CALL FOR PAPERS ON RISKS ANALYSIS AND RISK MANAGEMENT:
            CONFERENCE OF THE IMF AND THE WORLD BANK

                         Organizers:
          Stijn Claessens (IMF) and Asli Demirguc-Kunt
                         (World Bank)

                       October 2-3, 2008
                    World Bank Washington, D.C.


     PROGRAM COMMITTEE:

     Viral Acharya (LBS), Franklin Allen (Wharton), Claudio
     Borio (BIS), Charles Calomiris (Colombia), Philipp Hartmann
     (ECB), Paul Kupiec (FDIC), Antony Saunders (NYU), Rene
     Stulz (Ohio), Robert Townsend (Chicago)

     We are inviting submissions for research papers on
     macroeconomic and microeconomic aspects of risk analysis
     and risk management in financial services, with particular
     reference to developing countries. Papers on all aspects
     of risk analysis and risk management are welcome, with
     academic quality the determining criterion for acceptance.


     TOPICS:

     Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

     - Risks analyses. New techniques for assessing
       countries' financial vulnerabilities, the risks of
       banking and financial crises; analysis of risks and risk
       management at firm and household level; long term welfare
       consequences of crises on households.
     - Globalization, financial conglomerates, changes in
       financial services industries. Implications for risk
       management, risk sharing, financial stability and
       economic performance, especially in emerging markets and
       developing countries.
     - Financial innovation. Influence on financial stability
       and performance of growth in securitization, derivatives,
       integrated management of risks (e.g., integration of
       market and credit risks), hedge funds, angel finance,
       venture capital, and private equity. The (changing)
       relationships between macro- and micro risks.
     - Financial cycles (credit, asset prices). Analyses and
       implications for risk management, prudential regulation
       and monetary policy.
     - Liquidity risks and contagion. Interaction between
       market and funding liquidity; and between market and
       credit risks. Contagion in interbank, assets and global
       financial markets. Analyses and implications for risk
       measurement and management.
     - Regulation: Effects of (new) regulations (e.g., Basel II,
       accounting rules) on risk management and risks. Tailoring
       of regulation to country circumstances.

     The goal is a highly interactive conference, and only a
     small number of papers will be selected.


     PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:

     The sponsors will cover economy class travel and local
     costs for all invited participants. Please send papers by
     April 1, 2008 to:

     Email:       MAILTO:Hparthasarathy@worldbank.org

     The acceptance decisions will be made by May 15.

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Posted 12/9/07