Finance and Economic Growth in the Aftermath of the Crisis

The Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods (DEMM) of the University of Milan and the Department of Management (DM) of the Polytechnic University of Marche organize a 3-day International Conference with a special focus on the new role played by finance and financial institutions on long-term economic growth. The aim of the conference, to be held in Milan on 11-13 September 2017, is to re-examine, from different analytical and methodological perspectives, the effects of finance on the real side of the economy, and to discuss how finance can shape the sources of sustainable economic growth in the light of the recent global crisis. Another theme of the conference is the analysis of what public policy should actually do in order to achieve such objectives as a more stable financial system, a more equitable income distribution, and a more efficient resource allocation, along with a higher rate of per-capita output growth.

Topics

The Conference aims at answering the following questions: How can finance affect the functioning of the canonical engines of long-term economic growth in the wake of the recent global crisis? Following this crisis, how have the ultimate sources of long-run economic growth changed? What can public policy do in order to encourage a fairer/more efficient distribution/allocation of income/resources along with a better living-standard? In more detail, the topics touched by the Conference will include, but will not be limited to, the following:

• Finance, R&D, Innovation, and Growth;
• Finance, Technology Diffusion, and Growth;
• Finance, Financial Stability, and Growth;
• Finance, Institutions, and Growth;
• Growth beyond GDP: Finance for Green, Blue and Sustainable Economies;
• Government, Public Policy, Welfare, Income Distribution, and Growth;
• New International and Regional Trade Patterns, Multinational Firms, Foreign Direct Investments, and Growth;
• Fertility, Health, Population, Embodied (human capital)/Disembodied Technical Change, and Growth.

In the analysis of the above-mentioned issues, the Conference is totally opened to different (i.e., theoretical, empirical, historical, etc.) methodologies and approaches (mainstream/non-mainstream, aggregative/agent-based models, etc.).

Scientific committee:

Prof. Costas AZARIADIS (Washington University, St. Louis, USA)
Prof. Alberto BUCCI (University of Milan)
Prof. Guido COZZI (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland) Prof. Herbert DAWID (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
Prof. Domenico DELLI GATTI (University of the Sacred Hearth, Italy)
Prof. Mauro GALLEGATI (Polytechnic University of Ancona) Dr. Stefano NERI (Bank of Italy)
Prof. Alberto RUSSO (Polytechnic University of Ancona)

Local organizing committee:

Prof. Alberto BUCCI (University of Milan)
Prof. Mauro GALLEGATI (Polytechnic University of Ancona)
Prof. Alberto RUSSO (Polytechnic University of Ancona)

Confirmed Keynote Speakers:

Prof. Costas AZARIADIS (Washington University, St. Louis, USA)
Prof. Guido COZZI (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)
Prof. Herbert DAWID (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
Prof. Domenico DELLI GATTI (University of the Sacred Hearth, Italy)
Dr. Stefano NERI (Bank of Italy)

Prospective participants should submit a draft version of the paper (or an abstract of at least 200 and no more than 1000 words) no later than June 15, 2017 to finance.growth@unimi.it. Kindly attach your draft/abstract to a cover page giving your name, title, affiliation, address, phone number, fax number, and e-mail address. If your draft/abstract is accepted, your final paper will be due in complete form by August 31, 2017.

Time Schedule

June 15, 2017 – July 31 201 7Authors’ registration to the conference
August 31, 2017 Deadline for the submission of the final paper to the conference
September 11-13, 2017 Conference takes place

Publication of papers

The organizers of the conference have received tentative approval from the editors of the following Journals:
Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization
Journal of Macroeconomics
Macroeconomic Dynamics

For a proposed special issue based on papers from the conference. All conference papers considered for each special issue will be refereed and go through the Journals’ usual review process.

Conference fees:

€300 if the payment is received by July, 31. After this date, the fee is €350. The fee covers conference-pack, attendance to sessions, lunch-buffet, refreshment breaks and gala dinner. 100% of the conference-fee will be charged to all registered individuals who withdraw after the registration deadline (July 31, 2017) All participants will be required to provide for their own expenses. Details on accommodation opportunities will be available in due course.

Registration and conference fees

The registration for the conference opens on JULY, 01. The Conference-fee is €300 if the payment is received by July, 31. After this date, the fee is €350.

PAYMENT DETAILS:

Please, make a bank-transfer at:

BANK: INTESA SANPAOLO s.p.a.
PAYEE: UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI MILANO
PAYMENT DESCRIPTION: DEMM / FINANCE GROWTH / Prof. Bucci / < (Your) Surname and Name >
IBAN: IT97 G030 6909 4000 0000 0463 971
SWIFT CODE: BCITITMMXXX

IN ORDER TO COMPLETE YOUR REGISTRATION TO THE CONFERENCE, PLEASE COMPLETE THE ATTACHED REGISTRATION FORM AND SEND IT (ALONG WITH YOUR BANK-RECEIPT) TO: finance.growth@unimi.it

Registration Form