IMF Conference

The International Monetary Fund will hold its tenth annual Richard Goode Lecture on November 5, 2024. The Richard Goode Lecture is an annual event hosted by the Fiscal Affairs Department for top academics to present their cutting-edge research on topical policy issues before a broad audience of policymakers, thinktanks, and staff of international organizations.

The theme of this year’s seminar is “International Lending in War and Peace” presented by Professor Christoph Trebesch. The lecture will present some key trends in international capital flows across 200 years, focusing on turbulent episodes during war and peace. It will illustrate the crucial role of official finance in helping avert military defeat or financial collapse.

Professor Trebesch is a professor at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the University of Kiel. His research focuses on international finance and macroeconomics as well as political economy and geopolitics. His research has been published in leading economic journals such as the American Economic Review, the Quarterly Journal of Economics, and the Journal of Political Economy and is regularly cited in international media, including The New York Times, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. He directs the CEPR Policy Network on "International Lending and Sovereign Debt" and co-directs the CEPR Network on "Geoeconomics," for which he organizes an annual high-level conference on geopolitics and economics. He is also the creator of the widely referenced "Ukraine Support Tracker" on military and financial aid flows to Ukraine. In 2023, he was awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant, one of the most prestigious research recognitions in Europe.

*Light refreshments will be served. In addition, complimentary copies of the book Sovereign Debt: A Guide for Economists and Practitioners, signed by Christoph Trebesch, will be given to the first 40 attendees.

Questions for the speaker can be sent before the event to FADRG@imf.org

Agenda

10:00 AM – 10:02 AM	Introductory video
10:02 AM – 10:05 AM	Welcoming remarks by Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department
10:05 AM – 10:50 AM	Presentation by Professor Christoph Trebesch
10:50 AM – 11:05 AM	Conversation between Vitor Gaspar and Christoph Trebesch
11:05 AM – 11:25 AM	Audience Q&A
11:25 AM – 11:30 AM	Closing remarks