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 objective is to present state-of-the-art empirical research and empirically motivated theoretical research on household financial behavior and on how this is influenced by other choices, government policies, and the overall economic environment. We solicit papers in the following areas, but...

Topics: - Relationship between monetary policy and financial stability - Stabilization policies during financial crises Papers that combine state-of-the-art theoretical and empirical analyses and policy relevance will be given priorities.

Topics: a. Mark to market accounting b. Opacity of banks’ assets c. The role of credit rating agencies d. Corporate governance, risk taking and disclosure e. Disclosure regulation f. Market discipline and its role during the banking crisis

ERWIT is an annual workshop that brings together international economists from across Europe and key researchers from outside the region. The workshop disseminates the findings of recent research on international trade, and presentations often involve exploratory rather than finished papers. It...

SYMPOSIUM CONTEXT: - How significant is the current crisis for economics? - Must we abandon the equilibrium-based paradigm of economics? - Economics is a core discipline in the business curriculum. - How should economics and management incorporate issues of global sustainability and global...