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4/2007 |
| On 1–2 November, the Research Unit and CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research) will jointly host an international conference for the eighth time. The topic will be ‘Expectations and Business Cycle Dynamics’. The programme is available on the conference site. |
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| The Russian and Chinese economies have grown rapidly in recent years. At the same time, their importance for the global economy has increased and they have come to have greater impact on international economic activity. This process and its consequences will be discussed at a research seminar hosted by the Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT) on 11 to 12 December 2007. The programme will be updated on the conference site. |
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| The presentations for the recent conference ‘Financial Markets, Innovation and Growth’, are available on the conference site. The conference was hosted jointly by the Research Unit of the Bank of Finland and SUERF (Société Universitaire Européenne de Recherches Financières). |
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| Bank of Finland Research Seminars, a new series of research seminars was introduced in September 2007, with seminars scheduled to be held on the first Thursday of the month. The very first speaker was Prof. Seppo Honkapohja. The last two seminars this year will be given by Ph.D. Student Alina Barnett, (Bank of England, University of Warwick), on Thu 8 Nov and Ass. Prof. Ph.D. Samuli Knüpfer, Helsinki School of Economics, on Thu 13 Dec 2007. For further information please visit the seminar site. |
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| BOFIT Seminars concentrate on topics related to transition and emerging market economies. Seminars are usually held on Tuesdays at 10:30 am. The next seminar speaker will be Javier Estrada (IESE Business School) on 6 Nov. |
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| Please note that, unlike the conferences, both seminars are open to all interested parties. |