The fifth biennial ECB conference on Fiscal policy and EMU governance brings together participants including from academia, the central banking community, European and international organisations. This year’s conference will address the fiscal policy response and monetary and fiscal policy...

The conference features research paper presentations by leading economists on topics relevant for a central bank. The highlight is the Jean Monnet Lecture, delivered this year by Nobel laureate Esther Duflo.

The aim of the workshop is to examine recent patterns of social mobility, as well as their causes and consequences. Topics: - social mobility and income and wealth inequality, - taxation and mobility, - the role of mobility in wage setting, - social mobility and geography, - inter- versus...

Sessions will focus primarily on issues encountered by women in finance, economics, and central banks. We interested in conveying the full diversity of women’s experiences in the profession, including intersectionality with race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and other dimensions. Areas of...

Areas of particular interest include, but are not limited to: - How under-represented are women in fields such as finance, economics and central banks? - What are the factors that keep women from advancing in their careers? - What benefits does increased diversity appear to convey to...

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by...

In the aftermath of the crisis, this workshop will focus on employment creation as a means of remedying the strong rises in unemployment seen in some economies. The workshop will pay particular attention to the factors behind, and pre-requisites for, the creation of high quality and high...

Les objectifs de cette conférence qui réunit des académiques et des représentants d’institutions internationales ou de banque centrale sont : - Examiner l’importance et les conséquences des institutions du marché du travail - Présenter l’enquête sur les salaires du réseau WDN et...

The purpose of the workshop is to identify policies and reforms that may suitably support the recovery from the crisis, also through empirical characterization of how institutional factors and past reforms have shaped country-specific crisis experiences.

IZA and DFID organize the first workshop in their joint program on growth and labor markets in low-income countries. The GLM-LIC program aims to improve worldwide knowledge on labor market issues in low-income countries and provide a solid basis for capacity building and the development of...