The 19th GEP Postgraduate Conference provides a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Economics of the MNEs,...

Topics: - What are the possible implications of digital currencies for the nature of financial intermediation, monetary policy transmission and financial stability? - How should big techs and fintech companies be regulated? - What are the effects of regtech, suptech and govtech applications? -...

Program: - "Waiting for Recall? Evidence from Temporary Layoffs in Austria" Andrea Weber; - "How Applications and Interviews Shape Job Finding" Rafael Lalive; - Roundtable Discussion I: Active Labor Market Policy during the COVID-19 Crisis; - "Empirical Evaluation of Broader Job Search...

The event will focus on policy-relevant research, applicable to identifying solutions to jobs challenges in low and middle income countries. To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus...

Topics: - The impact of machine learning and AI on economic growth, productivity and employment; - How machine learning and AI has or will influence inflation and price stability; - Implications for financial stability and systemic risk from AI and machine learning; - Empirical assessments of...

The workshop will bring together leading academics, central bankers and bank supervisors. Topics: - Implications for financial markets of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and crypto-assets, and the macroeconomic outcomes; - Technological innovations in financial and payment...

Topic: Development Economics.

The symposium will provide a platform for researchers and policy makers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is needed. Topics: - The impact of climate change on emerging markets, - The role of governments and firms in fighting climate...

To expand the frontiers of global knowledge around jobs and advance the discussion on the most effective policies, we are interested in papers that focus on: - Increasing wage labor demand. - Creating jobs in the formal sector of the economy, including mobilizing capital for private sector...

The conference covers a broad range of themes related to challenges and advancements in understanding the monetary transmission mechanism. It seeks to bring together recent contributions in this area of research, including studies with strong theoretical basis as well as empirical...