The conference will provide a forum for discussing innovative research on a wide range of topics relevant to the global economy and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. This year’s conference will honor Maurice Obstfeld’s contributions to economic research...

Topics: - Monetary and financial policy to respond to the COVID-19 crisis and support the recovery; - Fiscal policies to support growth, reduce inequality, and address the public debt overhang; - Structural policies to restore confidence and mitigate the negative impact on employment and income...

Inflation targeting has delivered low, stable inflation and substantial macroeconomic stability over the last several decades (financial crisis aside). But the last ten years have proved challenging for monetary authorities. Output has been below pre-crisis trends for a sustained period,...

Topics: - Market power in input and output markets: stylized facts, drivers and static and dynamic implications for misallocation, innovation, productivity and growth; - Industrial concentration, market power and investment: firm-level impact and consequences for the aggregate economy; - Firm...

The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical work on topics including, but not limited to: - International spillovers and cooperation in a historical context; - Spillovers in the post-crisis world; - International monetary cooperation at the zero lower bound; - “Currency wars”; -...

The conference organizers seek both theoretical and empirical research contributions on topics of central importance to currency areas in general, and the euro area in particular. We invite submissions that address the following questions, but submissions are limited to these particular issues....

Financial systems play a vital role in boosting productivity growth by allocating resources efficiently and facilitating investment and innovation. But they are also prone to costly booms and busts, which can leave deep scars on the productive tissue of the economy. Indeed, in the aftermath of...

The theme of this year’s conference is “The Global Financial Cycle.” The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical studies on a wide range of issues related to the theme of the conference. Possible topics include (but are not limited to): - The global financial cycle and policy...

The theme of this year’s conference is “Unconventional Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies.” The Program Committee welcomes empirical and theoretical studies on a wide range of issues related to the theme of the conference. Possible topics include (without being exclusive): - Direct and...

The conference aims to provide a forum for discussing innovative theoretical and empirical research on the key macroeconomic challenges facing low-income countries, and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers. The papers should shed light on how such macroeconomic...