Workshop topics include competition and risk-taking of individual banks, the (e)valuation of climate risks by financial institutions and in financial markets, the stability of the financial sector and its regulation and the role of real estate markets for financial system resilience. The...

WHU Private Equity Conference 2020 is cancelled due to developments regarding the SARS-CoV-2.

Theoretical and empirical macroeconomic papers on the following topics are particularly welcome: - the role of fiscal policy as a stabilising tool, with a particular focus on fiscal policy stabilisation in monetary unions; - the role of fiscal policy in fostering convergence and competitiveness...

Panel 1 “The role of bond markets in the conduct of monetary policy”; Panel 2 “Monetary policy, technology and globalisation”. Attendance is by invitation only.

This year's topic: Higher Volumes, Fewer Transactions – How to Stand out from the Crowd in a Saturating Market? Recent years in private equity were of increasing investments, strong exit markets, attractive returns and hot fund-raising activity. All these positive market characteristics...

We welcome both theoretical and empirical contributions. Research topics of particular relevance to the conference include the following: - Labour market effects of technological change and digitalisation, - Demand effects of technological progress across ages, genders and skills, - Skills...

The aim of the conference is to improve our understanding of the nature of financial cycles and to discuss the corresponding analytical challenges and implications for macroprudential policy and financial regulation. The conference is also an opportunity for an exchange of views of researchers...

We welcome any contributions on these topics, particularly those that focus on the following four areas: - The cyclical position of trade: Empirical studies on the cyclical dynamics of trade, short- and medium-term forecasting models, and trend/cycle decompositions. - Structural changes and...

Workshop Programme: - Negative monetary policy rates and systemic banks’ risk-taking: evidence from the euro area administrative securities register, - Credit risk under IFRS 9 accounting reforms: an application to Irish mortgages, - Estimating probability of default for the household sector...

This year's topic: "Falling apart or growing together – Is crisis-shattered Europe still worth the investment?"