Conference Background: Theoretical and empirical research on financial markets and the banking system, with special focus on the interaction among economic agents, market rules and institutions, appears of foremost importance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

The conference will be based around the themes of: • Econometrics and Empirics of the Crisis • Macroeconomic and Financial Risk • Credit Frictions and the New New Macro • Monetary and Fiscal Policy Responses to the Crisis

The Conference will be the occasion to present the results of a research project funded by the Italian Ministry of University and Research (PRIN 2007). The main themes of the Conference include: 1) Innovation in business services at the firm level and its impact on firms' performance 2)...

At this year's conference eminent scholars and top economic policy makers will discuss the following lead questions: - Where do we stand with fair and measured regulatory reform to strengthen the global financial system? How to reduce the risks posed to taxpayers and to broader social...

The forthcoming 2010 EASY-ECO conference in Brussels will focus on the European perspective of evaluation of sustainable development, taking stock of almost a decade of integrated evaluation practice at EU and national levels in order to identify the challenges ahead. Topics: - Integrating...

Conference Programme: Session 1: Global mortgage and housing markets: outlook for 2011 and beyond Session 2: Retail: Between a rock and a hard place Session 3: Prudential supervision: Overshooting the mark? Session 4: Funding: Mind the gap

Topics: quantitative measures the degree of cross-country risk sharing, and of the gains from risk sharing, based on micro and macro data; determinants of the degree of risk sharing; comparisons between interregional and international risk sharing; portfolio choices and international risk...

Topics: a) Global imbalances and the future of the international monetary system. b) Particular mix of policies adopted to face the crisis in different countries including developing countries (country studies). c) Financial liberalization and the restructuring of the financial system after the...

We invite submission of papers particularly addressing the following themes: 1) assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of biodiversity conservation instruments, taking into account spatial considerations and/or governance settings; 2) the development of new, incentive-based instruments...

The conference provides an opportunity for academicians, PhD students and professionals in social and environmental accounting to present their research projects, to discuss their preliminary findings and full paper in a supportive and interactive atmosphere.