SI 2021 International Finance and Macroeconomic Data Sources
Organized by Galina Hale and Michael W. Klein
July 15, 2021
on Zoom.us

Thursday, July 15

Format: Each presentation is 20 minutes with 5 minutes left for Q&A.

2:30 pm

Introduction by Michael Klein

2:35 pm

Historical International Macro-Finance Data Sources (An Overview) (slides)

Chenzi Xu, University of California, Berkeley and NBER

3:00 pm

The Debt of Nations: Government Debt Composition Around the World 1900-2020 (slides)

Luis-Diego Barrot, Federal Tax Authority UAE

3:25 pm

Currency Composition of Foreign Exchange Reserves (slides)

Hiro Ito, Portland State University
Robert N. McCauley, Boston University

3:50 pm

Original Sin Dissipation and Currency Exposures in Emerging Markets

Bada Han, International Monetary Fund

4:15 pm

Measuring Terms of Trade of Developing Countries (slides)

Luciana Juvenal, Inter-American Development Bank
Ivan Petrella, University of Warwick

4:40 pm

Breakout rooms with presenters plus an additional breakout room with focus on NBER-ORBIS data

5:00 pm

Adjourn