Economics and Business Administration

The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis



The Political Economy of the Financial Crisis

9 April, 2010
Venue: Toulouse School of Economics, Toulouse, France

The aim of this conference is to add to the debate on the political economy aspects of the ongoing global financial crisis, and to stimulate research in this area. Topics that will be discussed include: regulatory capture and lobbying, bailout negotiations, and consumer protection. The conference is co-sponsored by the European Banking Center (EBC) at Tilburg University and the Toulouse School of Economics (TSE). This will be the first conference in a cycle of conferences organized jointly by TSE and Tilburg University.

Click on the following link for the programme.

Participation by invitation only.

Contact: ebc@uvt.nl referring to the Political Economy of the Financial Crisis conference.

Programme committee:
Luc Laeven - International Monetary Fund, Tilburg University
Augustin Landier - Toulouse School of Economics