The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis (RCEA) is a private, non-profit international organization dedicated to independent research in Applied Economics, Theoretical Economics and related fields. The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis in Canada (RCEA-Canada) is the Canadian sister organization of RCEA and is located in Waterloo, Ontario. RCEA is the outcome of collaboration between Canadian economists, Italian economists and a group of eminent trustees from academia, banking, government and industry. Research at the RCEA is conducted to enlighten scientific and public debate on economic issues, and not to advance any economic, political and social agenda. The RCEA scholars are drawn from Canada, Italy and other countries, have experience in academia and/or government and may hold different points of view on economic, political and social issues. The fundamental goal of RCEA is to further advanced research in Economics, Econometrics and related studies and promote contact between economists, econometricians and scientists from other fields all over the world. Through this activity RCEA can contribute to the progress of highest quality scientific research and draw analyses and policy recommendations on the full range of economic and related issues. RCEA-Canada organizes seminars and workshops in Canada, publishes a general interest, open access electronic journal The Review of Economic Analysis (REA). The activity of RCEA and RCEA-Canada is funded by philanthropic private and public institutions which share our aim of fostering independent economic research and providing nonpartisan policy recommendations. The statute of RCEA guarantees the total independence of its researchers from external influences. The Review of Economic Analysis is now available The Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis is pleased to announce the publication of the first issue of its open access journal REA is now available at http://www.rofea.org/ Five papers written by prominent economists are appearing in its first issue: • Michael B. Devereux: Much Appreciated? The Rise of the Canadian Dollar, 2002-2008 • Russell Davidson: Testing for Restricted Stochastic Dominance: Some Further Results • David Laidler: Financial Stability, Monetarism and the Wicksell Connection • Luca Lambertini: Optimal Product Proliferation in Monopoly: A Dynamic Analysis • Arnold Zellner: S. James Press and Bayesian Analysis REA will be appearing quarterly; the second issue is in preparation. Papers published in open access journals are read and cited more often than those published in traditional, fee-based journals. Please consider Review of Economic Analysis as an avenue for your work. Forthcoming EventsConference: The Rimini Conference in Economics and Finance (RCEF) "The Canadian's Economy 15 Golden Years in the Global Context"June 10-13, 2010, Rimini, ItalyRCEF (formerly “Small Open Economies in a Globalized World” - SOEGW) conference is a biennial international meeting assembling a group of leading economists to present and discuss their work at the cutting edge of economic research. The previous two editions, were held in Rimini (Italy) in 2006 (SOEGW: www2.dse.unibo.it/soegw/ and in Waterloo (Canada) in 2008 SOEGW II: www.soegw.org) and focused on issues concerning small open economies in the fast-changing globalized world. The 2010 conference will focus on lessons learned from the Canadian economic performance and management over the last fifteen years and its response to the recent global crisis. Thus, drawing from the Canadian experience of sustained long-run growth and an effective response to a large shock, the conference will deal with general issues in growth and business cycles analysis, international trade, international finance, monetary and fiscal policies, public economics, public finance, finance and banking, general equilibrium, game theory, economic geography, regional development, economics of tourism, environmental economics, industrial organization, labour economics, health economics, econometrics and quantitative methods. Plenary Speakers:
Conference: European Integration: Past, Present and FutureApril 30-May 1, 2010, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityPost – war European integration started 60 years ago with the establishment of the Council of Europe. Forty years later the Berlin Wall fell and Europe is rapidly becoming ‘whole’ again. Great strides are made in the economic and political spheres, in particular through the expansion of the European Union (EU) . However, labour mobility is still somewhat constrained, as are social, political and defence integration efforts. The interdisciplinary conference will look at the development of European integration and its future, focusing on economic, regional and migration issues. The conference is organized by RCEA-Canada, The International Migration Research Centre, WLU and Viessmann European Research Centre. Financial support has been provided by Centre for International Governance Innovation. Plenary Speakers:
Seminar: Yuriy Gorodnichenko, University of California-Berkeley and NBER: The Finnish Great Depression: From Russia with Love (joint with Enrique G. Mendoza and Linda L. Tesar) co-organized with the Departments of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and at the University of Waterloo, January 29, 2010 Conferment of an Honorary Degree in Economics and Market Policy to Professor Sir Partha Sarathi Dasgupta January 22, 2010, University of Bologna, 11.00 am, Sala dell’Arengo, Piazza Cavour, Rimini, Italy Conferment will be followed by a workshop in the honour of Professor Sir Partha S. Dasgupta: Advanced Topics in Economics: Sustainable Development and the Natural Environment Past EventsPanel: Will We All be Keynesians Again? Long-run Effects of the Current Crisis on Monetary and Fiscal Policyat the Canadian Economic Association conference, Toronto, Friday May 29, 14:00-15:30 Chair: John Helliwell (University of British Columbia and Canadian Institute for Advanced Research) Panellists:
Panel: Common Currency for North Americaat the Canadian Economic Association conference, Toronto, Friday May 29, 16:00-17:30 Chair: Angelo Melino (University of Toronto, Bank of Canada and RCEA) Panellists:
Seminar: Ed Nosal, Vice President, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago: Pairwise Trade, Payments, Asset Prices and Monetary Policyco-organized with the Departments of Economics at Wilfrid Laurier University and at the University of Waterloo, Feb 5, 2009, 4:00-5:30, HH343. Conference: Small Open Economies in a Globalized World IIJune 12-15, 2008, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityThe SOEGW II conference is the second international meeting that assembles a group of leading economists from around the world to present and discuss their research. The conference focuses on international finance, international monetary and fiscal policies and international trade in goods and services but it includes papers in all areas of economics. The conference is sponsored by the Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis, a leading independent research centre in Italy and in Canada and by the Review of Economic Analysis, a new, general interest, free access journal. Plenary Speakers:
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