International Macroeconomics with an emphasis on topics related to: - Exchange rates and exchange rate regimes; - Economic growth and development; - Global imbalances and capital flows; - Contagion mechanisms and systemic risk; - Financial markets, Commodity markets; - Monetary and fiscal...

Programme: - Keynote address, Bernardo Bortolotti: The Sovereign Wealth Funddiscount. - Celeste lo Turco: Sovereign Wealth Funds and sustainability. - Marie Brière (co-author: Zvie Bodie): Optimal Asset Allocation for Sovereign Wealth Funds: Theory and Practice. - Viviane de Beaufort: An...

The conference chairs encourage the submission of both theoretical and empirical papers relating to all aspects of financial economics, banking and finance.

The aim of the conference is to gather high quality recent research that explores the causes and consequences of sovereign default from three different, complementary perspectives: theoretical and empirical macroeconomics, macro-finance modeling, as well as economic history.

As China’s importance in the world economy has grown, so has interest in its financial sector. Furthermore, the on-going liberalization of China’s capital flows and the internationalization of the Chinese renminbi will have far-reaching consequences for the Chinese financial system. Next...

Topics: - International adjustment dynamics; - Current account imbalances and international capital flows; - Global monetary system and financial crises; - International regulation of financial markets and intermediaries; - Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models; - Exchange Rate Regime; -...

Topics: - Exchange rates and Exchange Rates Regimes - Commodities Markets and Prices - Econometrics of Financial Markets - Financial, Monetary Integration

The conference organisers welcome submissions of a theoretical or empirical nature. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: 1. Debt consolidation, fiscal rules, debt sustainability, sovereign debt crises and default; 2. Fiscal and monetary policy in a liquidity trap, financial...

The aim of this conference is to add to the debate on the political economy aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis, and to stimulate research in this area. Topics that will be discussed include: regulatory capture and lobbying, bailout negotiations, and consumer protection.

You are kindly invited to submit papers to be considered for presentation at the EFA 2009 meeting. We encourage authors to submit papers in the broad area of finance. The meeting will host a Symposium on Private Equity and Funds of Private Equity. We also encourage authors to submit papers to...