The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit empirical papers covering issues in all areas linking banking and institutions. Possible topics include but are not limited to the following: - political economy of banking - financial stability - institutional underpinnings of financial...

The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit papers covering issues in all areas linking finance and politics. Topics: Political economy of banking; Electoral cycles and banks’ behavior; Political systems and financial crises; Political connections of firms; Political uncertainty and...

The workshop organizers invite researchers to submit papers covering issues in all areas linking banking and institutions. Topics: - Institutional underpinnings of banking systems - Banking in emerging markets - Financial systems and economic development - Banking regulation - Supervision and...

Among the topics which could be addressed are · cost functions of payment and settlement operators · costs of fragmentation and efficiency implications of unifying payment systems · pricing strategies of payment services and their welfare implications · consolidation in the payments industry...