The Bank of Italy, Baffi Centre (Bocconi University), EIEF and the Centre for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), invite submissions for the fifth biennial conference on ‘Financial stability and Regulation’. The aim of the conference is to bring together leading world scholars and policy-makers to discuss topics related to financial stability, regulation of the financial sector and use of macroprudential policies.
We seek to attract papers of the highest academic quality on topics that include, but are not limited to, the following ones:
- the relation between monetary policy, microprudential and macroprudential policies, and financial stability;
- the main risks in the current context and looking ahead (finance digitalization, artificial intelligence, funding instability, climate change);
- the effectiveness and simplification of financial regulation.
Professor Tano Santos (Columbia GSB and CEPR) will deliver the keynote lecture.
Papers should be submitted by November 30th, 2025 at 12:00pm CET (Paris/ Rome/ Geneva Time Zone). Authors will be notified by January 2026. The conference will feature about 12 paper presentations with discussants and will start in the morning of Monday, March 23rd and will finish in the early afternoon of Tuesday, March 24th.
Local and Scientific Committee:
- Emilia Bonaccorsi, Alessio De Vincenzo, Andrea Fabiani, and Anatoli Segura (Bank of Italy)
- Elena Carletti and Filippo De Marco (Bocconi University)
- Marco Pagano, José-Luis Peydrò and Andrea Polo (EIEF)
Funding
The conference is organised jointly by the Bank of Italy, Baffi Centre on Economics, Finance and Regulation (Bocconi University), Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance (EIEF) and the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Economy class travel (subject to CEPR Travel guidelines found here) and accommodation expenses will be covered for invited academic speakers and discussants.
How to apply - The deadline for paper submission is November 30th, 2025 at 12:00pm CET
Authors who are CEPR affiliated or already have a CEPR profile can upload their submission by:
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4947
- Click on "Step 1: Apply"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
Authors who are not CEPR affiliated or do not have a CEPR profile can:
- Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
- Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
- After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/4947
- Click on "Step 1: Apply"
- Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
- Tick the boxes that apply to you
- Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information
- Click "Submit form" to make the submission.
Please contact, Jemila Benchikh, CEPR Events Officer, at [email protected] for assistance with paper submissions and include “5th Bank of Italy, Bocconi University, EIEF and CEPR Conference” in the subject line.
