Understanding International Commodity Price Fluctuations
Washington, D.C.
March 20-21, 2013
IMF Seminars, Conferences, and Economic Forums
International Conference organized by the IMF's Research Department and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies at Oxford University.
The Research Department of the International Monetary Fund and the Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies at Oxford University will hold an international conference on Understanding International Commodity Price Fluctuations at the IMF’s headquarters in Washington DC on March 20—21, 2013.
The conference is open to the public, but registration is required. The registration is now closed! Registered attendees will be required to present photo identification on entering the IMF at 700 19th Street, N.W. Washington D.C. For questions regarding the conference, please send an email to UICPF@imf.org.
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WEDNESDAY, March 20, 2013 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Introduction
Opening Remarks
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8:45 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
SESSION I. SETTING THE STAGE
Chair: Javier Blas, Financial Times
Keynote Speaker: José Ocampo, Columbia University,
former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Discussion |
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10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. |
Coffee Break |
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10:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. |
SESSION II. ENERGY PRICES Chair: Olivier Blanchard, International Monetary Fund
Speaker: James Hamilton, University of California, San
Diego
Speaker: Eyal Dvir, Boston College
Speaker: Scott C. Linn, University of Oklahoma Discussion |
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12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. |
LUNCH
Lunch Address: Christof Rühl, BP |
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1:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. |
SESSION III. POLICY PANEL: ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW ENERGY SOURCES Chair: Rick van der Ploeg, Oxford University
Panelists: |
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3:30 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. |
Coffee Break |
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3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
Introductory Remarks:
José Viñals, International Monetary Fund
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4:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. |
SESSION IV. FINANCIALIZATION OF COMMODITY MARKETS Chair: Andrei Kirilenko, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Speaker: Michel Robe, American University
Speaker: Lutz Kilian, University of Michigan
Speaker: Vladimir Filimonov, ETH Zürich Entrepreneurial Risks,
and David Bicchetti, UNCTAD
Discussion |
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6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. |
Cocktail Reception (by invitation only) |
Thursday, March 21 |
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8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. |
SESSION V. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES Chair: Tony Venables, Oxford University
Speaker: Kaddour Hadri, Queen’s University, Belfast
Speaker: Gawon Yoon, Kookmin University Discussion |
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9:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. |
SESSION VI. FORECASTING COMMODITY PRICES Chair: Jorg Decressin, IMF
Speaker: Jeffrey Frankel, Harvard University
Speaker: Kenneth D. West, University of Wisconsin
Speaker: João Victor Issler, Fundação Getulio Vargas
Discussion |
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11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. |
COFFEE BREAK |
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11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. |
SESSION VII. FOOD PRICES Chair: Shenggen Fan, Director General, International Food Policy Research Institute
Speaker: Scott Irwin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speaker: Fernando Avalos, Bank for International Settlements
Speaker: Will Martin, World Bank Discussion |