Twentieth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference
Debt: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly
November 7-8, 2019
Live Webcast: Discussion with Olivier Blanchard and Ken Rogoff, Nov. 8, 4:00pm
The International Monetary Fund held the Twentieth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference at its headquarters in Washington DC on November 7-8, 2019.
Global debt has reached a new record, standing now at over 230 percent of world output. Not all debt is the same, nor is it evenly distributed across countries, regions or sectors. Debt can facilitate the expansion of productive investment, including the funds to repair and expand infrastructure necessary for continued economic growth. At the same time, debt overhang and increased debt service can leave economies vulnerable to rollover risk, sudden tightening of credit and even default. Given the prominence of higher debt across advanced, emerging, frontier markets as well as in low-income countries, this year’s conference focused on “Debt: The Good. The Bad. The Ugly,” and brought together researchers and policymakers to discuss innovative research in this area and facilitate the exchange of views.
For questions regarding the conference, please email ARC@imf.org.
** NOTE: Live webcast available on this page ONLY for the Opening Remarks, Mundell-Fleming Lecture by Jeremy Stein, and the discussion on Public Debt and Fiscal Policy with Olivier Blanchard and Ken Rogoff **
Thursday, November 7, 2019 |
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8:00–9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00–9:15 a.m. |
Opening Remarks—Kristalina Georgieva (Managing Director, IMF) |
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9:15–10:45 a.m. |
Session 1: Measuring Debt Chair: Vítor Gaspar (Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, IMF) China’s Overseas Lending Sebastian Horn (University of Munich and Kiel Institute for the World Economy), Carmen M. Reinhart (Harvard Kennedy School), and Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) Discussant: Chris Papageorgiou (IMF) Deception, Self Deception, and Sovereign Debt Statistics Camilo Alvarez (University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), Daniel Dias (Federal Reserve Board), Christine Richmond (IMF), and Mark Wright (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis) Discussant: Jeromin Zettelmeyer (IMF) |
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10:45–11:00 a.m. |
*** Coffee Break *** |
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11:00–1:00 p.m. |
Session 2: Sovereign Debt Chair: Martin Mühleisen (Director, Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, IMF) On Debt and Unions Fernando Broner (CREI, UPF, and Barcelona GSE), Alberto Martin(European Central Bank, CREI, UPF, and Barcelona GSE), and Jaume Ventura (CREI, UPF, and Barcelona GSE) Discussant: Philippe Martin (Sciences Po) Restructuring Sovereign Bonds: Holdouts, Haircuts and the Effectiveness of CACs Chuck Fang (The Wharton School), Julian Schumacher (European Central Bank), and Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institute for the World Economy) Discussant: Marcos Chamon (IMF) Monetary Policy and Sovereign Risk in Emerging Economies Cristina Arellano (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and University of Minnesota), Yan Bai (University of Rochester), and Gabriel Mihalache (Stony Brook University) Discussant: Luigi Bocola (Stanford University) |
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1:00–2:15 p.m. |
*** Lunch *** |
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2:15–4:15 p.m. |
Session 3: Exchange Rates and Corporate Debt Chair: Kalpana Kochhar (Director, Human Resources Department, IMF) Exchange Rate Exposure and Firm Dynamics Juliana Salomao (University of Minnesota) and Liliana Varela(London School of Economics) Discussant: Vincenzo Quadrini (USC Marshall School of Business) Exchange Rate Fluctuations and Firm Leverage Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (University of Maryland), Xiaoxi Liu (Bank for International Settlements), and Ilhyock Shim (Bank for International Settlements) Discussant: Friederike Niepmann (Federal Reserve Board) Dominant Currency Debt Egemen Eren (Bank for International Settlements) and Semyon Malamud (Swiss Finance Institute and EPF Lausanne) Discussant: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (University of California, Berkeley) |
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4:15–4:30 p.m. |
*** Coffee Break *** |
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4:30–6:00 p.m. |
Mundell-Fleming Lecture: “Can Policy Tame the Credit Cycle?” Introduction by David Lipton (First Deputy Managing Director, IMF) |
Friday, November 8, 2019 |
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8:00–9:00 a.m. |
Registration and Continental Breakfast |
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9:00–11:00 a.m. |
Session 4: Debt, Sustainability, and Economic Growth Chair: Sharmini Coorey (Director, Institute for Capacity Development, IMF) Debt Sustainability and the Terms of Official Support Giancarlo Corsetti (University of Cambridge), Aitor Erce (Independent Consultant), and Timothy Uy (Deloitte) Discussant: Vivian Yue (Emory University) r-g<0: Can We Sleep More Soundly? Paolo Mauro (IMF) and Jing Zhou (IMF) Discussant: Ethan Ilzetzki (London School of Economics) Debt and Growth Yun Jung Kim (Sogang University) and Jing Zhang (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago) Discussant: Aart Kraay (The World Bank) |
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11:00–11:15 a.m. |
*** Coffee Break *** |
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11:15–12:15 p.m. |
Discussion: Sovereign Debt: Lessons Learned Moderator:Susan M. Collins (University of Michigan) Debt and Entanglements between the Wars Discussant and Book Contributor:Harold James (Princeton University) Sovereign Debt: A Guide for Economists and Practitioners Discussant and Book Contributor: Atish R. Ghosh (IMF) |
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12:15–1:45 p.m. |
*** Lunch *** |
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1:45–3:45 p.m. |
Session 5: Credit, Monetary Policy, and Financial Regulation Chair: Christopher Erceg (Deputy Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF) Monetary Policy and Household Net Worth Martin Harding (DIW Berlin and FU Berlin) and Mathias Klein (DIW Berlin) Discussant: Luca Guerrieri (Federal Reserve Board) Credit Disintermediation and Monetary Policy Nicolas Crouzet (Northwestern University) Discussant: Victoria Ivashina (Harvard Business School) Borrower and Lender Resilience Guido Lorenzoni (Northwestern University) and Anil Kashyap (University of Chicago Booth School of Business) Discussant: Romain Ranciere (USC Dornsife) |
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3:45–4:00 p.m. |
*** Coffee Break *** |
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4:00–5:00 p.m. |
Discussion: Public Debt and Fiscal Policy Moderator: Gita Gopinath (Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF) Panelists: Olivier Blanchard (Peterson Institute) |
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Conference Organizing Committee: Emine Boz (IMF, Co-Editor of the IMF Economic Review), Guzman Gonzalez-Torres (Bank of Italy and IMF), Luciana Juvenal (IMF), Weicheng Lian (IMF), Giovanni Melina (IMF), Andrea Presbitero (IMF), Marika Santoro (IMF) and Linda Tesar (Editor-in-Chief of the IMF Economic Review and the University of Michigan)
Conference Coordinators: Tracey Lookadoo and Ariana Tayebi