CEPR Conference September 2012

The Conference will take place in St. Gallen, on the 3rd and 4th September 2012, and is co-organised and supported by the University of St Gallen.

FINANCE AND THE REAL ECONOMY
St. Gallen, Switzerland
September 3-4, 2012

Programme Committee
Martin Brown (University of St. Gallen)
Christian Keuschnigg (University of St. Gallen & CEPR)
Thorsten Beck (University of Tilburg & CEPR)
Harry Huizinga (University of Tilburg & CEPR)
Marco Pagano (University of Naples & CEPR)
Frank Westermann (University of Osnabrück)

Local organization: Mirela Keuschnigg, Jochen Mankart  

The conference is organised by the University of St. Gallen (research area Risk and Wealth) and CEPR. It will take place in St. Gallen, Hotel Einstein, located within 50 minutes from Zurich airport, with direct train connection.

Keynote speakers: Jean-Charles Rochet, University of Zürich & CEPR

The conference aims at bringing together researchers in corporate finance, banking and macroeconomics to explore topics at the intersection of these fields. The focus will be on the impact of banking and financial markets on the real economy with a mix of theory and empirical studies. The themes listed below are indicative:
· Micro- and macro-prudential regulation of banks and financial markets
· Taxation of banks and financial markets
· Access to external finance, investment and innovation
· Finance, institutional reform and growth
· Financial intermediation and business cycles
· Financial development, international capital flows, and FDI.

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