The theme of the conference for 2010 is Identification in Econometrics, Theory and Applications. The Program Chair is Elie Tamer from Northwestern University. EC-squared is a series of annual international conferences on research in quantitative economics and econometrics.The acronym (EC)2...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. This course (Carl E. Walsh, University of California) focuses on the theoretical foundations of monetary economics and their policy implications, with some attention paid to the models’...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Course Summary: The course (Raghuram Rajan, University of Chicago) will examine the global credit crisis, including the deep underlying causes, the more immediate fragilities in the financial...

The goal of the workshop is to bring together researchers who are interested in assessing the role of technological change within the context of climate policy and in developing models that promote a better understanding of linkages between climate strategies, induced technological change and...

Papers focusing on general equilibrium growth and models of large trading economies are welcome. The roles of financial stability, global and regional trade patterns, foreign direct investment, and international governance are of particular interest. Contributions on other specialized topics,...

The recent global financial crisis has shown that one needs to reconsider traditional ways of analysing monetary policy and include new elements, such as financial frictions, the use of unconventional monetary policies, the interaction of monetary and fiscal policies, and the relationship...

Preliminary Programme: Session 1 - Firm exports and multinational activity under credit constraints - Multinational enterprises and credit constraints Session 2 - The role of bond finance in firms' survival during the Asian crisis - Financial Crisis, Trade Credit and Export Performance: Evidence...

Topics: - entrepreneurship and “the entrepreneur” in modern theories of economic growth - long-run relationship between entrepreneurship, economic growth and productivity - knowledge context and the discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities - regional variation in new firm formation:...

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.

Prof. Tito Boeri – Bocconi University, Milan The course will focus on the macroeconomic implications of institutions regulating imperfect labour markets. In particular, we will cover the following set of institutions: employment protection legislation, unemployment benefits, active labour...