We solicit theoretical and empirical papers on the interactions between financial intermediation and sovereign debt markets. Topics: - Sovereign debt distribution: participants, auction mechanisms, and market outcomes, - Financial intermediation and the term structure of sovereign debt...

The patterns of labour market participation have recently started to diverge across advanced economies, reflecting structural and demographic factors as well as the long term legacies of the Great Recession, whose impact has been felt differently across countries. A full understanding of labour...

The post-crisis recovery continues to disappoint in advanced and emerging economies alike. Slow growth and low inflation have led to concerns that advanced economies (AEs) might be facing secular stagnation putting greater emphasis on emerging market economies (EMEs) to support global growth....

The subject of the conference is "Too Big to Fail Financial Institutions? International Perspectives and Possible Remedies" There will be an academic symposium on September 15-16, 2011, composed of a mixture of academics and practitioners from several regions with different experiences before...