In this one day course the international expert Andrea Roncoroni will examine practical issues that arise in the area of Energy and Commodity Risk Management. The focus throughout will be on how to develop models for energy and commodity price processes, quantify associated risks, and price and...

Aims of the conference include: - analyze the theoretical and empirical relationship between social protection, household savings and income drawing from the experiences of various countries.; - analyze the relationship of other related factors such as quality of public governance, demographic...

Contributions are welcomed on the following themes: • Health and welfare at the local and regional scale • Happiness and wellbeing: definitions and indicators • Poverty, exclusion and wellbeing • Social impacts of housing • The personal, social and financial costs of housing •...

Topics: - Crisis topology; asset pricing bubbles, mispricing, contagion, counterparty risk, transparency. - Prediction of crises, indicators, risk measures, ratings, performance measures. - Market regulation, transparency, innovation, disclosure, liquidity, global regulation, governance...

Cato's 27th Annual Monetary Conference--Restoring Global Financial Stability--will provide an in-depth discussion of alternative proposals for reforming the international monetary system and correcting global imbalances. In particular, leading experts will address the role of the government...

Scholars and PhD students are invited to submit papers on the following themes: - Global imbalances and current world financial crisis; - System risks of banking and other financial institutions; - Causes, consequences and lessons of the current and past crises; - The rise of economic...

The submission of papers in the following areas is encouraged: • Global imbalances and the current crisis • Financial crisis, real crisis and the risks of depression and deflation • Paradigm shift in macroeconomics – the return of Keynesianism? • Economic policy reactions and the...

Topics: Financial Crises; Financial Theory and Financial Crises; Regulation and Supervision versus Financial Crises; Central Banks and their Role in Financial Crises; Structural Impacts of Financial Crises; Regional Impacts of Financial Crises; Financial Crises and Economic and Monetary Union;...

The theme of ACR 2009 is “A World of Knowledge At the Point of Confluence.” Papers dealing with substantive, methodological, or theoretical topics in consumer research are sought for competitive paper sessions.

This crossroads of America provides the perfect setting to hear from experts and policy-makers in the wake of the global financial crisis. Topics will focus on the current economic recovery, what can be expected, and how future structures of the global financial and economic systems are being...