This one-week event will provide a rigorous overview of the foundations of empirical finance and an exposition of selected topics vital to central bank analysis. Topics: - the construction and analysis of yield curves and other term structures; - the use of option prices to infer probability...

This one-week seminar introduces participants to some of the basic econometric tools that are relevant for this key purpose. The event will combine lectures on introductory econometric theory with a heavy focus on practical exercises on each topic. The following topics are likely to be...