International Seminar on Macroeconomics

Jordi Galí and Kenneth D. West, Organizers

June 4-5, 2024

FORMAT: 25 minutes for the author, 15 minutes per discussant, final 20 minutes for general discussion.

Conference Code of Conduct

Tuesday, June 4
Local Map
Local Information
How to get to the BIS
Welcome Coffee
Opening Remarks
10:00 am

Inequality and Optimal Monetary Policy in the Open Economy (slides)
Discussants: Tommaso Monacelli, Bocconi University
Federica Romei, University of Oxford
11:15 am

Do Investor Differences Impact Monetary Policy Spillovers to Emerging Markets?
Discussants: Bryan Hardy, Bank for International Settlements
Jose Luis Peydro, Luiss University
Lunch
1:30 pm

Drivers of the Global Financial Cycle (slides)
Discussants: Stephane Dees, Banque de France
Ozge Akinci, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Break
3:00 pm

Monetary Unions with Heterogeneous Fiscal Space
Discussants: José-Elías Gallegos, Banco de España
Cristina Manea, Bank for International Settlements
4:15 pm

Demographics and Real Interest Rates Across Countries and Over Time
Discussants: Phurichai Rungcharoenkitkul, Bank for International Settlements
Henrique Basso, Banco de España
Adjourn
Dinner at Restaurant Krafft, Rheingasse 12, 4058 Basel

Speaker: Andrea M. Maechler, BIS Deputy General Manager
Wednesday, June 5
Welcome Coffee
9:30 am

Global Banking and Macroeconomic Stability. Liquidity, Control, and Monitoring
Discussants: Juan Martin Morelli, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Robert Kollmann, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Break
11:00 am

Reshoring, Automation, and Labor Markets under Trade Uncertainty
Discussants: Federico Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Eugenia Gonzalez-Aguado, Toulouse School of Economics
12:15 pm

Regional Trade Policy Uncertainty
Discussants: Andrea Raffo, Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis
Joseph B. Steinberg, University of Toronto and NBER
Lunch and Adjourn

Emergency Contact:
Gemma Schneider
med_secretariat@bis.org
Dress Code: Business casual for men and women (no ties needed)