The purpose of this workshop is to promote the use of advanced economic analysis (both theoretical and applied) in the field of natural resources, energy, and the environment, and their interaction with economic development. The objective is to gather a set of high-quality contributions that...

With the full support of the Government of Mexico and the Forum’s key Strategic Partners, the meeting will convene key decision-makers from government, industry, civil society and academia. Under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, leaders will shape a strategic...

Topics: 1) Sources of financial frictions: - Sources of liquidity - Reasons of market incompleteness and dysfunctions - Role of banks 2) Financial frictions in macromodels - Financial sector and real economy - Sources and consequences of financial crises - ‘Sudden stops’, financial contagion...

In three panel discussions, the conference will explore the challenges facing the Russian Government in building a competitive financial system through its stated twin aims of establishing Moscow as a global financial centre, and the Ruble as a leading reserve currency. An assessment of the...

The theme of ESPAnet’s 2010 Annual Conference is the social consequences of the global financial crisis and their differential impacts across Europe. The main questions for consideration include: How is the crisis affecting already existing inequalities? How are different social classes and...

The goal of the Summer Camp is to bring together macroeconomists from around the world with an interest in topics relevant to Latin American economies. This year, we are looking for new papers focusing on two main different topics: a) Modeling financial markets in macroeconomics, and b) Sources...

Summit programme in 2010 will be packed with case studies on strategies and practical steps for unlocking frozen capital and creating new structures to allow business to continue in the coming months and years ahead! In 2010, fresh approaches and innovations will be introduced to help real...

Inhaltliche Schwerpunkte der Konferenz: • Politische und juristische Aspekte der Globalisierung • Außenhandels- und Währungsfragen einschließlich der Internationalisierung von Finanzdienstleistungen • Auswirkungen auf die Wirtschaftstätigkeit von Unternehmen • Konsequenzen für die...

The main objectives of the conference are to improve the understanding of (i) how natural disasters affect household welfare, and (ii) how policy-makers can overcome the behavioral, political, technical, and operative hurdles involved in disaster risk preventive interventions.