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[…]
The global economy has experienced four waves of debt accumulation over the past fifty years. The first three debt waves ended with financial crises in many emerging and developing economies. The latest, since 2010, has already witnessed the largest, fastest and most broad-based increase in debt in these economies. Their total debt has risen by[…]
CfP Deadline Date: February 28th, 2020 Conference Event: August 20th-21th, 2020 Event Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Organizer(s): International Journal of Central Banking and Danmarks Nationalbank The International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) is organising its 2020 annual conference, “Structural changes in the financial system: new theory and evidence”. The conference will take place on 20-21August 2020[…]
CfP Deadline Date: February 28th, 2020 Conference Event: August 20th-21th, 2020 Event Location: Copenhagen, Denmark Organizer(s): International Journal of Central Banking and Danmarks Nationalbank The International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) is organising its 2020 annual conference, “Structural changes in the financial system: new theory and evidence”. The conference will take place on 20-21August 2020[…]
CfP Deadline Date:March 1th, 2020 Winner Announcement:May 26th, 2020 Location:Annual FESE Convention in Brussels FESE is now inviting entries for the De La Vega Prize 2020 which is an annual competition that calls for submission of outstanding research papers which have a focus on European Securities Markets. The paper may refer to any of the[…]
CfP Deadline Date: March 31th, 2020 Conference Event: September 24th-25th, 2020 Event Location: Basel, Switzerland Organizer(s): Bank for International Settlements, Bank of England, CEPR The conference aims to stimulate debate and research on the implications of financial innovation for the macroeconomy, the regulatory framework, competition and the conduct of monetary policy. The workshop will bring[…]
CfP Deadline Date: February 10th, 2020 Conference Event: May 6th, 2020 Event Location: Frankfurt, Germany Organizer(s): Center for Economic Policy Research, European Central Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development The symposium will provide a platform for researchers and policymakers to discuss new research and to identify areas where further academic and policy-oriented work is[…]
CfP Deadline Date: January 31th, 2020 Conference Event: October 26-27, 2020 Event Location: Paris, France Organizer(s): Eleonora Granziera (Norges Bank) Sarah Mouabbi (Banque de France) Barbara Rossi (ICREA-Pompeu Fabra University, Barcelona GSE, CREI and CEPR) The conference will cover a broad range of themes related to empirical aspects of monetary policy. Topics of the conference[…]
CfP Deadline Date: January 15th, 2020 Conference Event: June 4th-5th, 2020 will be rescheduled, dates t.b.a. Event Location: Tilburg, Netherlands Organizer(s): European Banking Center, Lancaster University Management School, Luxemburg School of Finance, Center for Economic Policy Research. The banking sector is undergoing rapid technological change. This creates opportunities as well as challenges for the banks,[…]
CfP Deadline Date: January 15th, 2020 Conference Event: June 4th-5th, 2020 Event Location: Tilburg, Netherlands Organizer(s): European Banking Center, Lancaster University Management School, Luxemburg School of Finance, Center for Economic Policy Research. The banking sector is undergoing rapid technological change. This creates opportunities as well as challenges for the banks, and potentially has implications for[…]