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...

Topics: - Qualitative/Quantitative Analysis of ICT - Analysis & Practical Uses, Global/Sectoral Spinn-off of the Internet - Transformation of Traditional Markets - Place & Development of New Markets - Role/Evolution of Intellectual Property Rights - Modelling, Development of Internet and ICT -...

We invite empirical and theoretical submissions, which relate to the Workshop theme of "Crises, Institutions and Labour Market Performance: Comparing Evidence and Policies". Papers offering a comparative perspective are encouraged though selection will be primarily based on quality.

Contributed sessions: - Oligopoly Theory - Contracts and Incentives - Empirical IO - Experiments in IO - Auction Theory - Vertical Relations - Competition Policy - Regulation - Industrial Policy - The Economics of R&D

We invite theoretical contributions on the study of developing countries, with a possible emphasis on the political economy of underdevelopment. Topics include but are not restricted to: - unequal growth and its aftermath - the political economy of rural-urban transformation - property rights -...

The objective of this workshop is to provide a forum to discuss recent advances in the analysis of Economic Growth and Business Cycles. To maximize interaction among participants, no parallel sessions are planned.

Papers adopting qualitative, quantitative and macro or micro economic approaches to understanding aspects of knowledge intensive sectors are welcome. As are those providing conceptual developments and critical appraisals of various dimensions of knowledge and innovation within...

Topics: - Relationship between statistical methods and business cycle theory - Estimation of potential output and output gap - Dating, detecting and forecasting turning points - Growth and cyclical convergence - Transmission of cyclical fluctuations - Forecasting methods for economic activity...

Lecturers and Topics: - Dilip Mookherjee (Boston) – Theoretical Overview - Nava Ashraf (Harvard) – Overview of Empirical Methodologies - Erica Field (Harvard) – Property Rights; Gender and Fertility - Imran Rasul (University College, London) – Education; Social Networks - Dean Yang...