IX Annual Seminar on Risk, Financial Stability and Banking of the Banco Central do Brasil

IX Annual Seminar on Risk, Financial Stability and Banking of the Banco Central do Brasil

CALL FOR PAPERS
August 14 - 15, 2014
São Paulo, Brazil

Banco Central do Brasil, in cooperation with the Bank of Finland and the Journal of Financial Stability (JFS), is pleased to announce a call for papers for the IX Annual Seminar on Risk, Financial Stability, and Banking, which will be held on August 14-15, 2014, in São Paulo, Brazil. The purpose of the two-day Seminar is to promote the exchange of ideas and knowledge between Brazilian and international experts on prudential regulation, risk, banking, and financial stability. Papers from the Seminar will be considered for a special issue of the Journal of Financial Stability, subject to the journal's normal refereeing process.

KEY DATES

Deadline for paper submission: April 30, 2014

Notification of paper acceptance: June 13, 2014

Seminar dates: August 14-15, 2014

TOPICS

The Seminar organizers invite authors – whether from academia, public authorities (including central banks), or the private sector – to submit original, theoretical, and empirical papers on the following and related topics:

·         Capital Inflows/Outflows and Financial Stability

·         International Banking

·         Financial Intermediation

·         Post GFC Banking

·         Global Financial Integration

·         Financial Regulation

·         Governance

·         Capital Markets

·         Bank Portfolio Management

·         Risk Measurement

·         Liquidity

·         Emerging and Developing Markets Finance

·         Credit and Risk Taking Channels

·         Early Warning Systems

·         DSGE Modeling with Financial Frictions

·         Complex Networks and Systemic Risk

·         Behavioral Finance and Systemic Risk

·         Banking Concentration

SEMINAR PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

Papers for the Seminar must be submitted by April 30, 2014. To submit a paper, please email a PDF file to BCBConference2014@bcb.gov.br with the subject line "CBB2014". There is no submission fee.

The cover page should include: the title of the paper; institutional affiliation, including address, phone and email of each author; and an abstract with the appropriate JEL classification.

Authors of papers accepted for presentation at the Seminar will be notified by June 13, 2014.

Acceptance to the Seminar does not guarantee acceptance into the Special Issue. Likewise, Seminar attendance is not required for inclusion in the Special Issue.

SPECIAL ISSUE PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE

A Special Issue of the Journal of Financial Stability will include selected papers presented at the IX Annual Seminar on Risk, Financial Stability and Banking. Authors whose papers are accepted for presentation at the Seminar are encouraged, but not obligated, to submit their papers for the JFS Special Issue. Papers submitted for the Special Issue will be reviewed following normal JFS standards. Details regarding the journal submission process will be provided after the Seminar.

NOTE

At least one author of each accepted paper is expected to attend the Seminar. Banco Central do Brasil will make hotel reservations and pay for rooms (up to three nights) for one author of each paper accepted for the Seminar (though participants from central banks and other official institutions will be expected to cover their own expenses). Other participants are expected to cover their accommodation costs. There will be no reimbursement of travel expenses.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Should you have any questions, please contact BCBConference2014@bcb.gov.br