SI 2019 International Finance and Macroeconomic Data Sources
Organized by Galina Hale and Michael W. Klein
July 11, 2019
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Thursday, July 11

5:15 pm

Introduction to IFMDS and "what's new"

Galina Hale, University of California, Santa Cruz and NBER
Michael W. Klein, Tufts University and NBER

5:20 pm

Introduction to ORBIS with Bureau van Dijk Q&A (slides)

Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, International Monetary Fund and NBER
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Brown University and NBER

6:00 pm

Redrawing the Map of Global Capital Flows: The Role of Cross-Border Financing and Tax Havens

Matteo Maggiori, Stanford University and NBER
Brent Neiman, University of Chicago and NBER
Jesse Schreger, Columbia University and NBER
Antonio Coppola, Stanford University

6:25 pm

Political Pressure on Central Banks (slides)

Carola Binder, University of Texas at Austin and NBER

6:50 pm

New Developments in the Bundesbank's Research Data and Service Center (RDSC):Linking Various Sources as a Key for Unleashing More Potential than Ever Before (slides)

Jens C. Orben, Deutsche Bundesbank
Stefan Bender, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

7:10 pm

Adjourn