Conference on Financial markets and macroeconomic stability
Frankfurt am Main,
15 - 16 December 2008
Introduction
Call for papers
The European Central Bank is organising a conference on “Financial Markets and Macroeconomic Stability” in Frankfurt am Main, on 15-16 December 2008. The conference will bring together researchers from academia and policy institutions to discuss the importance of financial markets for monetary policy and macroeconomic stability.
The conference will provide a forum for presenting the latest advances in various empirical and theoretical issues. Possible topics include (but are not restricted to):
- Financial market imperfections and business cycle fluctuations
- Corporate finance and macroeconomic stability
- Credit and the housing market
- Banking and financial intermediation in general equilibrium
- Financial innovation and the transmission of monetary policy
- Asset prices and monetary policy
- Optimal monetary and fiscal policy in the presence of financial market imperfections
Submissions and correspondence
Authors should submit a draft of the paper or an extended abstract in electronic format to Ms Iris Bettenhäuser at the address
iris.bettenhaeuser@ecb.europa.eu
Important dates
Deadline for submissions:
July 15, 2008.
Notification of acceptance: by
September 15, 2008.
Deadline for final versions of the selected papers:
November 17, 2008.
Expenses
The conference will cover travel and accommodation expenses for paper presenters and discussants.
Scientific Committee
Lawrence Christiano (Northwestern University)
Fiorella De Fiore (European Central Bank)
Massimo Rostagno (European Central Bank)
Oreste Tristani (European Central Bank)
Michael Woodford (Columbia University)
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