The Conference aims to have intellectual discourse on issues related to international trade and finance and provide platform to the researchers for communicating their views on their intellectual standing of empirical research in international economics. The main thrust areas of the conference...

Conference Background: Theoretical and empirical research on financial markets and the banking system, with special focus on the interaction among economic agents, market rules and institutions, appears of foremost importance in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.

The following fields will be discussed: a) Causes of Financial crisis: Interest rates, International Imbalances and the Great Moderation ("Minsky Effect") b) Trade and financial flows: Savings - consumption imbalance c) Macroeconomic Performance: Core and Periphery in EU d) Eurozone in Distress:...

Theme: Valuing Growth Trends in Development Finance A scientific understanding of the theory and practice of development finance is central to our understanding of how global financial architecture emerges and evolves across developing, emerging and developed economies. The recent financial...

At this year's conference eminent scholars and top economic policy makers will discuss the following lead questions: - Where do we stand with fair and measured regulatory reform to strengthen the global financial system? How to reduce the risks posed to taxpayers and to broader social...

The central theme of the conference is: Integrated Public Health. Integration – making something into a whole or making something part of a whole - is a key issue in European public health. Integration is believed to be an important prerequisite to address the major challenges of today’s...

The workshop will provide: - Background information on the theoretical basis for, & application of, DCEs. - Hands-on experience in DCE design, and a practical guide to data input, data analysis, and the interpretation of DCE results. - An overview of methodological issues and recent developments...

The following research areas will be at the forefront of the debate: - Climate Change and Energy - Future Technologies - Economic and Urban Development - Global Health and Molecular Medicine - Human Rights and Global Values The main objective of the conference is to facilitate the exchange of...

The conference is intended to provide a forum for discussing innovative research in economics, undertaken by both IMF staff and by outside economists, and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) will...

The European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research has been the Coordinator of the project, in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, the University of Dortmund, Vilans (Netherlands), City University London and E-Qalin GmbH. The...