Although papers are invited on all areas of economics, special emphasis will be given on areas such as: - The role of central banks and monetary policy - The role of fiscal policy - The conduct of monetary policy under zero bound conditions - The role of, and prospects for, economic growth - The...

This year, it will aim at taking a wider view on the “The new economic landscape in the aftermath of the crisis” and, in particular, on how emerging market economies are faring in this new environment. The Conference is restricted to researchers of central banks and international financial...

Theoretical and empirical/experimental works that involve the application of psychology and neuroscience to all areas of financial decision-making and practice will be considered for presentation at the meeting. This includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: - Investment in and...

The Summer Seminar provides a rigorous discussion of both the theoretical and the applied aspects of Minsky’s economics, with an examination of meaningful prescriptive policies relevant to the current economic and financial crisis. It is of particular interest to graduate students, recent...

The workshop is intended to focus on topics in cooperation in multi-agent systems, cooperative game theory and cooperative solution concepts, formation of coalitions, negotiation between agents, joint decision making, and voting. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Cooperative...

The Risk Theory Society is a group of economists, financial economists, and actuaries who undertake theoretical and applied research in the areas of insurance economics, financial economics related to insurance markets, actuarial science, and more generally in the economic analysis of risk and...

Topics: - Causes & depth of crises; policies, institutions & strategies to ameliorate financial crises, deep recession & un(der)employment in short & long-term; - Capital flows, banking & credit systems, financial ‘innovations’, credit markets, institutional regimes of accumulation,...

Program: - Up from Here? Challenges and Barriers to Recovery from the Crisis (Panel discussion) - Is War Over? The Economics of National Security after Iraq and Afghanistan (Panel discussion) - Economists for Peace & Security dinner in Honor of Michael Intriligator This conference is being held...