Themen: - Auswirkungen von Finanz- und Immobilienkrisen auf die Konjunktur - Ölpreisanstieg und Rezession – Theorie und empirische Evidenz - Sollte die Geldpolitik Vermögenspreise berücksichtigen? - Die Rolle der Geldpolitik in der Finanzkrise - Finanzkrise und Schätzungen des...

Prof. Lawrence J. Christiano ( Northwestern University) Tentative course outline: 1. Structural Vector Autoregressions 2. Estimation of a DSGE model 3. Monetary policy analysis of DSGE models 4. Areas for further development of DSGE models 5. Applications of monetary policy analysis with DSGE models

The aim objective of ICFT 2009 is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development activities in Financial Technologies.

Topics of interest include among others: - Objective Measures of Well-being: HDI, ISEW, GPI, versus GDP - Subjective Measures of Well-being: Happiness, Satisfaction, Mental Health, versus Income - Alternative and New Measures of Well-being both at macro and micro level - Leisure Time, Social...

Contributions on the following fields are welcome: I. International Financial Markets Stability II. Banking System and the Crisis III. Bond Issue and Debt Management IV. Monetary Policy and Markets Integration V. Money, Finance, and Life Satisfaction VI. Corporate Governance and Financial...

Recent events have created new doubts about the dollar’s prospects for remaining the leading international reserve currency. The crisis has not exactly enhanced the attractions of the United States as a producer of high quality financial assets. Yet incumbency is a strong advantage in...

This workshop aims at discussing how, why and to what extent the money market was affected by the financial turbulence and at assessing how and to what extent the non-standard measures had the intended effects while checking for a possible interference with market functioning. The workshop would...

The aim of the workshop is to bring together academic researchers, policy-makers, representatives of interest groups and the press to promote and exchange ideas in the field of shadow economy analysis.

Topics: - Causes and evolution of the financial crisis - Contribution of macroeconomic policies to stability - Reform of regulation and supervision - Reform of the international financial institutions

This conference will bring together leading academics and central bank researchers to provide a comprehensive account of the state of the art in monetary economics. The conference papers will present a critical review of the most important developments in this field and indicate interesting...