The workshop will include papers in the area of the links between macroprudential policy, monetary policy and real economic activity as well as a keynote speech given by David Miles (Imperial College and Bank of England).

The event is a combination of lectures on the theory and methods of policy analysis and design, practical problems in modelling and forecasting and computer-based exercises. The following topics are likely to be covered: - techniques for modelling unobserved economic components, state-space...

The topics covered in the event will fit within the following broad themes: - models of financial services regulation including the ‘twin peaks’ model adopted in the United Kingdom; - a judgement-based, forward-looking approach to prudential supervision; - the interplay between...

The topics covered are likely to include: - an overview of aspects of the data justifying an analysis of financial frictions; - different ways of deviating from the frictionless benchmark: - costly state verification - collateral constraints - costly enforcement; - models of financial...

The following key topics are likely to be covered: - approaches to business model analysis for banks, insurers and significant investment firms; - using the results of analysis to focus supervisory activity; and - flexible and proportionate approaches to business modelanalysis that can be...

The following topics will be covered: - credit and asset price cycles; - statistical measures of systemic risk: - Value-at-Risk (VaR) - Conditional Value-at-Risk (CoVaR) - Marginal Expected Shortfall (MES); - network models for systemic risk assessment; and - macroeconomic stress testing.

The aim of the workshop on central bank balance sheets is to gather scholars who have worked with historic central bank balance sheets to put these current debates into a longer-term perspective. We particularly welcome contributions that highlight the challenges posed by analyzing balance...

The following topics are likely to be covered: - review a central bank’s balance sheet in the light of monetary operations and risk tolerances; - success criteria: monitoring performance of operational structures; - recent and potential future revisions to the framework; - collateral...

The Conference Theme: "Convergence and Divergence in the New Europe: Marketing Challenges and Issues" We invite papers dealing with marketing issues in the transitional markets of the New Europe. This includes papers on marketing management, strategic marketing, buying behaviour, the...

The Doctoral Seminar of the EMAC Regional Conference is a one-day forum for doctoral students to meet their peers and leading academics in the field of marketing in order to discuss their dissertation research. All topics and methodological approaches within the broad field of marketing will be...