The ongoing sovereign debt crisis in the Eurozone, with special emphasis for the peripheral countries, threatens the very existence of the European common currency. It is then urgent to reflect on what went wrong in the conception and operation of the euro zone itself and point out ways out of...

The conference organisers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Debt consolidation, fiscal rules, debt sustainability, sovereign debt crises and default; 2. Fiscal and monetary policy in a liquidity trap, financial...

Topics: 1. The Euro Debt crisis - Sovereign default, bailouts and moral hazard in a monetary union - Real and nominal convergence in a monetary union - Fiscal dimensions of regional and global financial crises - The political economy of debt crises and policy responses 2. The global economy...

The conference solicits papers in all areas of economics. Submissions from economists not affiliated with the ASSET network are also welcome.

The second annual conference invites contributions from those who critically engage with, extend or operationalize the Capital as Power approach in their own research. We also welcome contributions by those who present other power-centered alternatives to existing theories of capitalism....

The subject of the conference is "Too Big to Fail Financial Institutions? International Perspectives and Possible Remedies" There will be an academic symposium on September 15-16, 2011, composed of a mixture of academics and practitioners from several regions with different experiences before...

Theme of the conference: Social Relations in turbulent times Economic and social crisis in these turbulent times challenges both our sociological skills and our imagination. Since its beginnings as a scientific discipline, sociology has sought answers to the social questions that arise in...

PhD students and young scholars (PhD degree after January 2009) on history of economic thought, economic philosophy and economic history are invited to apply to this Summer School. The Summer School will include a series of seminars and lectures by invited speakers on the theme Economic crises...

Program 01.08. – 05.08. Panel Data Econometrics (Prof. Manuel Arellano) 08.08. – 12.08. Financial Crises and Financial Stability (Prof. Jeremy Stein) 15.08. – 19.08. Monetary Economics and Imperfect Information (Prof. Ricardo Reis) 22.08. – 26.08. Recent Advances in International Trade...