The conference will focus on the causes and consequences of global imbalances. Topics of interest include, but are not restricted to, international risk-sharing and portfolio choices, current account and international investment position dynamics, international asset pricing and valuation...

The theme of the congress is 'People, Food and Environments: Global Trends and European Strategies'. This Congress theme suggests that Agricultural Economics is a dynamic field capturing elements relevant to agriculture and its environment in a wider sense with a focus on human well-being. The...

The financial crisis has been a sore reminder of the relevance of liquidity. A fruitful dialogue has developed among central bankers and regulators, academic researchers, financial institutions and market participants. To contribute to the academic and policy research on those topical issues,...

Topics: - Liquidity risk in global payment and settlement systems - Globalisation of financial markets and liquidity management - Systemic risk in global payments - Interdependencies in payment and settlement systems - Collateral management in global payment and settlement systems - Recent...

The seminar seeks contributions discussing both the origin of risks and income fluctuation in agriculture as well as possible solutions. The intention is to discuss the appropriate mix of policy and private risk management instruments and their joint impact on farm-level risk and income...