial linkages and propagation channels of shocks; - Asset price co-movements, bubbles and contagion phenomena; - Financial stability implications of international financial integration and global imbalances; - Global policy...

The symposium aims to bring together Economists, Psychologists, Marketing researchers and others who work on Behavioral Decision Making, either in individual or interdependent settings. We look for empirical contributions from the diverse fields, such as Individual Decision Making, Consumer...

The aim of the conference is to compile innovative current research from resource, energy and environmental economics and dynamic economic theory. By bringing together leading experts as well as junior and senior scholars in these fields, the conference covers a broad range of aspects regarding...

Öffentliche Dienstleistungen werden von Menschen in Bundes-, Landes- und Kommunalverwaltungen erbracht. Doch ist unsere föderale Struktur den Aufgaben noch gewachsen? Die Beantwortung dieser Frage wird ein zentrales Thema des Potsdamer Forums für Führungskräfte im öffentlichen Dienst 2010...

After eight years of service as Vice-President of the European Central Bank, the mandate of Lucas Papademos will end on 31 May 2010. In order to honour his career both as a distinguished academic and as an eminent central banker, the ECB will host a two-day colloquium entitled “The great...

The aim of this conference is to add to the debate on the political economy aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis, and to stimulate research in this area. Topics that will be discussed include: regulatory capture and lobbying, bailout negotiations, and consumer protection.