Call for Papers: Heterogeneous Nations and Globalized Financial Markets: New Challenges for Central Banks

                           CALL FOR PAPERS

                             CONFERENCE

        HETEROGENEOUS NATIONS AND GLOBALIZED FINANCIAL MARKETS:
                    NEW CHALLENGES FOR CENTRAL BANKS

                National Bank of Poland, Warsaw, Poland
             Chair of Monetary Economics, and Institute for
                     International Economics
         Westfalische-Wilhelms University, Munster, Germany
         Viessmann European Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier
                 University, Waterloo, Canada

                            10-11 June 2010


      Central banks are facing renewed challenges on several
      fronts. There are pressures to reverse the dominance of
      globalized financial markets which appear in conflict with
      the individual macroeconomic needs of a heterogeneous group
      of countries. These developments are likely to have a
      profound effect not only on how monetary policy is
      delivered but also pose challenges, for example, to the
      existing canonical New Keynesian model to more formally
      incorporate a role for the financial sector. Above all, a
      new regulatory environment may replace the existing
      financial architecture and this too will represent new
      challenges for central banks.


      TOPICS:

      - Challenges for monetary policy strategies and
        operations,
      - The future of financial globalization,
      - Financial reform and prospects for a renewed
        international financial architecture,
      - Are there limits to the relative size of the financial
        sector?
      - What future for the New Keynesian canonical macro model?

      Extended abstracts will be considered but preference will
      be given to completed papers. One session will be devoted
      to presentations of PhD students. Academics, as well as
      policy makers are encouraged to submit papers.


      KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

      - Geert Bekaert, Leon G. Cooperman Professor of Finance and
        Economics, Columbia Business School


      LOCATION:

      National Bank of Poland, Warsaw, Poland


      EXPENSES:

      Expenses for travel (economy class airfare round-trip) and
      accommodation will be partially covered for speakers and
      discussants.


      PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

      Proposals should be sent to:

      CONTACT:       Martin T. Bohl
      Email:         MAILTO:martin.bohl@wiwi.uni-muenster.de

      by 31 January 2010. Only completed papers, however, will be
      accepted for the final program. Notifications of acceptance
      will be sent by 15 March 2010. Authors should confirm their
      participation by 31 March 2010. Drafts will be due by 30
      April 2010.


      WEBSITES:

      More information on the conference will be available at:

      http://www.nbp.pl/conference2010

      http://www.wlu.ca/viessmann

      http://www.wiwi.unimuenster.de/me/workshops/index.html

      http://www.wiwi.uni-muenster.de/iif/
Posted 3/19/09