The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Paul de Grauwe (Leuven University) The course is based on the book: De Grauwe, P., The Economics of Monetary Union, Oxford University Press, eight edition, 2009. The lectures will deal with...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. Simon Gilchrist (Boston University) This course examines theoretical foundations of New Keynesian Models and their implications for the conduct of monetary policy. The course emphasizes...

ESSET 2011 will be devoted to theoretical perspectives on financial crises. Focus sessions in the first week (4-8 July) will be organised around the theme of "Asset Pricing, Financial Stability, and the Crisis" . Focus sessions in the second week (11-15 July) will be organised around the theme...

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. This course (Gino Gancia, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) consists of five three-hour lecture on topics in the area of economic growth and technological progress.

The Kiel Institute offers the possibility of attending selected courses of its Advanced Studies Program. The objective of this course (Prof. Volker Wieland, Goethe University of Frankfurt) is to provide an introduction to the analysis of monetary and fiscal policy making with practical...

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’...

Within the general fields of economic growth and economic history, we are looking for papers dealing with, among others, the following topics: - The transition from stagnation to growth - The Great Divergence - Geography versus institutions - International trade and growth - Technical progress...

The main theme of the conference will be ‘How Has Our View of Central Banking Changed with the Recent Financial Crisis?’ The recent financial crisis has led to a plethora of new questions about the objectives, policy practices and tools of central banks, especially during and after crises....

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...

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,...