Since 2005, property prices all over the world have been extremely volatile. Price increases and decreases have resulted in capital gains and losses for investors and fluctuating consumption possibilities of households. Trends in property markets affect financial stability, earnings and risks of...

The conference gathers new ideas and results related to financial market liquidity. These topics include: - Asset Pricing - Bank Regulation - Financial Markets - Macroeconomic Policy - Market Microstructure - Quantitative Risk Management Other disciplines that add new perspectives to the field...

In this workshop we want to consider both the economic dimension and the social dynamics of ageing societies. We welcome submission of theoretical, empirical and policy papers. The suggested topics include, but are not limited to, the relation between population ageing and the...

Topics: - Explore the successful retail banking strategies in the CEE region - Gain from special insight: road ahead for retail baking: using the multichannel - Exchange your opinions about branch banking: Is it a ‘cat with nine lives’? - Discover through real life examples where the...

PhD students and young scholars (PhD degree after January 2009) on history of economic thought, economic philosophy and economic history are invited to apply to this Summer School. The Summer School will include a series of seminars and lectures by invited speakers on the theme Economic crises...

Topics: 1) Sources of financial frictions: - Sources of liquidity - Reasons of market incompleteness and dysfunctions - Role of banks 2) Financial frictions in macromodels - Financial sector and real economy - Sources and consequences of financial crises - ‘Sudden stops’, financial contagion...

Faculty: Professor Jakob Brøchner Madsen The topics include share valuation models; technological change and the stock market, the macroeconomic determinants of share prices; the interaction between share prices, taxes, supply shocks, and inflation; the consumption capital asset pricing model;...

The three main sessions of the conference focus on: - The Post-Crisis Macroeconomic Environment for Banking in CESEE - New Banking Models - Issues in Supervision

Developments in capital markets, namely, current account imbalances and financial integration, and labour markets rigidities have been among the most noticed difficulties some countries have been facing after adopting the Euro. To discuss these issues, and the lessons that emerge from the...

The conference will explore different ways in which banks can tackle these challenges and turn them into opportunities. It will also include presentations and interactive debates featuring leaders from other industries (such as electrical retailers and cable television). Some of the main issues...