Debt and the macroeconomy: leverage cycles, asset prices and crisis

• Financial cycles and the economy;
• Interest rates and returns on capital;
• Financial crisis prediction: tools and accuracy;
• Bank capital and financial stability;
• Debt overhang and recovery from crises;
• Managing credit booms: macroprudential vs. monetary policy

Early bird fees applies until 15 February 2022

• Early bird: € 1755 (Standard fee: € 1950) – Private Sector
• Early bird € 1575 (Standard fee: € 1750) – Public Authorities (e.g. National Competent Authorities, Central Banks) and European Institutions
• € 950 (No early bird) –Full-Time Professors, PhD Students, Research Associates

Please submit a certificate attesting your status of Professor, PhD Student or Research Associate to fbf@eui.eu before registering. FBF secretariat will provide you with a code to register. *Seats for academics are limited.

Please note that the payment must be settled one week before the start of the course.

The fee includes tuition, access to all course materials and pedagogic activities, coffee and lunch breaks and social activities. It does not include travel and accommodation expenses or other local transportation costs (taxis, private cars).

Limited seats per institution

A certificate of attendance will be provided to all participants after the course.

CANCELLATION POLICY

• • In case you can no longer attend the course, you are required to inform the organisers by sending an email to fbf@eui.eu in order to free a seat for participants in the waiting list.
  • In case of frequent cancellations, FBF reserves the right not to accept further registrations from the same person.

For more details, please contact fbf@eui.eu

Accommodation 

Please notice that the course dinner, and most of the social activities, will take place downtown.

Recommended hotels nearby the EUI:

• Hotel Villa La Stella

Recommended hotels in downtown Florence:

• Hotel Cellai
• Hotel Il Guelfo Bianco
• Hotel Rosso 23

Suggested restaurants in Florence city centre

• Restaurant Accademia – Ph. +39  055 217343
• Restaurant Cucina Torcicoda – Ph. +39 055 265 4329
• Finisterrae – Ph. +39 0552638675
• Il Vezzo – Ph. +39 055 281096
• Osteria di Giovanni – Ph. + 39 055 284897

Wi-Fi

On arrival, participants will be provided with temporary wi-fi access for the whole duration of the course.

For general queries: fbf@eui.eu

GENERAL INFORMATION ON LOCAL TRANSPORT

From Florence airport:

Florence airport is located 8 km from the city centre, approximately 30 minutes by taxi or bus. Taxis can be found outside the arrivals terminal; no reservation is needed. A taxi ride from the airport costs about €20 and takes approximately 25/30 minutes.

A tramway (line T2) connects the airport to the city centre. Trains leave from the airport terminal and take 20 minutes to the main railway station. One-way tickets can be bought from vending machines for €1.50.

From the central railway station:

Take bus n. 7 at the bus stop Stazione Nazionale in the direction “Fiesole Piazza Mino”, get off at the stop ‘San Domenico 01’. For bus routes and timetables consult the official timetable.

Bus tickets are sold outside the railway station, at Autolinee Toscane ticket kiosks and vending machines, tobacconists (tabacchi), newspaper kiosks (edicole), and most cafes (bar). They must be bought before boarding and stamped using the machine on the bus. A ticket costs €1.50 and it is valid for 90 minutes. Bus tickets can be purchased also on board (€ 2.50), but the driver is not obliged to give change.

Private car

From the A1 Milano-Napoli (Autostrada del Sole), take the Firenze Sud exit and follow directions to the city centre/Stadio. Follow the directions to the stadium (Stadio), then for Fiesole. San Domenico is on the main road to Fiesole.

The EUI has several free parking areas available all over the Campus.

Registered participants can access the course material using the password provided by the FBF secretariat.