International Seminar on Macroeconomics - Hosted by Sofia University

Richard H. Clarida and Lucrezia Reichlin, Organizers

June 24-25, 2016

Sofia, Bulgaria

Conference Code of Conduct

Friday, June 24
1
Kathryn Holston, Harvard University
Thomas Laubach, Federal Reserve Board
John Williams, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Measuring the Natural Rate of Interest: International Trends and Determinants
2
Karen K. Lewis, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Edith Liu, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Disaster Risk and Asset Returns: An International Perspective
3
Andrés Fernández, International Monetary Fund
Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé, Columbia University and NBER
Martín Uribe, Columbia University and NBER

World Shocks, World Prices, And Business Cycles: An Empirical Investigation
4
Enrique Alberola, Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Gianluca Benigno, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Revisiting the Commodity Curse: a Financial Perspective
5
Luca Dedola, European Central Bank
Livio Stracca, European Central Bank
Giulia Rivolta, University of Brescia

If the Fed Sneezes, Who Catches a Cold?
6
Vania Stavrakeva, London Business School

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