Presented Papers: - Capital and profitability in banking: Evidence from US banks - Bank Competition, Fire-sale and Financial Stability - Risk Based Pricing in the Credit Card Industry: Evidence from US Survey Data - Foreigners vs. Natives: Bank Lending Technologies and Loan Pricing -...

The special theme of this year's CEEI is "Achieving balanced growth in the CESEE countries" The economic crisis in several European countries has illustrated the importance of sustainable economic policies and of institutions promoting such policies. Achieving sustainable economic growth is of...

Central banks are key participants in the economies and financial sectors of their countries. A central bank inevitably plays a significant role in the response to a major operational disruption affecting the financial sector. Pro-active business continuity management (BCM) is therefore...

Topics: - market failure analysis; - cost-benefit analysis; - compliance analysis; - embedding best practice within an institution; and - case studies applying the methods discussed.

The topics covered in the event will fit within the following broad themes: - the appropriate objectives for macroprudential policy and the various challenges to operationalise it; - a review of the various macroprudential instruments to manage network and procyclicality risks, and their...

The Centre for the History of Retailing and Distribution invites conference proposals that explore retailing and / or distribution from a historical perspective. Papers focusing on all historical periods or geographical areas and based on any methodological and disciplinary perspective are welcome.

The aim of this workshop is to allow those responsible for the design and implementation of such policies to deepen their theoretical understanding of monetary operations and to compare and contrast experiences with their peers. The following topics will be covered: • lessons learned from the...

Academics, especially feminist scholars, have long explored this history and the relationship between women and the journals that target them, but in recent years this interest appears to have declined. ‘Women in Magazines’ seeks to reassert the importance of magazines, in Britain and...

Topics: - Cross-border equity investments - Cross-border company acquisitions and mergers - Strategic investments - Investment by financial sponsors, including private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds, etc. - Individual investors - Foreign direct investment, including by...

The meeting aims to provide a forum for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas and present new research results on the theory and modern practice of financial engineering and bank management. The conference, titled 'Recent Developments in Financial Markets and Banking', covers a wide...