International Seminar on Macroeconomics - Hosted by Sofia University
Organized by Richard H. Clarida and Lucrezia Reichlin
June 24-25, 2016
Sofia, Bulgaria

Friday, June 24

1

Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest: International Trends and Determinants

Kathryn Holston, Harvard University
Thomas Laubach, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
John Williams, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

2

Disaster Risk and Asset Returns: An International Perspective

Karen K. Lewis, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Edith Liu, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

3

World Shocks, World Prices, And Business Cycles: An Empirical Investigation

Andrés Fernández, International Monetary Fund
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé, Columbia University and NBER
Martín Uribe, Columbia University and NBER

4

Revisiting the Commodity Curse: a Financial Perspective

Enrique Alberola, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Gianluca Benigno, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

5

If the Fed Sneezes, Who Catches a Cold?

Luca Dedola, European Central Bank
Livio Stracca, European Central Bank
Giulia Rivolta, University of Brescia

6

Optimal Capital Flows in a Model with Financial Frictions and Imperfectly Competitive Banking Sector

Vania Stavrakeva, London Business School