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...

This conference, which takes its inspiration from one held in 1970 entitled "The Econometrics of Price Determination," aims to take stock of the current knowledge about quantitative aspects of inflation dynamics. A combination of invited papers and papers contributed in response to this call...

Economists working in this field are invited to submit a paper or an abstract for presentation at the Toronto conference. Papers focusing on the nature of general equilibrium models and the theory of large trading economies are welcome. The roles of multi-sectoral growth, trade...