International Rome Conference on Money, Banking and Finance
Scientific Committee
History
Conference started in 1992 at University of Rome Tor Vergata founded by Prof. Michele Bagella as International Tor Vergata Conference on Money, Banking and Finance. Thanks to Antony Santomero, Jim Lothian, Jerry P. Dwyer, Iftekhar Hasan, Giorgio Szego, Paul Wachtel the conference grew over time.
Since the beginning papers presented at the Conference were published on international journals that incleds among other the Journal of International Money and Finance, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Finance, Journal of Financial Stability, Journal of Business Research, Research in Banking and Finance.
Publisher as ELSEVIER issued several books containing selected papers presented during the Conference.
In 2012 the Conference become the International Rome Conference on Money Banking adn Finance. Since then, each year one of the universities in the network organizeses one Editon.
Since the beginning the Conference was supported by several institutions (CNR, FITD, ABI, IPI, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, EconomEtica, CNIPA, ASSONEBB, SIRP-MISTRA, SIE) and sponsored by MCC, Banca di Roma, Capitalia, Banca IMI, UBM Banca Mobiliare, CRIF, BNL, BNP Paribas, ARCA sgr, MEFOP, Monte Titoli, ABN-AMRO, GSE, GME, Sace, WIND, Banca Etica, Credid Siusse, Monte dei Paschi di Siena, BCC Credito Cooperativo.
Conference is supported by the Journal of Financial Stability, Rivista di Politica Economica, Economic Notes, and Bancaria.
Young Economist Session (YES) -- Best paper award
The Scientific Committee award the Best paper presented by a young scholar during the Conference since 2004.
Keynote Speakers
Previous Editions
WIELAND Volker
New methods for macro-financial model comparison and policy analysis
BECK Thorsten
Lending Concentration, Bank Performance and Systemic Risk: Exploring cross-country variation
DEMETRIADES Panicos O.
Financial development, financial stability with lessons from a Euro area crisis
Ferdinand Pecora Prize
Since 2017 the Scientific Committee of the MBF launched the Ferdinand Pecora Prize for the Regulation of Banking and Finance.
The Prize draws on the fact that, before migrating to New York, the prosecutor leading the famous Pecora Hearings was born in Nicosia (Enna, Sicily) in 1882.
The Prize goes to distinguish Scholars or Officials who have striven in innovative ways to improve regulation and curb financial instability.
The Prize in 2017 went to Dr. Andrew G. Haldane (Bank of England)
The Prize in 2018
Universities
