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SUMMARY:Interconnections in Financial Markets - Theoretical and Empirical 
 Perspectives - Speaker to be confirmed
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CONTACT:Rachel Marston
DESCRIPTION:The Centre for Financial Analysis & Policy (CFAP) will be hold
 ing its annual conference in March in Cambridge.\nInterconnections in Fina
 ncial Markets - Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives\nModern financial s
 ystems are highly interconnected. The recent financial turmoil has been as
 toundingly successful in unravelling the consequences brought about by the
  complex system of interactions between financial institutions. While such
  interdependencies have always been a concern for systemic risk\, their ro
 le in the current financial crisis was difficult to foresee and largely ov
 erlooked. A more complete characterisation of financial markets is therefo
 re required to adequately account for the multitude of interconnections th
 at link financial institutions.\nThe key challenge of this conference will
  be in understanding financial interdependencies so as to identify and red
 uce the associated risks for the economy. We aim to initiate a discussion 
 to address various aspects of financial interconnections such as the role 
 they play in financial crises\, informational linkages and their impact on
  trading decisions\, social networks and consumer finance. We are particul
 arly interested in contributions from a wide spectrum of methodologies inc
 luding contemporary network theory\, sociology and epidemiology. The discu
 ssions will also address policy and social welfare considerations.\nThis e
 vent aims to:\n• bring together leading researchers/academics from the d
 iverse fields related to this area \n• discuss and uncover the relevant 
 issues for modern financial systems and the dynamical processes evolving o
 n systems of this kind \n• develop new directions\, possibly at the inte
 rsection of several fields represented at this workshop\n
LOCATION:Cambridge Judge Business School
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