The aim of the workshop is to exchange views and share experiences related to the emerging concept of macroprudential stance, i.e. the approaches used by policymakers to formulate the macroprudential actions they take to achieve financial stability. The focus will be on the European Union and...

Topics : - Extracting signals from exchange rate movements to inform monetary policy; - Quantifying exchange rate risk premia and their driving factors; - The impact of exchange rate interventions on inflation expectations and/or inflation pass-through; - The impact of carry trade activity on...

We welcome economic or econometric contributions on the following and related issues: - National safety as a public good - Strategic behavior and credible commitments (initiated by Thomas Schelling) - The theory of conflicts (initiated by Gordon Tullock, Jack Hirshleifer and Kai Konrad) - Theory...

In many societies, a large fraction of the population is involved in philanthropic activities like charitable giving or volunteering, as recipients or providers. Accompanying this are significant levels of public support for such activities. Yet in spite of this, the evidence base is inadequate....

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 event will cover both theoretical and empirical analyses of the functioning of the international monetary system. The following topics are likely to be covered: - the interplay between domestic policy frameworks and the international monetary and financial system; - the role of ‘rules of...

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 following topics will be covered: - the structure of the new collateral-based banking system; - the impact of the new banking system upon the financial system more generally; and - the challenges that the new banking system poses for regulation and monetary policy.

Participants are expected to address, and deliver potential answers to, a number of specific questions including, but not limited to: • Have the recent changes to the Eurozone fiscal framework been effective? • Does the Eurozone require deeper fiscal integration? • What are the benefits...