The objective of the conference is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household financial behaviour and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. Topics: - Patterns of asset...

This workshop targets applied and theoretical research on household finance and economic stability. We are particularly interested in contributions that analyze the implications of household leverage for consumption, employment, house prices both at the microeconomic and macroeconomic level. The...

This year’s conference will focus on Efficiently Inefficient Markets.

Topics: - Cross border bank lending, domestic credit, and the current account - Domestic and cross-border response of bank credit and leverage to national monetary policies and global liquidity - Econometric issues in modeling the current account, in particular in currency unions. - The role of...

Relevant issues and factors for current account adjustment may include: - The exchange rate regime (external versus internal devaluations) - The modality of fiscal consolidations (tax versus spending adjustments) - Firm heterogeneity and export performance - Labour market reforms - Financial...