Dear Madam, dear Sir,
we cordially invite you to submit your paper to the:
ECB Conference on Money Markets 2026,
to be held in Frankfurt on 5–6 November 2026 at the ECB
Call & Submission Guidelines:
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20261105-money-markets.en.html
Submission Deadline – 31 May 2026
The conference offers the opportunity to present your research to leading academics, market practitioners and policymakers in the field of money markets and monetary policy implementation.
Topics for submission include, but are not limited to:
- Money markets and monetary policy implementation, for example related to the demand for and distribution of central bank reserves, central bank operations, money market rates and frictions, and central banks’ operational frameworks
- Money markets and technological innovationsuch as stablecoins and other tokenised assets, CBDCs, instant payments and more broadly how artificial intelligence impacts money markets
- Thefunctioning of money markets, including the role of non-bank financial institutions and dealers’ intermediation, funding strategies of financial institutions and debt management offices, the effects of central clearing, as well as the macroeconomic implications of volatile short-term rates and geopolitical developments, particularly for the transmission and effectiveness of monetary policy
We particularly welcome contributions focusing on the euro area and submissions from female researchers.
Keynotes:
Isabel Schnabel
(Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank)
Arvind Krishnamurthy
(John S. Osterweis Professor of Finance, Stanford University)
Pablo Hernández de Cos
(General Manager, Bank for International Settlements) – TBC
More details on the conference and additional speakers will be communicated as the conference draws closer.
Further Information:
Authors of accepted papers will be notified by the end of July 2026.
An overview and recordings of last year’s conference is available here.
We look forward to your submissions and to an engaging discussion in Frankfurt.
Questions or thoughts? Do not hesitate to reach out via mmconference@ecb.europa.eu
Kind regards,
Conference Organisers
EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK
Sonnemannstraße 20
60314 Frankfurt am Main