The topic of the 13th CEPR/ESI Annual Conference will be ‘Financial Supervision in an Uncertain World’. The recent turmoil on global financial markets and the following recession have raised concerns that the current financial supervisory system does not suffice anymore. This can mainly be...

ESSLE is designed to bring together economists in the field from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. It provides a unique opportunity for researchers from different universities and countries to discuss their work in a relaxed atmosphere and to develop long-term...

Topic: Energy, Policies and Technologies for Sustainable Economies.

Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models (DSGE) command wide support among macroeconomists as a modeling methodology. In addition, they are widely used by policy institutions for both policy assessments and forecasting exercises. Nevertheless, there is much less agreement about the details...

The school intends to provide an intensive training course for Ph.D. students and young researchers who are working in the fields of international economics and development. This year it will focus on the main analytical and empirical approaches to the link between international trade and...

The scientific committee invites both theoretical and empirical work related to the following aspects: - Mapping Global Product Trade - Product Heterogeneity and Industry Dynamics - Product Trade, Pricing to Market, and Pass-Through

In this context, the 18th World Economic Forum on East Asia will convene 300 global leaders from business and government and leading academic experts to shape Asia’s political, industry and economic agendas. As South Korea is one the world’s largest economies and a member of the G20, it will...

The 19th World Economic Forum on Africa will provide a unique opportunity to bring world leaders together to assess the opportunities and challenges of the continent. The theme “Uniting Africa's Champions” will showcase those leading the way in key areas such as governance, foreign and...

Under the theme “Home-grown Strategies for Global Success”, the meeting will focus on the role of the Middle East in addressing critical global challenges, ranging from systemic financial risk to resource management and political extremism.

High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses. Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and...