The ECB’s annual conference on money markets brings together academics, market practitioners and central bankers to discuss the key developments in money markets, monetary policy implementation and central bank operational frameworks. Through a combination of research presentations, keynote...

The Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) started its operations on September 1, 1991. During the past 30 years the scope of BOFIT activities has changed somewhat, but commitment to high-quality analysis and research has remained the same. To celebrate the occasion, we are...

Advanced analytics techniques, such as the analysis of novel large and unstructured data sources, or the application of techniques from machine learning and artificial intelligence, offer new insights into problems in economics and finance. These approaches have now found their way into...

We invite submissions of both theoretic and applied research papers from different fields of economics. The research should focus on payments or financial market infrastructures in the areas included, but not limited to: - Two-sided markets and platform economics in payments; - The economics of...

The meeting will focus on the implications of the growing role of digital currencies and fintech for the international monetary and financial system. We invite researchers to submit empirical and theoretical contributions to topics related, but not limited, to the impact of design features of...

Banco de España in cooperation with CEMFI organizes a series of biennial conferences to promote the research and discussion of topics related to macroprudential policy and financial stability among academics, practitioners, and policy-makers. The Scientific Committee invites submissions of...

The payments system is changing substantially, facilitated by innovations in information technology. The Chicago Payments Symposium provides an independent forum to learn from leaders from across the payments ecosystem and experience engaging dialogue on the industry’s current state and...

The conference provides a forum for discussing a wide range of theoretical and empirical issues related to monetary policy. This year, the focus will be on the monetary policy challenges facing low interest rate economies. Topics: inflation dynamics; low interest rates for long; monetary policy...

The symposium will host a limited number of theoretic and applied research paper presentations and panels to allow ample time for discussion and interaction. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: - Impacts of innovations and new technologies (e.g., DLT, CBDC, fintech, batch and...

There is consensus among the economics profession that r* - the equilibrium rate of interest at which inflation is stable - has strongly declined over past decades – more so in Europe than in the US. While r* in itself is not a policy goal, its currently estimated low level is widely perceived...