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1 central bank membership 2016 CEPR has become a synonym for the kind of economics we need. Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank

2 1000 CEPR s network of researchers who retain their academic bases 700 A unique contribution to the application of serious empirical research to economic policy debates in Europe. Mervyn King, former Governor, Bank of England Discussion Papers each year CEPR membership for central banks As Benoit Coeuré, member of the ECB executive board, recently remarked, Central banks today operate in a highly interconnected world. They need a profound understanding of the international macroeconomics adjustment process. The research community can help policy makers answering their fundamental questions about globalization and shaping their response in terms of governance and regulation. CEPR membership can help with this by connecting Central Bankers with Europe s leading network of researchers a producers cooperative of over 1000 Fellows and Affiliates based in universities and public sector institutions in Europe and beyond. CEPR researchers are at the forefront of every area of research that is relevant to the 21st century challenges facing Central Banks. From international macroeconomics, monetary policy and banking and financial market regulation to labour economics, exchange rate pass-through and global value chains, CEPR researchers are carrying out the research that today s central banks need to know about as it happens. Today s economics and finance journals are publishing work based on drafts that first appeared two to four years previously even discussion paper series are typically six CEPR has made a tremendous difference to European economic research and the way it is conducted. Axel A. Weber, Chairman of the Board, UBS AG and former Bundesbank President months to a year behind the frontier. These long publication lags mean that following the published academic literature is no longer sufficient. CEPR Membership is an excellent way of staying abreast of the latest developments in techniques, thinking and results. Each year CEPR holds around 70 conferences, workshops, discussion meetings and briefings and publishes over 700 Discussion Papers, Policy Insights, and ebooks. Since 2007, CEPR s research outreach has been amplified by VoxEU.org the CEPR Policy Portal. Membership can also enhance your organization s profile as an active participant in economics and research. Members are acknowledged publicly on our website and in our Annual Report, and it is also possible to gain additional profile building through conference sponsorship.

3 Central bank membership Membership benefits Central Bank Members receive a wide range of benefits, varying according to their level of financial engagement with CEPR. We offer a Standard and a Premium package. Standard Package Direct electronic access to publications Our extensive events programme provides members with an independent forum that allows them to interact with academics, business leaders, diplomats, the media and policymakers. Members can also request invitations for their staff to otherwise closed academic conferences and workshops. These conferences are typically limited in terms of participation by non-academics. It is also possible to receive copies of the papers and presentations from workshops and conferences, and we can help members liaise directly with the Research Fellows working on particular issues. Opportunity to attend CEPR conferences and seminars CEPR organises conferences of an unrivalled standard. The sound academic backing from our affiliated researchers ensures consistently strong conference programmes, where top level speakers address issues of direct relevance to Central Banks core mission. The conferences provide excellent networking and branding opportunities. After more than 30 years of bringing economists together, CEPR is well known in the public and private sectors and is able to attract high calibre audiences of key decision-makers and opinion-brokers across business and government. The opportunity to sponsor conferences jointly with CEPR on topics of mutual interest CEPR organises conferences of an unrivalled standard. The sound academic backing from our affiliated researchers ensures consistently strong conference programmes, where top level speakers address issues of direct relevance to Central Banks core mission. The conferences provide excellent networking and branding opportunities. After more than 30 years of bringing economists together, CEPR is well known in the public and private sectors and is able to attract high calibre audiences of key decision-makers and opinion-brokers across business and government. A hard copy of any CEPR publication free upon request CEPR produces a range of Reports, often in collaboration with other research organisations. The collection includes the annual Geneva Reports on the World Economy (jointly with ICMB), as well as the many ebooks and ereports published by CEPR s policy portal, VoxEU.org.

4 70 conferences, workshops and discussion meetings organised each year CEPR s Discussion Papers have become effective tools to disseminate research; their conferences are among the most important in Europe; and the articles, audio interviews, ebooks and online debates on Vox provide a novel perspective on many issues. Mario Draghi, President, European Central Bank Invitation to the annual CEPR Roundtable The CEPR Roundtable, which takes place every nine months, brings together CEPR members, major funders and Research Fellows with highlevel policymakers to discuss current economic issues. Recent Roundtables have focussed on macroprudential regulation; secular stagnation; and the consequences of low interest rates, amongst other topics. Receive acknowledgement in CEPR s Annual Report More than 30 Central Banks around the world are CEPR Members and this critical contribution to research is acknowledged in CEPR s Annual Report. Regular updates on CEPR activities These include a weekly summary of key articles from the VoxEU website, the Discussion Paper Weekly Update and a monthly CEPR Research Highlights Newsletter, as well as a monthly digest of CEPR's academic calls for papers. Standard Members contribute 10,000 per annum. For further details on membership, please contact Nadine Clarke by phone or (Tel: +44 (0) nclarke@cepr.org). Premium Package Premium Members are core supporters of CEPR and thus enjoy an engagement with CEPR that is qualitatively different from that of our two dozen or so Standard Central Bank Members. In particular, CEPR works with its Premium Members to find creative ways of fostering interactions of leading CEPR scholars with Central Bank policy makers and researchers. Premium Membership can be thought of as a bespoke relationship engagement with our network that is more direct and more selective. This includes in addition to all the benefits of the Standard Membership: Assured invitation to our CEPR events All members may request invitations, but Premium Members are assured of up to 10 invitations per year for their researchers to CEPR events of their choosing. CEPR will strive to accommodate all requests but in the case of oversubscription or limits on physical capacity, we will follow a first-come-first-served rule with preference granted to Premium Members. Events available include our annual symposia on macroeconomics and on finance where the papers presented represent the academic state of the art in each area.

5 Central bank membership Individualised briefing sessions by CEPR researchers Premium Members may request special, individualised briefing sessions for their research staff given by CEPR experts. CEPR will intermediate with the researchers to facilitate such meetings. Invitation to the Leader s Circle The Leaders Circle is a high-level meeting which brings together key supporters and stakeholders of CEPR under the guidance of CEPR s Chairman Sir Charles Bean, former Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. It provides a forum for a frank exchange of views between leaders of the financial and central banking community, key decision makers and top academics. The Leaders Circle convenes annually with the aim of identifying crucial issues of importance to the global economic and financial community, and addressing them in a manner that draws on diverse viewpoints, while being beneficial to all concerned. Circle Members also have the opportunity to make suggestions on CEPR s research and policy direction. The 2015 Leader s Circle featured Paul Krugman, and Olivier Blanchard led discussions at the Leaders' Circle in March Premium Members contribute a minimum of 20,000 per annum. For further details on membership, please contact Nadine Clarke by phone or (Tel: +44 (0) nclarke@cepr.org). Additional information Please inquire about other special services or activities CEPR can offer your institution, tailored to its special needs. Direct access to a network of over 1000 of Europe s leading economists We offer our Premium members a special service by identifying researchers in our network working in specific areas that are of particular interest to them.

6 CEPR is a network of over 1000 researchers based primarily in European universities. The Centre s mission is Research Excellence with Policy Relevance. It promotes world-class research and delivers the policy-relevant results to public- and private-sector decision-makers. A registered charity since it was founded in 1983, CEPR is independent of all public and private interest groups. It takes no institutional stand on economic policy matters. Centre for Economic Policy Research, 33 Great Sutton St, London EC1V 0DX +44 (0) cepr@cepr.org CEPR Trustees Charlie Bean (Chairman) Vittorio Grilli (Vice-Chairman) Diane Coyle Bronwyn Curtis Jean-Pierre Danthine John Fingleton Patrick Honohan Andrew McIntyre David Miles Lucrezia Reichlin Tony Venables CEPR Officers Richard Baldwin, President Kevin Hjørtshøj O Rourke, Research Director Charles Wyplosz, Policy Director Tessa Ogden, Chief Executive Officer Centre for Economic Policy Research 33 Great Sutton Street, London EC1V 0DX, UK Tel: Web: Photography by Maria Moore ( and Jonathan Brind (