The workshop provides a platform to discuss applied economic research. We invite empirical and theoretical contributions from all fields of macroeconomics and international economics with an emphasis on a high relevance for economic policy. The special topic of the workshop will be capital...

The workshop provides a platform to discuss applied economic research. We invite empirical and theoretical contributions from all fields of macroeconomics and international economics with an emphasis on a high relevance for economic policy. The special topic of the workshop will be inflation....

Topics: - the evolution of bank business models and risk-taking preferences in response to regulatory change (Basel III) - the implications of the zero bound problem for (SME) lending choices - the existence of multiple policy objectives and private vs government lending - the challenges...