ERSA in collaboration with the Wits Business School is pleased to announce a 1.5 day workshop on ‘Financial Instability: an Emerging Market Perspectives’ to take place at The Spier Hotel, Stellenbosch on 26 and 27 March 2009. The workshop will serve as a forum to discuss the implications of current international financial instability on emerging market economies and to present ongoing research on the issue. The programme will include the presentation of 8-10 academic papers, a policy panel discussion and a special session with Professor Barry Eichengreen of the University of Berkley.