Deadline:
February 12, 2025
Location(s)
Portugal
Sintra
Overview
Details
What are the topics for 2025 paper submissions?
The theme of the 2025 ECB Forum on Central Banking is “Adapting to change: macroeconomic shifts and policy responses ”.
PhD students are invited to submit papers on this theme, with a focus on one or more of the following topics:
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macroeconomic implications of (recent) structural changes in euro area labour markets
- strength, speed and state-dependence of monetary transmission (with a focus on households, consumption and savings)
- growth of non-bank financial intermediaries, liquidity and their prudential treatment
- new industrial developments and the evolving architecture of international trade
- cross-country heterogeneity in the euro area and implications for monetary policy
- current challenges in central bank communications
We will also consider papers on other topics relevant to euro area central banking (including monetary policy, new means of payment and payments infrastructures, the deepening of Economic and Monetary Union, the functioning of the euro area economy and financial system, financial stability, and banking regulation and supervision).
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Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
How do we select the finalists?
Submitted papers are assessed based on three selection criteria:
- innovative thinking and scientific merit
- relevance for ECB/euro area policies
- pertinence to the Forum’s theme and aforementioned topics
We also take into account the information provided in the candidate’s CV and recommendation letter.
Dates
Deadline: February 12, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
Finalists are invited to the annual ECB Forum on Central Banking, and the overall winner is awarded €10,000.
What will the finalists do at the Forum?
Finalists attend the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal from 30 June to 2 July 2025.
Their research papers are published on the ECB’s website and shared with all Forum participants, including policymakers, top academics and market economists from around the world.
During the Forum, finalists attend a varied programme of panel discussions and expert talks.
Their papers are assessed by a jury of top academics and senior ECB staff, taking into account votes to be cast by Forum participants.
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