Topics: - Stabilisation policies and growth in a low interest rate environment; - The economics of high public debt reconsidered; - Fiscal federalism revisited; - Fiscal rules, fiscal institutions, or both: political economy considerations.

The aim of this conference is to bring together researchers in different fields of banking, entrepreneurship, and finance working on issues related to the financing and governance of entrepreneurial firms and their impact on the creation, development, and performance of these firms. We are...

CEPR was launched in 1983. We shall mark its 30th anniversary with a two-day conference in London. There will be six themed sessions and two wide-ranging panel sessions. In each of the themed sessions, two academics will present short non-technical papers. Two or three senior current and former...

The organising committee of this conference invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on small business financing and its importance for the real economy. Topics: - Availability of credit for small businesses and firms' competitiveness; - Financial deregulation...

The aim of the Conference is to present and discuss recent research on cultural traits, beliefs and social norms and how they affect the functioning of institutions and legal systems. Topics: • Economics and Econometrics of Interactions • Cultural diversity and discrimination • Political...

The Adam Smith Corporate Finance (ASCF) and Adam Smith Asset Pricing (ASAP) Workshops will take place on Thursday 22nd and Friday 23rd March 2012 at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

The reform process triggered by the recent financial crisis is gradually making progress. Advances are underway in the area of banking regulation, accounting standards, and market infrastructure (e.g. clearing houses for derivatives, etc.). A new framework for macroprudential policy is also...

The organizers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature related to the theme of the conference. Suitable topics include (but are not limited to): - Dynamic general equilibrium models with financial intermediaries - Financial intermediaries and boom-bust cycles - Bank capital and...

Topics: - Dynamics of unemployment: How does unemployment, and particularly long-run unemployment, adjust to a slowdown in economic activity? Is there symmetry between upturns and downturns? Have these adjustment mechanisms changed in the current crisis environment? What explains variations of...