XXII Workshop in International Economics and Finance, Kingston, 2019
9.00-10.00
| OPENING CEREMONY Welcome Governor Brian Wynter (Bank of Jamaica) Opening Remarks Minister Nigel Clarke Keynote Address Carlos Fernandez Valdovinos Administrative Announcements |
Policy Session | |
10.00-11.00 | Topic: Inflation Targeting: Lessons for Emerging Economies Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria (Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis), Andrés Neumeyer (UTDT), Andrew Powell (IDB), Wayne Robinson (BoJ) Chair: |
11.00-11.45 | Coffee Break and Group Photograph |
Session 1 | |
11.45-12.15 | “Expectations' Anchoring and Inflation Persistence” Francesca Caselli (IMF) |
12.15-12.45 | “No”Pain, All Gain? Exchange Rate Flexibility and the Expenditure-Switching Effect“ Nicolás Magud (IMF) |
12.45-14.15 | Lunch |
Session 2 14.15-15.15 | “Self-Fulfilling Debt Crises, Revisited: The Art of the Desperate Deal” Harold Cole (University of Pennsylvania) Discussant: Juan Passadore (IEF) |
15.15-16.15 | “Global Banks and Systemic Debt Crises” Diego Pérez (New York University) Discussant: Javier Garcia Cicco (BCRA) |
16.15-16.45 | Coffee Break |
Session 3 | |
16.45-17.45 | “Monetary Independence and Rollover Crises” Javier Bianchi (Minneapolis FED) Discussant: Paulina Restrepo Echevarría (St. Louis Fed) |
20.00 | Cocktail Reception Bank of Jamaica Foyer |
Tuesday 19th, March , 2019
09.00-10.00 | “Escaping the Losses from Trade: The Impact of Heterogeneity on Skill Acquisition” Gastón Navarro (Brown University) Discussant: Julieta Caunedo (Cornell University) |
10.00-10.30 | Coffee Break |
10.30-11.30 | “Trade in Commodities and Business Cycle Volatility” Fernando Leibovici (St. Louis FED) Discussant: Constantino Hevia (UTDT) |
11.30-12.30 | “Production Network Dynamics and the Propagation of Shocks” Federico Huneeus (Princeton University) Discussant: Danial Lashkari (Boston College and Yale) |
12.30-14.00 | Lunch |
Session 4 14.00-15.00 | “Collateral Booms and Information Depletion” Alberto Martin (CREI) Discussant: Juan Pablo Xandri (Princeton University) |
15.00-16.00 | “Aggregate Dynamics in Lumpy Economies” Andrés Blanco (University of Michigan) Discussant: Andrés Drenik (Columbia University) |
16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
Session 5 16.30-17.30 | “Ramsey Taxation in the Global Economy” VV Chari (University of Minnesota) Discussant: Pablo Kurlat (Stanford University) |
17.30-18.00 | CLOSING EXCERCISE Closing Remarks – Conference Chairman Presentations Vote of Thanks |
