8th Research Conference of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia

CfP Deadline Date: February 1, 2020 Conference Event: March 30 – 31, 2020 Event Location: Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia Organizer(s): National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (NBRNM) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) In light of the prolonged global recovery and lingering monetary policy accommodation in the advanced economies, next year’s Conference[…]

8th Research Conference of the National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia

CfP Deadline Date: February 1, 2020 Conference Event: March 30 – 31, 2020 Event Location: Skopje, Republic of North Macedonia Organizer(s): National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia (NBRNM) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) In light of the prolonged global recovery and lingering monetary policy accommodation in the advanced economies, next year’s Conference[…]

January 2020: New VoxEU Column – Banks and government bonds: A love story

European banks have been criticised for holding too much domestic government debt during the recent euro area crisis, intensifying the doom loop between sovereign and bank credit risks. This column deviates from previous research that focused on ‘bad’ reasons for holding sovereign debt, and points to a ‘good’ reason: an informational advantage that particular banks[…]