Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Sustainability
Florence, Italy
June 6-7, 2011
The European University Institute (EUI), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the IMF Economic Review are organizing a conference on “Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Sustainability.”
The conference will provide a forum to discuss innovative research on fiscal policy issues and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and policymakers.
The conference will be hosted by the European University Institute and will take place in Florence, Italy on June 6–7, 2011.
Participation to the conference is by invitation only.
Disclaimer
The website contains papers and web links to papers that will be presented at the Fiscal Policy, Stabilization, and Sustainability Conference. The views expressed in these papers are those of the authors only, and the presence of them, or of links to them, on the IMF website does not imply that the IMF, its Executive Board, or its management endorses or shares the views expressed in the papers.
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Fiscal Policy, Stabilization and Sustainability Conference |
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| Monday, June 6 | |
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10:45am |
Registration |
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11:00–11:15am |
Welcoming Remarks — Giancarlo Corsetti |
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11:15-12:45pm |
Session 1: Transmission of Fiscal Policy Chair: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (UC Berkeley; Editor, IMF Economic Review) Country Heterogeneity and the International Evidence on the Effects of Fiscal Policy
Discussant: Morten Ravn (University College London) How Big (Small?) are Fiscal Multipliers Discussant: Antonio Fatás (INSEAD) |
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13:00-2:30pm |
***Lunch Break*** |
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2:30-4:00pm |
Session 2: Unconventional Monetary and Fiscal Policies Chair: Francesco Giavazzi (Università Bocconi) Unconventional Fiscal Policy at the Zero Bound Isabel Correia (Banco de Portugal and Universidade Catolica Portuguesa), Emmanuel Farhi (Harvard University), Juan Parlo Nicolini (FRB of Minneapolis and Universidad Di Tella), and Pedro Teles (Banco de Portugal and Universidade Catolica Portuguesa and CEPR) Discussant: Gauti Eggertsson (Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Ignazio Angeloni (ECB), Ester Faia (Goethe University Frankfurt, Kiel IfW and CEPREMAP), and Roland Winkler (Goethe University Frankfurt) Discussant: Pierpaolo Benigno (LUISS “Guido Carli”) |
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4:00-4:30pm |
***Coffee Break*** |
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4:30-6:00pm |
Session 3: Local Multipliers and Financial Stability Chair: M. Ayhan Kose (IMF; Co-Editor, IMF Economic Review) Mafia and Public Spending: Evidence on the Fiscal Multiplier from a Quasi-experiment Antonio Acconcia (University of Naples Federico II and CSEF), Giancarlo Corsetti (EUI and Cambridge University), and Saverio Simonelli (University of Naples Federico II and CSEF) Discussant: Luigi Guiso (European University Institute) Financial Cycles and Fiscal Cycles Agustín S. Bénétrix (Trinity College Dublin) and Philip R. Lane (Trinity College Dublin) Discussant: Ugo Panizza (UNCTAD) |
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7:30pm |
***Conference Dinner***
(By Invitation Only - Villa Schifanoia) |
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Speaker: Vittorio Grilli |
| Tuesday, June 7 | |
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8:30am |
Registration |
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9:00-10:30am |
Session 4: Debt and Redistribution Chair: Ramon Marimon (EUI) Redistribution and the Multiplier
Tommaso Monacelli (Universitá Bocconi) and Roberto Perotti (Università Bocconi) Discussant: Florin Bilbiie (Paris School of Economics) Historical Patterns of Public Debt – Evidence From a New Database S. M. Ali Abbas (IMF), Nazim Belhocine (IMF), Asmaa ElGanainy (IMF), and Mark Horton (IMF) Discussant: Moritz Schularick (Freie Universität Berlin) |
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10:30–11:00am |
***Coffee Break*** |
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11:00–12:30pm |
Session 5: Fiscal Policy and Crisis Chair: Giorgia Giovannetti (EUI) 130 Years of Fiscal Deficits and Currency Crashes in Advanced Economies Marcel Fratzscher (ECB), Arnaud Mehl (ECB), and Isabel Vansteenkiste (ECB) Discussant: Albrecht Ritschl (London School of Economics) Sudden Stops and Sovereign Defaults Ana Fostel (GWU), Luis Catao (IMF), and Romain Ranciere (IMF) Discussant: Mark Aguiar (University of Rochester) |
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12:30–2:00pm |
***Lunch Break*** |
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2:00–3:30pm |
Session 6: Twin Deficits Chair: Giancarlo Corsetti (EUI and Cambridge University) Fiscal Policy and the Current Account
Revisiting the Twin Deficits Hypothesis: The Effect of Fiscal Consolidation on the Current Account John Bluedorn (IMF) and Daniel Leigh (IMF) Discussant: Roel Beetsma (University of Amsterdam) |
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3:30–4:00pm |
***Coffee Break*** |
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4:00–6:00pm |
Fiscal Policy Issues for the Euro-area: Is the Worst Behind Us? Moderator: Philip Gerson (IMF) Panelists: 1. Olivier Blanchard (IMF) 2. Luis Garicano (London School of Economics) 3. Roberto Perotti (Università Bocconi) 4. Jakob von Weizsäcker (Thuringian Ministry of Economy) |
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6:00pm |
Closing Remarks — Josep Borrell, EUI President |
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