The post-war period has witnessed a dramatic increase in international trade flows and foreign direct investment, as well as in the number of firms that produce outside of national borders. The objective of the conference is to improve our understanding of the impact of these trends. Specific...

Poverty reduction requires adopting the right institutions—including monetary institutions. Emerging market economies that peg their currencies and thwart market adjustments risk overheating and might engender protectionism on the part of their trading partners. This year’s monetary...

The goal of this conference is to present and discuss recent developments in the use of quantitative structural models to simulate and evaluate alternative monetary and fiscal policies. The conference will emphasize models with optimizing foundations that are parameterized to match features of...

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM - Are There Thresholds of Current Account Adjustment? - Financial Account Adjustment - Current Account Adjustment and International Wealth Transfers - Current Accounts and Global Rebalancing in a Multi-Country Simulation Model - The Emergence and Transformation of the US...

The meetings will cover most any topic in economics and finance as well as most interrelated subject matter. As in the past years, The Academy will again offer a Teacher Training Program (TTP). This unique program explores and encourages different teaching methodologies and techniques. All...