Call for Papers: The Use of the BIS International Financial Statistics

                            CALL FOR PAPERS

          THE SECOND COMMITTEE ON THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
           WORKSHOP ON RESEARCH ON GLOBAL FINANCIAL STABILITY:

          THE USE OF THE BIS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS

                         BIS, Basel Switzerland
                          4 - 5 December, 2008


      WORKSHOP PURPOSE:

      The BIS international financial statistics, collected by
      central banks under the auspices of the Committee on the
      Global Financial System (CGFS) at the BIS, have long been
      used to monitor risk exposures in the international
      financial system. Through this workshop, the CGFS seeks to
      promote the interest and awareness of economists using
      these statistics on global financial stability research.


      TOPICS:

      The workshop comprises of two half-day sessions:

      A. Assessing the international linkages of banking systems
         using the BIS international banking statistics
         - The role of banks in spillovers of financial sector
           impulses across markets;
         - Stress testing on international shock transmissions
           through bank linkages;
         - Modelling optimal international banking portfolio
           choice.
      B. Examining the international distribution of risk by
         combining BIS statistics with other international data
         - Consequences of changing risk sharing through direct
           investment, portfolio and banking flows;
         - Absorbing or amplifying external shocks: the role of
           the banking system.


      SUBMISSION AND SELECTION PROCESS:

      Researchers interested in proposing papers for presentation
      are invited to submit an electronic copy (in PDF format) of
      their completed paper by 1 September, 2008 to:

      Email:       MAILTO:thekla.grimm@bis.org

      The programme committee, which includes staff from BIS,
      Bank of Italy and Federal Reserve Bank of New York, will
      notify the authors of accepted papers on 6 October, 2008.


      EXPENSES AND FURTHER INFORMATION:

      The BIS will cover reasonable travel and accommodation
      expenses for academic paper presenters and discussants. For
      more information contact:

      CONTACT:       Michael Chui, CGFS Secretariat
                     Centralbahnplatz 2
                     CH-4002, Basel Switzerland
      Tel:           +41 61 280 9156
      Email:         MAILTO:michael.chui@bis.org
Posted 4/7/08