European Central Bank

Steering committee representative: 
Luc Laeven
Website: 
http://www.ecb.int/
URL Research Website: 
http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/research/working-pape...
Research: 

Research at the European Central Bank (ECB) is conducted in various business areas with a particular emphasis on issues related to monetary, macro-prudential, and supervisory policies. Studies are made available through the ECB Working Paper and Occasional Paper series. Directorate General Research at the ECB is dedicated to supporting the policy functions with high-quality academic output in the fields of monetary and financial research. It also takes a special role in co-ordinating research activities in the ECB and the European System of Central Banks (ESCB). For instance, it organises regular task forces and research networks that include the members of the ESCB. 

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Activities: 

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy

Conference
18/03/2016 to 19/03/2016
ECB - Frankfurt

The purpose of the ninth conference organised by the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy (IRFMP) is to promote the discussion of innovative research on theoretical and empirical macroeconomic issues with relevance for monetary policy. 

Fiscal Policy During and After the Crisis

Conference
10/11/2016 to 11/11/2016
Frankfurt

The role of fiscal policy for business-cycle stabilisation and for risk sharing in a monetary union is a matter of interest for both policymakers and academics, especially in view of the financial crisis in Europe of past years. The aim of the conference is to explore this role, accompanied by policy discussions on completing Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) with a focus on improving the EMU fiscal policy framework.

Deadline: 
July 31, 2016

Understanding inflation: lessons from the past, lessons for the future?

Conference
21/09/2017 to 22/09/2017
ECB, Frankfurt

The aim of the conference, hosted by the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt am Main on 21-22 September 2017, is to enhance our understanding of the drivers and dynamics of inflation and of inflation expectations, to draw conclusions from the most recent low inflation environment as well as from earlier episodes, and to discuss lessons for the future.

Deadline: 
May 31, 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS: 10th ECB Workshop on Forecasting Techniques: Economic Forecasting with Large Datasets

Conference
18/06/2018 to 19/06/2018
European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Call for Papers

10th ECB Workshop on Forecasting Techniques: Economic Forecasting with Large Datasets

The European Central Bank (ECB) is holding its tenth Workshop on Forecasting Techniques in Frankfurt am Main on 18 and 19 June 2018.

Deadline: 
February 28, 2018

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy

Conference
26/03/2020 to 27/03/2020
European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt

 

Ensuring resilience - role and limitations of monetary policy

The 11th conference organised by the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy (IRFMP) will be held at the European Central Bank (ECB) in Frankfurt on 26 and 27 March 2020. The purpose of the IRFMP is to promote the discussion of innovative research on theoretical and empirical macroeconomic issues with relevance for monetary policy.

Deadline: 
December 01, 2019

11th ECB Conference on Forecasting Techniques: Avenues for the next 20 years

Conference
08/06/2020 to 09/06/2020
European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

Call for papers: 11th ECB Conference on Forecasting Techniques — Avenues for the next 20 years

The European Central Bank will be holding its 11th Conference on Forecasting Techniques in Frankfurt am Main on 8 and 9 June 2020.

NOTE: THE EVENT IS POSTPONED. THE NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN DUE COURSE.

Deadline: 
February 19, 2020

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy: Monetary policy during and after the pandemic

Conference
12/05/2022 to 13/05/2022
Online

The twelfth conference organised by the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy (IRFMP) will be hosted by the European Central Bank (ECB) and will be held virtually on 12-13 May 2022. 

The conference will feature a policy panel chaired by Isabel Schnabel (member of the ECB’s Executive Board) and comprising Loretta Mester (President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland), Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School, EABCN and CEPR) and Refet Gürkaynak (Bilkent University and CEPR). 

Deadline: 
March 13, 2022

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy

Conference
16/04/2024 to 17/04/2024
Federal Reserve Board in Washington, D.C.

The purpose of the IRFMP is to promote the discussion of innovative research on theoretical and empirical macroeconomic issues with relevance for monetary policy.

Deadline: 
December 15, 2023