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School of Business and Economics

Department of Macro, International and Labour Economics (MILE)

The Department Macro, International and Labour Economics has an international reputation for excellent teaching and research. Our department members are specialists in the fields of Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Labour Economics, Education, International Economics, Innovation and Growth, and Economic Policy.

Fast facts

  • 30 full time faculty and 25 PhD students
  • excellence in research and education
  • education in three undergraduate programmes
  • education in seven graduate programmes

About us

Fields: Macroeconomics, Labour Economics, International Economics, Education Economics 
Section head: Clemens Kool
Secretaries: Fleur Roemers, Silvana de Sanctis, Marion Muitjens
Management: Sylvia Beenen

Contact

Secretarial office MILE:
Room A0.03
Phone: +31 43 38-83821
Fax: +31 43 38-82000

Mailing address:
Department of Economics 
P.O.Box 616
6200 MD Maastricht
The Netherlands

In the spotlight

April 2020

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic we have made the decision to postpone the below workshop. We plan to reschedule the event during late summer/fall, but cannot at this point set a new date.

We hope that you will still be able to attend the workshop later this year. We will contact you by email when we have new information,

Kind regards,

The CEMP2020 organising team

 

3rd Maastricht Economics Workshop on Communication, Expectations, and (ECB) Monetary Policy

Public Plenary Lecture: Andy Haldane (Bank of England)

Keynote Lecture: Michael Ehrmann (European Central Bank)

When: April 20 & 21, 2020

Where: Maastricht University – School of Business and Economics, dept. MILE, Tongersestraat 53, Maastricht

We invite submissions on (but not limited to) the following topics:

The role of communication as an instrument of monetary policy

Effectiveness of central bank communication

The relevance of central bank communication in influencing expectation formation of households, firms, or financial markets.

We encourage submissions, empirical and theoretical, from the fields of economics, political sciences and law, and from both academics and policy makers.

Further Information can be found on the website of the workshop

Paper Submission

Extended abstracts or preferably a full paper should be submitted electronically in PDF format by 23 February 2020 via the workshop website above.  Notification about the outcome of the selection process can be expected beginning-March 2020.

Registration and Fees

Participation for presenters is free of charge. Lunch, coffee breaks, and the social dinner will be on the expense of the organising institution. Presenters of accepted papers will have to register to confirm their attendance. The registration fee for other attendees is 75 Euros which includes the conference dinner.

Organisers: Clemens Kool, Lenard Lieb, Eli Sapir, Johannes Schuffels

 

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