Seventh Annual Volatility Institute Conference at NYU Shanghai: “Climate Risk-Modeling, Financial and Economic Impacts, and Response”

CfP Deadline Date: September 19, 2021 Conference Event: November 19, 2021 Event Location: Shanghai, China Organizer(s): NYU Shanghai Climate change is evident around the globe, as we have seen the planet’s temperature rises at the rate never seen before, and more and more extreme weather patterns have emerged. The climate risk, including the physical risks[…]

Seventh Annual Volatility Institute Conference at NYU Shanghai: “Climate Risk-Modeling, Financial and Economic Impacts, and Response”

CfP Deadline Date: September 19, 2021 Conference Event: November 19, 2021 Event Location: Shanghai, China Organizer(s): NYU Shanghai Climate change is evident around the globe, as we have seen the planet’s temperature rises at the rate never seen before, and more and more extreme weather patterns have emerged. The climate risk, including the physical risks[…]

Measuring and Reporting Corporate Carbon Footprints and Climate Risk Exposure

CfP Deadline Date: August 12, 2021 Conference Event: November 12, 2021 Event Location: Online Organizer(s): NBER Rising concerns about climate change have led to investor interest in the carbon footprints and climate risk exposure of their portfolio firms. The rise of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing, one of the fastest-growing segments of the asset[…]

P2P Financial Systems 2021

CfP Deadline Date: September 25, 2021 Conference Event: December 1-2, 2021 Event Location: Online Organizer(s): University College London This online workshop seeks to focus the strategic debate on the opportunities provided by P2P financial systems, and on the impact on the financial ecosystem in the context of the proving times we are living. Authorities, academics[…]

July 2021: New VoxEU Column – Political economy in finance

By Thomas Lambert, Enrico Perotti and Magdalena Rola-Janicka Political considerations have become important in finance research, with significant implications for policymaking. This column summarises new research presented at the CEPR conference on the Political Economy of Finance, including work on opaque investments in political influence, electoral impact of credit and regulation, the role of institutional[…]

July 2021: New Research Initiative – PolEconFin

PolEconFin is a platform for researchers active in political economy of finance. This initiative seeks to provide a meeting point for theorists and empiricists with shared interests and build a research community with a focus on public policy. PolEconFin comprises of two related projects: 1. The online platform to support and promote research in political[…]