Steven Ongena (CentER-Tilburg University and CEPR) The course will discuss current topics in banking and finance, with an emphasis on theory, empirical methods, applications and results. The course consists of five half-days of in-class-work. Topic 1: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: BANK –...

Charles Engel (University of Wisconsin) This course will study international macroeconomic integration and the implications for monetary and exchange rate policies. It will balance both empirical studies and theory. Recommended readings are marked below with a ‘*’. There are nine sections of...