Past Events

Financial Crises and Regulation: Lessons from the Past?
24 October 2008
Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow

October 2008 marks the 130th anniversary of the collapse of the City of Glasgow
Bank, which is the last major bank in Britain to be allowed to fail. This half-day workshop hosted by the Centre for Business History at the University of Glasgow will explore the past experience of banking and financial crisis to determine what lessons these episodes offer for current difficulties. The workshop will be of interest to all who want to develop a deeper understanding of the dynamics of financial crises, the links between the financial and real economies under pressure, and the outcome of different regulatory responses. It is designed to reach out to academics, journalists, bankers and policy-makers to help inform the current debate.

Speakers and Participants Include:
Forrest Capie (City University and Bank of England)
Charles Munn (Former Chief Executive, Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland)
Richard Saville (Historian of the Bank of Scotland)
Duncan Ross (University of Glasgow)
Catherine Schenk (University of Glasgow)
John Turner (Queens University, Belfast)

The workshop will begin with lunch for all participants from 1300. Attendance is
free but, for catering purposes, please contact:

Christine Leslie
Centre for Business History in Scotland:
Lilybank House
Bute Gardens
Glasgow G12 8RT

Tel: 0141 330 6890
email: c.leslie@lbss.gla.ac.uk
Fax: 0141 330 4889

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Hong Kong’s Currency Board at 25
21 October 2008
Institute for Historical Research

In October 1983, in a dramatic response to currency instability, the Hong Kong government restored the currency board system that had operated from 1935-1973. This year marks the 25th anniversary of this event and provides an opportunity to reflect on the currency board’s performance and on its future prospects. Hong Kong SAR is now highly unusual as a large and sophisticated economy with international financial centre status running a currency board system that pegs the Hong Kong Dollar to the US Dollar. While usually credited with providing stability and prosperity for Hong Kong, the system faces new challenges from the recent depreciation of the US Dollar and the growing flexibility of the Renminbi since 2005.

To commemorate the anniversary a one-day conference will be held on 21 October 2008 at the Institute for Historical Research, London, sponsored by the ESRC World Economy and Finance Programme and the Institute for Monetary and Financial Stability, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main.

Attendance is free of charge, but for catering purposes please indicate your intention to attend by e-mail to one of the addresses below:

Professor Stefan Gerlach (stefan.gerlach@wiwi.uni-frankfurt.de)
Professor Catherine Schenk (c.schenk@socsci.gla.ac.uk)

Wolfson Room
Institute of Historical Research
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London
WC1E 7HU

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Project Colloquium: "The Globalization of Corporate Governance? Reform Pressures and Processes in an Era of Financial Crises"
17-18 September 2008

Queen’s University Belfast

Programme and further information

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***Call for Papers***
WEF Workshop: Incentives and Governance in Global Finance
18-19 July 2008
University of Warwick

The aim of this two-day workshop at the University of Warwick is to bring together economists working on incentive and governance issues of global financial flows in both emerging and developed countries. Topics that will be addressed include incentives and financial crises, the global financial architecture, the domestic political economy of international capital flows, exchange rate movements, portfolio effects, global liquidity shocks and contagion. Researchers at early stages of their academic careers are particularly encouraged to apply as the workshop aims to foster exchanges between young and senior economists working within international finance and related topics.

Further Information and Programme

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The Money Macro and Finance Research Group (MMF)
40th Annual Conference
10-12 September 2008
Birkbeck, University of London

The Keynote speakers will include
Michael B Devereux (British Columbia) and George Evans (Oregon)

The deadline for submission of papers has now passed and registration is now open. Please go to the MMF Conference website for full details.

"Corporate Governance and Globalisation: Sarbanes-Oxley Seven Years on"
Colloquium 17-18 September 2008
Queen’s University Belfast

Under the aegis of the ESRC project, “Regulatory Regime Change in Financial Markets: the Case of Sarbanes-Oxley,” based at the Institute of Governance, Queen’s University.

Keynote speaker to be confirmed.

***Call for Papers***
We invite applicants to submit abstracts on any area relevant to the theme of the Colloquium.

Expressions of interest should be submitted to Dr Patrick McWilliams by 22 May 2008.

If you would like us to post details of an event you are holding in conjunction with the World Economy and Finance Research Programme, please contact Tim Byne for more details.

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WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting:
"Who will Guard the Guardians? The Case for Fiscal Councils"
Thursday 19 June 2008, 17:30 - 18:30, Tea and Coffee from 17:00
CEPR, 2nd floor, 53-56 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DG

Speaker: Simon Wren-Lewis (Merton College, Oxford)
Chair: John Driffill (Birkbeck College and CEPR)

The idea of fiscal rules in relation to total government debt is familiar,
but increasingly academic economists and international institutions are
talking about the need for new fiscal institutions. Of all the proposals put
forward, the most realistic from a political point of view, is what the IMF
call a 'Fiscal Council' - a watchdog on the state of government finances.
While the UK Treasury has so far resisted this idea, some recent reports
suggest a possible change of heart.

This talk will start by putting forward the economic case for Fiscal
Councils. Simon Wren-Lewis will argue that Fiscal Councils could not only be
useful in exposing spendthrift politicians, but also advantageous to a more
benevolent government. He then considers whether they are an alternative to
fiscal rules, or whether they can complement such rules. Finally he will
outline what form a UK Fiscal Council might take, and how this structure
relates to similar bodies overseas.

Should you require any further information, please contact Anggreini Kasanan
at CEPR, or telephone +44 (0) 20 7183 8807.

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WEF Conference: Property Rights and Economic Development
27-28 June 2008
University of Birmingham

You are invited to join us for a two day conference exploring the interaction of property rights and economic development. Papers given will range from the pure theory of pillage games to the political economy of growth. Please RSVP to Colin Rowat by 25 June.

Conference Programme

IMF/WEF Conference on International Macro-Finance
24-25 Aprill 2008
IMF Headquarters, Washington, DC

The International Monetary Fund and the World Economy and Finance Research Programme will hold a conference on international macro-finance at the IMF headquarters in Washington, DC on 24-25 April 2008. The conference will provide a forum to present recent theoretical and empirical research narrowing the gap between "open-economy macro" and "finance" approaches to international financial issues.

While there is a very active literature on macro-finance linkages in the context of closed economies, applications to an open economy setting have just begun. International finance has traditionally relied on partial equilibrium analyses, while open-economy macroeconomics has avoided incorporating realistic financial features in its general equilibrium models because of the technical difficulties of doing so. Recent methodological advances now permit researchers to embed more realistic financial market structure in open-economy models. This conference aims at stimulating the innovation process and its diffusion to the analysis of relevant policy issues. Possible topics using this new approach include (but are not restricted to):

Monetary Policy and asset prices in an open economy
Policies for managing capital flows
Global liquidity and credit risk
International risk, sharing and financial markets
General equilibrium international portfolio models
Reserve management and sovereign wealth funds
Exchange rates and financial markets

Papers presented at the conference will be considered for publication in a special issue of the Journal of International Economics (JIE), subject to the standard JIE refereeing procedures. The editors will aim to expedite the editorial process. Enquiries about the conference may be directed to RESIMF@imf.org.

Conference organisers: Michael Devereux (University of British Columbia), Akito Matsumoto (IMF), Alessandro Rebucci (IMF) and Alan Sutherland (University of St Andrews).

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The International Monetary Fund and Financial Crises
The Role of Institutional and Governance Reform
Conference: 3-5 April 2008
University of Cambridge

Click here for a provisional programme

The World Economy and Finance Programme of the UK Economic and Social
Research Council (ESRC) and the University of Cambridge Centre for Financial
Analysis and Policy will hold a conference on the IMF and Financial Crises and the
role of institutional and governance reform at the University of Cambridge Judge
Business School in Cambridge, UK on 4 -5 April 2008. The conference will provide a
forum for academics and policymakers to exchange ideas and research on issues
related to IMF governance reform and its role in managing financial crises, and the
institutional development of globalised financial markets. Since the 1990s, the IMF’s
role in managing financial crises has been the subject of an active debate among
academics and policymakers. This conference will examine some of the main
economic, legal and financial stability issues that confront the IMF and whether recent institutional and governance reforms can enhance the IMF’s capacity to address these challenges.

Topics addressed at the conference will include (but not restricted to)
• Changing structure of financial markets and new sources of financial crises
• The growth, role and regulation of sovereign wealth funds
• The sources and channels of financial contagion
• Political economy of sovereign debt crises and institutional reform
• The interaction of legal and informal enforcement in sovereign debt
• International economic law and financial stability
• Global governance of financial markets and IMF Reform

Submission of Papers
Potential paper presenters should submit either a draft of the paper or a detailed outline or abstract by February 8th 2008 to Eva Gottschalk. Preference will be
given to papers that are in draft form. The final version of the papers to be submitted at the conference will be due on March 21st 2008.

Enquiries about the conference may also be directed to Eva Gottschalk.

Conference Organisers:
Kern Alexander (University of Cambridge), Mardi Dungey (University of Cambridge and Australian National University), and Amrita Dhillon (University of Warwick), Javier Fronti- Garcia (University of Buenos Aires), and Ajit Singh (University of Cambridge)

Expenses: The conference will cover economy class travel and accommodation expenses for paper presenters and discussants.

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"When the Music Stops"
Private Equity, Securitisation and the Future of Capital Markets

University of Sydney Law School
14 December 2007 10.00 – 16.00

This has been a tumultuous year on global financial markets. The apparent sure-footedness of the investment banks in constructing ever more complex offerings now appears misjudged with the resignation of both Mr Prince and his counterpart at Merrill Lynch, Stan O'Neal, in the face of massive losses. Just weeks after Mr Prince's assessment, an overwhelming sense of panic replaced the frenetic deal-making. Almost overnight, debt markets vaporised, hedge funds in London and Sydney collapsed and investment banks counted the cost of irrational lending as it became clear that the incendiary toxicity of the sub-prime sector was a symptom rather than a cause of an emergent crisis. The failure of major institutional actors to recalibrate risk management systems has also reignited academic, regulatory and political debate about the form and purpose of the corporation in an era of financialisation. This international workshop has been convened to evaluate the lessons of 2007 for corporate governance and financial regulation.

For more information and registration details, please see: http://www.parsons.law.usyd.edu.au/WhenthemusicstopsConf.pdf

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"National and International Aspects of Financial Development"
25-26 October 2007
Doelenzaal, Library Complex (Singel 425)
Universiteit van Amsterdam

Please see the conference website for a programme and a list of participants.

Further information can be obtained by emailing: garnet@fmg.uva.nl

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"The Silent Revolution in Global Economic Governance"
Dr Ngaire Woods, Director of the Global Economic Governance Programme

Monday 8 October 2007, 5.00pm
University of Oxford
Lecture Theatre, Manor Road Building

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The Financial Crisis Conference
Monday 1 October 2007
London School of Economics
Room R405, 4th Floor, Lionel Robbins, Portugal Street, WC2A 2HD
1.30pm - 6.00pm

The London Financial Regulation Seminar is organising a mini conference on "The Financial Crisis". This is an open event and registration is not required. Please arrive early as places are limited.

Please click here to download a provisional programme.

For details of any changes to the scheduled programme, please see the FMG's website: http://fmg.lse.ac.uk/.

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Annual Conference - Centre for Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis
5-7 September 2007, University of St Andrews

A WEF contribution to this conference has enabled wider international participation, allowing WEF Programme members to present papers and generally take part.

The conference is organised by Charles Nolan at St Andrews.

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Annual Conference: Money Macro and Finance Research Group
12-14 September 2007, Birmingham (venue to be announced)

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Summer Workshop and Conference 2007
11-15 July 2007
Arden House, University of Warwick

"Finance and Development" & "Stability of the Global Financial System"

See Conference Poster


See the Warwick 2007 page for full details of this event

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FMG Conference: "Cycles, Contagion and Crises"
28-29 June 2007
London School of Economics: Room R405, Lionel Robbins Building, 10 Portugal Street, London WC2A 2HD

This conference will highlight work undertaken as part of the WEF
project "Stability of the Global Financial System: Regulation and Policy Response".

The objective of the event is to report research in this field by established academics alongside that of FMG junior researchers affiliated with the project, who will receive valuable comments from an audience of senior researchers and practitioners.  The Conference will cover topics under all three themes of its title:

Cycles: Financial factors have long been recognised as one of the driving forces of the propagation and amplification of aggregate output shocks.  Papers in this theme will explore different aspects of this relationship from the linkages between liquidity and financial cycles through to sudden stops and the role of credit constraints in emerging market economy business cycles.

Contagion: The widespread diffusion of the financial crises of the 1990s led to a large theoretical and empirical literature on the causes and consequences of financial contagion. Papers will examine how the increasing interlinkages and innovation in modern financial markets influence how systemic crises can spread within domestic financial systems.

Crises: Papers will focus on the costs of crises, both domestic banking crises and sovereign debt crises, and the optimal ex ante and ex post policy responses. For example, how can sovereign debt markets, monetary policy and banking regulation (such as liquidity regulation) and regulatory practices, eg, forebearance, be reformed to minimise the magnitude and risks of such costs.

Organisers: Professors Charles Goodhart and Hyun Shin

Download the Programme for this Conference

If you would like to attend this conference, please email Polly Canning or telephone +44 (0)20 7955 7002 or fax +44 (0)20 7852 3580.

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Conference: "Finance and Development"
27-29 June 2007, London School of Economics, Room U8: Ground Floor, Tower 1

The aim of this conference is to disseminate findings from the World Economy and Finance research programme that advance knowledge in the area of finance & development, using approaches from various disciplines, including economics, finance, law and politics, to a high level audience of academics, policy makers and practitioners.

Please contact Panicos Demetriades or Charles Goodhart for more information.

A full programme for the conference can be found here.

A list of papers due to be presented at the conference can be seen and downloaded here.

WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting
Silvana Tenreyro (LSE): "The Timing of Monetary Policy Shocks"
Chair: Willem Buiter (LSE, CEPR, Goldman Sachs)

Monday 18 June 2007
Presentation/Discussion: 17.30 - 18.30, Tea/Coffee from 17.00
Location: CEPR, 90-98 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7RR

A vast empirical literature has documented delayed and persistent effects of monetary policy shocks on output. We show that this finding results from the aggregation of output impulse responses that differ sharply depending on the timing of the shock: When the monetary policy innovation takes place in the first two quarters of the year, the response of output is quick, sizable, and dies out at a relatively fast pace. In contrast, output responds very little when the shock takes place in the third or fourth quarter. We propose a potential explanation for the differential responses based on uneven staggering of wage contracts across quarters. The findings are relevant for policy makers and forecasters, as they imply that the timing of monetary interventions by the Fed matters for the behaviour of output and employment.  

"Exchange Rates: Choices and Consequences"
15th & 16th June 2007, University of Cambridge
Organised by Michael Bordo (University of Cambridge, Rutgers University & NBER)
and Christopher M Meissner (University of Cambridge & NBER)

This conference aims to provide a forum for new research on exchange rates and exchange rate regime choice. A small two day conference to be held at the University of Cambridge on 15 and 16 June 2007, with academics, policy makers and market participants will enhance our understanding of these new aspects of exchange rates by showcasing both the theoretical and empirical frontier of research.

See the Conference Website

WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting:
"Why Developing Countries Need a Greater Voice in the Global Finance Architecture"
Thursday 16 May 2007, CEPR, 90-98 Goswell Road, London, EC1V 7RR
Presentation and Discussion 17:30-18:30, Tea and Coffee from 17:00

The reform of Financial Architecture to cope with the cross-border financial integration and severe financial crises has focussed on strengthening the institutional and technical policy framework of the developing and emerging markets economies as the weakest links in the system. The evidence that this approach has been successful is very limited. Net capital flows to developing countries remain unstable and limited to a few major emerging markets. This approach has significantly neglected the political underpinnings of financial architecture in terms of legitimacy, with two interrelated aspects to this problem: on the input or decision-making process side, and on the output or policy outcome side. The argument here is that a more inclusive decision-making process, taking account of a broad set of principles of representation in multilateral institutions, is likely to yield outcomes more appropriate to the development needs of poor and emerging market countries. Private corporate interests in developed economies have had greater access to decision-making than e.g. developing IMF member countries. Those who designed it not surprisingly derive the greatest benefit, limiting the legitimacy of what is supposed to be a global system.

Asian and Latin American countries are now abandoning the multilateral IFIs in considerable number. Functioning global financial architecture is part of the solution. Reliance on competing national policies risks a cure worse than the disease. If a broader range of interests is represented in the multilateral decision-making process, the content of policy is likely to prove more acceptable to those who are most vulnerable to the problem of instability, and therefore the legitimacy of the architecture itself will increase. A more flexible system preserving the current range of benefits yet improving the prospects of developing countries would result, and more global development obviously means more for all.

The Paper for this briefing can be downloaded here which is based on the longer WEF working paper WEF0013.

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WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting
"The Challenges of Global Capital Market Integration: How Exchange Rates, Policies and Institutions Matter"

14 March 2007, 5.30-6.30pm
Venue: Chartered Accountants' Hall, Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA

Speaker: Chris Meissner (University of Cambridge, King's College and NBER)
Chair: David Vines (University of Oxford, Australian National University and CEPR)

Global integration of capital markets carries both extreme benefits and risks. However, countries have had very different experiences in harnessing these benefits and minimizing the costs of integration. The narrow view that the less developed and capital scarce countries simply need to open up and attract rich countries' savings has become obsolete. Liberalizing capital flows is not enough. What else matters then? Exchange rate policy, financial development, prudent macroeconomic policy and deep politico-institutional factors are paramount. These key variables play an important role in determining whether countries experience dramatic and painful financial crises or whether they avoid them and instead maintain a steady infusion of scarce capital from abroad. The latter countries improve their growth prospects and ultimately their living standards. The last 150 years of global capital market integration provide a wealth of empirical evidence which underscores these points.

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WEF/GOVNET Workshop
14-15 March 2007, Australian National University
"The Dynamics of Capital Market Governance: Evaluating the Conflicting and Conflating Roles of Compliance, Regulation, Ethics and Accountability"

The management of conflicts of interest is one of the most important areas of regulatory reform introduced in the wake of high profile collapses in Australia and internationally. The problem is magnified precisely because the regulatory framework is based on the structural acceptance that conflicts must only be managed not eradicated. The debate, which is global in nature, raises profound legal, accountability and ethical questions. These apply both to the corporation and regulatory agencies charged with implementing the emergent paradigm, precisely because it is predicated on unparalleled external interference in business practice. The specific form and degree to which the resulting policy is implemented are country-specific. Common themes are, however, observable within and across three dimensions: (1) The introduction of more prescriptive modes of corporate governance; (2) Greater emphasis on the strategic use of enforcement as a behavioural change agent; (3) Increasing but still largely inchoate demands for compliance to be situated within a broader ethical framework.

Please click here for more details

13 February 2007, 5.30-6.30pm
WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting
Marcus Miller (University of Warwick & CEPR)
'Fear and Market Failure: Global Imbalances and "Self-Insurance"'
Venue: Chartered Accountants' Hall, Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA


In this discussion, Marcus Miller will discuss two current issues in an integrated framework: the emergence of global imbalances and the precautionary motive for accumulating reserves. Standard economic models predict modest current account surpluses in emerging markets if they face higher risk than the United States. But Miller argues that precautionary savings in emerging markets can generate substantial 'global imbalances', especially if there is an inefficient supply of global 'insurance'. In principle, lower real interest rates will ensure aggregate demand equals supply at a global level - though the required real interest may be negative.

Miller will also address the question of sustainability. A precautionary savings glut appears to be a temporary phenomenon, destined for correction as and when adequate reserve levels are achieved. But if a 'Sudden Stop' of capital flows to the United States triggers the process of correction, this could lead to the 'hard landing' that has been forecast by several leading macroeconomists. When precautionary saving is combined with financial panic, history offers no guarantee of full employment.

WEF/CEPR Discussion Meeting
Friday 19 January 2007
Henry Overman & Stephen Redding (London School of Economics)
"The New International Division of Labour"
2.00-4.00pm, HM Treasury
1 Horse Guards Road
London SW1A 2HQ
Click here for directions



1st Annual GARNET Conference
Global, Financial and Monetary Governance, the EU, and Emerging Market Economies
27-29 September 2006
De Nederlandsche Bank (Dutch Central Bank)

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"Exchange Rate Intervention: Theory and Experience"
7 & 8 September 2006
Organised by Christopher J. Neely and Mark P. Taylor
Centre for International Macroeconomics and Finance (CIMF), University of Cambridge

Please click here for full details



Discussion Meeting (A joint WEF/CEPR event)
“The Need for Institutional Changes in the Global Financial System”
21 June 2006, CEPR, 90-98 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7RR
Presentation & Discussion: 17.30 - 18.30
Refreshments: 18.30 - 19.00

Speakers: Stijn Claessens (The World Bank, University of Amsterdam and CEPR) and Geoffrey R. D. Underhill (University of Amsterdam)
Discussant: Jon Danielsson (London School of Economics)


Workshop on Global Imbalances
22 June 2006, Birkbeck University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX
Rooms 539/540, 13.00 - 17.00

The World Economy and Finance Research Programme plans to hold a workshop on Global Imbalances. Further details and a programme for the afternoon can be found here.


'The Legal Foundations of International Monetary Stability'
Rosa Lastra
27-28 April 2006

'Financial Stability: Theory and Applications'
Dimitri Tsomocos
18-19 May 2006

If you are interested in attending or obtaining the programmes for the above conferences, please email the FMG secretary, Olivia Hague or telephone 020 7955 6301.


World Economy and Finance - Workshop
Friday 5 May 2006, 10.30am - 5.00pm
Birkbeck - University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX - see map/directions
Room B34 (Refreshments in Room B02/B03)

Workshop's programme - pdf

Papers

The Programme's second workshop will be to bring together people from (as far as possible) all the research groups, to enable us all to get a better feel for the shape of the Programme overall, to initiate possible synergies or collaborative work among various groups. We envisage a number of papers on work in progress or maybe recently completed work in the area of your project, or perhaps a preliminary outline of work that you are just getting under way. If you would like to offer a paper or short presentation at the workshop, do please let us know. Thanks again to all who have already offered to speak about their work. Please contact John Driffill if you would like to offer a paper or presentation at the workshop or if you have any queries.


Financial Markets Group & LSE Conferences:
'The Future of Financial Regulation'
Harald Benink & Jon Danielsson
6-7 April 2006


The Economic Impact of Oil Supply Shocks on the G7 Countries
27 February 2006
CEPR, 90-98 Goswell Road, London EC1V 7RR - see map
Presentation and Discussion 17.30-18.30
Refreshments: 18.30- 19.00

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GovNet Conference 2005 - Contemporary Issues in Governance
28-30 November 2005
Monash University, Melbourne, Australia

Governance has affected the operations and outcomes of activities in every organisation. Governance is a dynamic system, evolving along with other political, social, economic and technical revolutions. The roles, responsibilities, and relationships among actors within society, including government agencies, business sector and civil society organisations have changed accordingly, posing new challenges and issues to contemporary governance.

Dr Justin O'Brien from Queen's University, Belfast was an invited speaker.

http://www.conferences.monash.org/contemporaryissues/

Accountable Governance: An International Research Colloquium
20-22 October 2005
Queen's University, Belfast

'Regulatory Regime Change in World Financial Markets: The Case of Sarbanes Oxley' involves mapping the dynamic processes through which changes in the governance of the corporation and the capital markets in which it operates are diffused, enacted or resisted.

The Research team would like to extend an invitation to an international conference they are holding at Queen's University, Belfast this October. 'Accountable Governance' brings together senior academics from across the disciplines to map a research agenda for the next few years. The details can be found at:

www.governance.qub.ac.uk/qub2005/index.html

World Economy and Finance - Workshop
Friday 7 October 2005, 10.00am - 5.00pm
Room 541, Birkbeck - University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX - see map/directions

The main purpose of this event will be to bring together people from (as far as possible) all the research groups, to enable us all to get a better feel for the shape of the Programme overall, to initiate possible synergies or collaborative work among various groups. We envisage a number of papers on work in progress or maybe recently completed work in the area of your project, or perhaps a preliminary outline of work that you are just getting under way. If you would like to offer a paper or short presentation at the workshop, do please let us know. Thanks again to all who have already offered to speak about their work. Please contact John Driffill if you would like to offer a paper or presentation at the workshop or if you have any queries. Click here to see a copy of the Workshop's Programme.