This is the second edition of an annual conference series on the Political Economy of Finance. The series is an initiative of PolEconFin, a platform for researchers active in the political economy of finance. This edition will be dedicated to the intersection between political institutions,...

The organising committee invites submissions of high-quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation. In particular, the conference calls for papers covering topics on financial intermediation and credit risk, including (but not limited to) - COVID-19, zombie...

The organising and programme committees invite submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation, corporate finance, and their intersection.

The conference is planned as an in-person event. Should travel restrictions bind by the time of the conference, we will allow speakers to participate on-line if needed. We welcome submissions of theoretical or empirical papers addressing issues including (but not limited to): - Business cycles...

The conference “Inflation: Dynamics, Expectations, and Targeting,” organised by the Bank of Israel and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), to be held (virtually) in Jerusalem. Topics: - Expected inflation: measurement, dynamics, and effects on realised inflation; - Theoretical...

Climate change is a long term threat to human societies with expected huge impacts on health, economies and welfare. Somehow similar to a pandemic, but with more persistent and irreversible consequences. Even more than the fight against Covid-19, climate change control is a difficult and complex...

On top of the uncertainty around Covid-19, the current environment is challenging for the financial industry in many countries, with historically low interest rates, inflated asset values and increased competition among banks and other financial institutions. Are there any unintended regulatory...

The organising committee of this small, informal conference invites submissions of high quality theoretical or empirical research papers on financial intermediation. The conference is committed to promoting high-quality diversity in the covered topics (e.g., green, Islamic, shadow and/or...

Depending on sanitary constraints at the time of the meeting, the conference may be held entirely online. This is the first edition of an annual conference series on the Political Economy of Finance. Three leading Dutch universities – Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tilburg University, and the...

Topics: - What are the possible implications of digital currencies for the nature of financial intermediation, monetary policy transmission and financial stability? - How should big techs and fintech companies be regulated? - What are the effects of regtech, suptech and govtech applications? -...