International Seminar on Macroeconomics

Jordi Galí and Kenneth D. West, Organizers

June 17-18, 2021

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, June 17
 Format:
1 hour per paper (20 minutes for presentation, 12 minutes for each discussant, 16 minutes for Q&A)
9:00 am
Welcome, Jeffrey A. Frankel and Hélène Rey (ISoM Co-Chairs)
9:15 am
Philippe Bacchetta, University of Lausanne
Margaret Davenport, University of Lausanne
Eric van Wincoop, University of Virginia and NBER

Can Sticky Portfolios Explain International Capital Flows and Asset Prices?
Discussants: Dmitry Mukhin, London School of Economics
Hélène Rey, London Business School and NBER
10:15 am
Pierpaolo Benigno, University of Bern
Linda Schilling, Washington University in St Louis - Olin Business School
Harald Uhlig, University of Chicago and NBER

Cryptocurrencies, Currency Competition and the Impossible Trinity
Discussants: Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé, Columbia University and NBER
Raphael Auer, Bank for International Settlements
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Charles Engel, University of Wisconsin-Madison and NBER
Ekaterina Kazakova, University of Wisconsin
Mengqi Wang, University of Wisconsin
Nan Xiang, University of Wisconsin

A Reconsideration of the Failure of Uncovered Interest Parity for the U.S. Dollar
Discussants: Barbara Rossi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Nikolai Roussanov, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
12:30 pm
Anusha Chari, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NBER
Karlye Dilts Stedman, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Kristin Forbes, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER

Spillovers at the Extremes: The Macroprudential Stance and Vulnerability to the Global Financial Cycle
Discussants: Luc Laeven, European Central Bank
Catherine Casanova, Swiss National Bank
1:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, June 18
9:00 am
Submission Guidelines
9:15 am
Silvia Miranda-Agrippino, Bank of England
Tsvetelina Nenova, London Business School

A Tale of Two Global Monetary Policies
Discussants: Refet S. Gürkaynak, Bilkent University
Marek Jarociński, European Central Bank
10:15 am
Simon Gilchrist, New York University and NBER
Bin Wei, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Vivian Yue, Emory University and NBER
Egon Zakrajšek

Sovereign Risk and Financial Risk
Discussants: Jesse Schreger, Columbia University and NBER
Yan Bai, University of Rochester and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
John Hassler, Stockholm University
Per Krusell, Stockholm University and NBER
Conny Olovsson, Sveriges Riksbank

Finite Resource and the World Economy (slides)
Discussants: Martí Mestieri, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Geoffrey Heal, Columbia University and NBER
12:30 pm
Emine Boz, International Monetary Fund
Camila Casas, IMF
Georgios Georgiadis, European Central Bank
Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund
Helena Le Mezo, European Central Bank
Arnaud J. Mehl, European Central Bank

Patterns in Invoicing Currency in Global Trade
Discussants: Linda S. Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and NBER
Hyun Song Shin, Bank for International Settlements
1:30 pm
Adjourn