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Fourth Annual Workshop on Global Interdependence
Supported by:
Pierre Werner Chair Programme on Monetary Union - Robert Schuman Centre, EUI
Working Group on Macroeconomics of Global Interdependence (MGI) - CEPR
Fiesole, European University Institute, Fiesole-Florence
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March 6-7, 2008
Programme
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Friday 6 March
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International Finance
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09h00
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International Portfolio Choice and Equilibrium with Foreign Sentiment
Bernard J Dumas - Université de Lausanne and CEPR
Karen Lewis - University of Pennsylvania
*Emilio Osembela - Université de Lausanne
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Discussant:
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Anna Pavlova - London Business School and CEPR
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10h00
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Asymmetric Information, Portfolio Managers and Home Bias
Wioletta Dziuda - Kellogg School of Management
*Jordi Mondria - University of Toronto
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Discussant:
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Philippe Bacchetta - Université de Lausanne and CEPR
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11h00
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Coffee Break
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11h20
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Solving for Optimal Portfolio Dynamic Choices with Multiple Agents and Multiple Assets
Luca Dedola - European Central Bank and CEPR
*Giovanni Lombardo - European Central Bank
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Discussant:
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Alan Sutherland - University of St Andrews and CEPR
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Labour Markets and the Current Account
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12h20
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Reforms, Finance, and Current Accounts
*Giuseppe Bertola - Università degli Studi di Torino and CEPR
*Anna Lo Prete - Università degli Studi di Torino
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Discussant:
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Marcel Fratzscher - European Central Bank
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13h20
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Lunch
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Globalization in Banking and Volatility
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14h30
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Bank Integration, Synchronization, and Volatility
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan - University of Houston
Elias Papaioannou - Dartmouth College and CEPR
*José Luis Peydró -Alcalde - European Central Bank
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Discussant:
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Gian-Maria Milesi-Feretti - International Monetary Fund and CEPR
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15h30
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Banking Globalization and Monetary Transmission
Nicola Cetorelli - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
*Linda Goldberg - Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Discussant:
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Bent E Sorensen - University of Houston and CEPR
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Emerging Markets Financial Integration and Developed Economies
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16h30
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Growing Like China
Zheng Song - Fudan University
Kjetil Storesletten - University of Oslo and CEPR
*Fabrizio Zilibotti - Universität Zurich and CEPR
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Discussant:
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Philip Lane - Trinity College Dublin and CEPR
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17h30
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Financial Integration, Technological Change in Emerging Countries and Global Imbalances
Kenza Benhima - CREST
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Discussant:
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Richard Portes - London Business School and CEPR
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18h30
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End of first day
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20h00
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Dinner
Dinner Speech: Economic Policy in Germany
Beatrice Weder di Mauro - Universität Mainz and CEPR
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Saturday 7 March
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International Macro Linkages
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09h00
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Currency Misalignments and Optimal Monetary Policy: A Re-examination
Charles Engel - University of Wisconsin
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Discussant:
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Gianluca Benigno - London School of Economics (LSE) and CEPR
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10h00
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Fiscal Policy Transmission (in Open Economies)
Giancarlo Corsetti - European University Institute, University of Rome III and CEPR
André Meier - International Monetary Fund
*Gernot Müller - Goethe University Frankfurt
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Discussant:
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Evi Pappa - Universitat Autonòma de Barcelona and CEPR
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11h00
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Coffee Break
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11h20
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Hand-to-Mouth Consumers: Implications for International Risk Sharing and Business Cycles
Robert Kollmann - ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles and CEPR
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Discussant:
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Michael B Devereux - University of British Columbia and CEPR
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12h20
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Technology Shocks: Novel Implications for International Business Cycles
Andrea Raffo - Federal Reserve Board
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Discussant:
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Fabio Canova - CREI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR
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13h20
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End of Conference
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* Indicates the presenter
Sessions are divided into 30 minutes for the presenter, 15 minutes for the discussant and 15 minutes for general discussion
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Organizing Committee
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Giancarlo Corsetti - European University Institute, University of Rome III and CEPR
Hélène Rey - London Business School and CEPR
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