Themen: - Auswirkungen von Finanz- und Immobilienkrisen auf die Konjunktur - Ölpreisanstieg und Rezession – Theorie und empirische Evidenz - Sollte die Geldpolitik Vermögenspreise berücksichtigen? - Die Rolle der Geldpolitik in der Finanzkrise - Finanzkrise und Schätzungen des...

Broad themes of the conference are: a) Development and Livelihood b) Environment and Sustainability c) International Trade and Growth d) Recent Issues in Financial Economics e) Gender Discrimination, Social Exclusion and Development

Key topics: · Linking Risk & Business Strategy – Balancing Risk tolerance & Business opportunities · Credit Risk Portfolio Management – Optimizing it to boost profitability · Transparency & Counterparty Risk Assessment – Performing robust credit evaluations · Liquidity Risk Management...

Topics: - Fiscal and monetary policies when interest rates are at, or close to, the zero lower bound, including balance sheet and debt management considerations. - Modelling financial stability Attendance at the workshop is by invitation only.

We encourage papers relating to conference’s general topic, and more specifically, although not exclusively, on the following themes : - History of the crisis, comparisons with past crises - Financialisation - Nature and efficiency of central bank operations - Role of the State - How can we...

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 lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...

UNU-WIDER is collaborating with African Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET) on the WIDER project, African Development: Myths and Realities. We invite submissions of substantive papers for the above conference on topics bearing directly on African economic development as related to the...

The conference will cover eGovernment applications and a showcase of best practices from Turkey and other countries in the region in addition to presentations, panels, paper discussions and working groups. Delegates are expected to contribute to the outcomes of the conference through a high...

The main objective of the workshop is to help the leaders of local governments and national level policy makers develop a strategic approach in dealing with environmental and social issues facing businesses. This can be achieved by: - Demonstrating the potentials of transforming SME clusters...