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Systemic Risk Modeling: Analytical Approaches for Central Banks

Systemic risk modeling is vital for central banks to maintain financial stability, with MATLAB playing a crucial role in this effort. See how the Bank of England and the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) use advanced techniques such as put option-based models, climate stress tests, and network analyses. By leveraging the capabilities of MATLAB, these institutions improve real-time risk tracking and scenario simulation, making more accurate predictions and better managing financial crises.


Dynare: Democratizing Macroeconomic Modeling with MATLAB

At the MathWorks Finance Conference 2023, Sébastien Villemot from CEPREMAP presented "Dynare: Macroeconomic Modeling for All," highlighting the impact of the tool on the world of economic modeling.


Refining Macroeconomic Forecasting with MATLAB Techniques

Kadir Tanyeri's presentation at MathWorks Finance Conference highlights advanced MATLAB techniques for macroeconomic forecasting, emphasizing the significance of confidence bands and nonlinear modeling challenges.


Exploring the Impact of Foreign Economic Policy on US Equity Markets

Mohammad R. Jahan-Parvar's MathWorks Finance Conference presentation, "Foreign Economic Policy Uncertainty and US Equity Returns," investigates the connection between global economic uncertainties and US equity markets.


BEAR Toolbox for Estimating Economic Relationships (Conference Presentation and 5.2 Release)

Read about the new BEAR Toolbox 5.2 for economic forecasting and policy analysis.


CRISK Framework: A Novel Approach to Climate Risk Assessment in Banking

Michael Robbins from Columbia University and Arpit Narain from MathWorks delivered a presentation on CRISK at the 2023 MathWorks Finance Conference.


What’s New in MATLAB for Economists?

Discover new features in MATLAB, add-on products, and more.


Community-Led Econometrics Modeling Toolboxes for MATLAB

Discover how features of MATLAB and popular community toolboxes from Dynare, BEAR, and IRIS enable economists and researchers to conduct advanced econometric analyses, DSGE modeling, and macroeconomic forecasting.


Tailored Training Courses

With more than 60 training courses, you can advance your skills with MATLAB and accommodate your organizational needs.

“We had introductory MATLAB training with a focus on Finance and a customized part on portfolio optimization. I found the training to be very engaging and productive, and excellent value for money.”


Big Data, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence in Central Banks

Learn how economic researchers at Central Banks are taking advantage of big data and machine learning with MATLAB and Simulink


Climate Integrated Assessment Models Explorer

Use Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) outputs to model the impact of climate change and run climate stress-tests


The ECB's BEAR Toolbox

The ECB have a new release of the Bayesian Estimation, Analysis and Regression (BEAR) toolbox

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