Advances in Monetary Economics Conference

The IMF’s Advances in Monetary Economics (AME) Conference takes place annually in conjunction with the Camdessus Central Banking Lecture. It brings together economists from the academic and policy spheres to present and discuss cutting-edge work on topics relevant for the conduct of monetary policy. You can find the programs and papers from previous AME conferences on this page.

2023

Agenda

Agenda: 2023 Advances in Monetary Economics Conference

 

Papers and Presentations

Beyond Volcker: Developing Country Disinflations and the Fed’s Two-Percent Inflation Target

Anusha Chari (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NBER) and Peter Blair Henry (Hoover Institution and Freeman Spogli Institute, Stanford University)

Presentation by Anusha Chari and Peter Blair Henry

Discussed by Laurence Ball (Johns Hopkins University)


The International Spillovers of Synchronous Monetary Tightening

Dario Caldara (Federal Reserve Board), Francesco Ferrante (Federal Reserve Board), Matteo Iacoviello (Federal Reserve Board), Andrea Prestipino (Federal Reserve Board), and Albert Queralto (Federal Reserve Board)

Presentation by Matteo Iacoviello

Discussed by Marco del Negro (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)


Stabilization vs. Redistribution: the Optimal Monetary-Fiscal Mix

Florin O. Bilbiie (University of Lausanne and CEPR), Tommaso Monacelli (Bocconi University, IGIER and CEPR), and Roberto Perotti (Bocconi University, IGIER, NBER and CEPR)

Presentation by Tommaso Monacelli

Discussion by Sebastian Schmidt (European Central Bank)


Who is Afraid of Eurobonds?

Francesco Bianchi (Johns Hopkins University, CEPR, and NBER), Leonardo Melosi (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and CEPR), and Anna Rogantini Picco (Sveriges Riksbank, Research Division)

Presentation by Francesco Bianchi

Discussed by Era Dabla-Norris (IMF)


Wage-Price Spirals: What is the Historical Evidence?

Jorge Alvarez, John Bluedorn, Niels-Jakob Hansen, Youyou Huang, Evgenia Pugacheva, and Alexandre Sollaci

Presentation by Niels-Jakob Hansen

Discussed by Andrew Levin (Dartmouth College)


Inflation is Conflict

Guido Lorenzoni (Northwestern University) and Iván Werning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)


Wage price Spirals

Guido Lorenzoni (Northwestern University) and Iván Werning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Presentation by Iván Werning

Discussed by Narayana Kocherlakota (University of Rochester)

2022

Agenda

Agenda: 2022 Advances in Monetary Economics Conference

Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks at Advances in Monetary Economics Conference
Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Papers
Inflation Strikes Back: The Return of Wage to Price Pass-Through
Mary Amiti (FFRB NY), Sebastian Heise (FRB NY), Fatih Karahan (Amazon), and Ayşegül Şahin (UT Austin, NBER)
Inflation Expectactions and the Supply Chain
Elías Albagli (Central Bank of Chile), Francesco Grigoli (IMF), and Emiliano Luttini (Central Bank of Chile)
Understanding Post-Covid Inflation Dynamics
Martín Harding (Bank of Canada), Jesper Lindé (IMF), and Mathias Trabandt (Goethe University Frankfurt)
A Plucking Model of Business Cycles
Stéphane Dupraz (Banque de France), Emi Nakamura (UC Berkeley), and Jón Steinsson (UC Berkeley)
U.S. Monetary Policy Spillovers to Emerging Markets: Both Shocks and Vulnerabilities Matter
Shaghil Ahmed (Federal Reserve Board), Ozge Akinci (Federal Reserve Bank of New York), and Albert Queralto (Federal Reserve Board)
A Preferred-Habitat Model of Term Premia, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy Spillovers
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (IMF and UC Berkeley, NBER and CEPR) and Walker Ray (London School of Economics)

Discussions
Inflation Expectations and the Supply Chain by Elias Albagli, Francesco Grigoli, and Emiliano Luttini
Discussed by Michael Weber
A Plucking Model of Business Cycles by Stéphane Dupraz, Emi Nakamura, and Jón Steinsson
Discussed by Carolin Pflueger (University of Chicago, Harris)
A Preferred-Habitat Model of the Term Premia, Exchange Rates and Monetary Policies by Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, W.Ray, and D.Vayanos
Discussed by Eva Ortega (Bank of Spain)
U.S. Monetary Policy Spillovers to Emerging Markets: Both Shocks and Vulnerabilities Matter by Shaghil Ahmed, Ozge Akinci, and Albert Queralto
Discussed by Paolo Cavallino (BIS)

2020

Agenda
Agenda: 2020 Advances in Monetary Economics Conference

Opening Remarks
Opening Remarks at Advances in Monetary Economics Conference
Tobias Adrian, Financial Counsellor and Director of the Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Papers
Monetary Easing, Leveraged Payouts and Lack of Investment
Viral V. Acharya and Guillaume Plantin
Low Interest Rates, Market Power, and Productivity Growth
Ernest Liu, Atif Mian and Amir Sufi
Negative Nominal Interest Rates and the Bank Lending Channel
Gauti B. Eggertsson (Brown University), Ragnar E. Juelsrud (Norges Bank), Ella Getz Wold (Norges Bank) and Lawrence H. Summers (Harvard University)
Monetary Policy Communications And Their Effects On Household Inflation Expectations
Olivier Coibion (UT Austin and NBER), Yuriy Gorodnichenko (UC Berkeley and NBER) and Michael Weber (U of Chicago and NBER)
A Model of Asset Price Spirals and Aggregate Demand Amplification of a “Covid-19” Shock
Ricardo J. Caballero (MIT and NBER) and Alp Simsek (MIT, NBER, and CEPR)
Monetary Easing, Leveraged Payouts and Lack of Investment
Viral Acharya (New York University, NBER and CEPR) and Guillaume Plantin (Sciences Po and CEPR)
Is There a Zero Lower Bound? The Effects of Negative Policy Rates on Banks and Firms
Carlo Altavilla (ECB), Lorenzo Burlon (ECB), Mariassunta Giannetti (Stockholm School of Economics, CEPR and ECGI) and Sarah Holton (Central Bank of Ireland)

Discussions
Discussion of Caballero & Simsek
Katrin Assenmacher (ECB)
Discussion of “Negative Nominal Interest Rates and the Bank Lending Channel” by Eggertsson and others (2019)
Pau Rabanal (IMF Research Department)
Discussion of 'Is There a Zero Lower Bound? The Effects of Negative Policy Rates on Banks And Firms’
Signe Krogstrup
Discussion of “Monetary Policy Communications and their Effects on Household Inflation Expectations”
Luis Brandao-Marques
Discussion of “Low Interest Rates, Market Power and Productivity Growth”
Romain Duval (IMF Research Department)