In the wake of the financial and banking crisis, virtually all industrialized countries have experienced a very severe economic recession during the years 2008 and 2009, sometimes referred to as the Great Recession. Several stylized facts have been put forward during this Great Recession such as...

We invite empirical and theoretical submissions, which relate to the Workshop theme of "Crises, Institutions and Labour Market Performance: Comparing Evidence and Policies". Papers offering a comparative perspective are encouraged though selection will be primarily based on quality.

Topics: 1. The Euro Debt crisis - Sovereign default, bailouts and moral hazard in a monetary union - Real and nominal convergence in a monetary union - Fiscal dimensions of regional and global financial crises - The political economy of debt crises and policy responses 2. The global economy...

What will be discussed: - Will the Russian Arctic become the next major global hydrocarbon resource base? - What is the economic viability of Arctic oil and gas projects in comparison with other alternative projects? - What are the latest results of geological, geophysical, seismic and geo...

Conference Theme: The economic crisis and the renewal of the European model(s) Revisiting the debate on varieties of capitalism Topics: • By developing a dynamic approach to institutional changes • Understanding adaptations to the economic crisis • Analysing the diversity of European forms...

We invite submissions for the CEPR workshop from interested researchers on any topics within the area of Development Economics. We encourage submissions of papers on economic development from all parts of the developing world -- Africa, Asia, Latin America but also including work on the...

Topics: - Relationship between monetary policy and financial stability - Stabilization policies during financial crises Papers that combine state-of-the-art theoretical and empirical analyses and policy relevance will be given priorities.

Attendees consider this event to be the annual meeting-place for the industry – a chance to gather with their peers to debate the latest developments, share experiences, and learn about innovations and best practice for the sector from a 50-strong expert speaker faculty.

The Barcelona Institute of Economics (IEB) will hold its III Summer School in Public Economics, consisting on this ocassion of two courses: ‘Economics of Education, and Fiscal Federalism. The objective of each course is to offer an intensive training program for PhD students in Public Economics.

ERWIT is an annual workshop that brings together international economists from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. The workshop disseminates the findings of recent research on international trade, and presentations often involve exploratory rather than finished papers. It...