The purpose of these System Committee meetings is to foster research in the areas of open economy macroeconomics, international trade and international finance. The workshops last a day and a half. This year's meeting included a panel discussion on forecasting and monetary policy making.
| Thursday, April 28, 2011 | |
| Welcoming remarks John Rogers, Board of Governors Hours Worked Over the Business Cycle in OECD Countries, 1960–2010  Andrea Raffo, Board of Governors Discussant Lei Fang, Atlanta Fed [Presentation] Trade and Synchronization in a Multi-Country Economy Luciana Juvenal, St. Louis Fed Discussant Roc Armenter, Philadelphia Fed [Presentation] International Transmission of Investment-Specific Technology Shocks with Incomplete Asset Markets Enrique Martinez Garcia, Dallas Fed Discussant Luca Guerrieri, Board of Governors | |
| Risk, Returns, and Multinational Production Jose Fillat, Boston Fed Discussant George Alessandria, Philadelphia Fed [Presentation] Time to Produce and Emerging Market Crises Felipe Schwartzman, Richmond Fed Discussant Horacio Sapriza, Board of Governors [Presentation] New Keynesian Dynamics in a Low Interest Rate Environment Toni Braun, Atlanta Fed Discussant Roberto Billi, Kansas City Fed [Presentation] |
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| Friday, April 29, 2011 | |
| Making Sense of China's Excessive Foreign Reserves Yi Wen, St. Louis Fed Discussant Mark Spiegel, San Francisco Fed [Presentation] Fiscal Positions and Government Bond Yields in OECD Countries Joseph Gruber, Board of Governers Discussant Christian Grisse, New York Fed [Presentation] |
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| Robust Control, Informational Frictions, and International Consumption Correlations Jun Nie, Kansas City Fed Discussant Anastasios Karantounias, Atlanta Fed [Presentation] On the Sources of Oil Price Fluctuations Luca Guerrieri, Board of Governors Discussant Sylvain Leduc, San Francisco Fed |
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| Panel on Forecasting and Monetary Policy Making Panel Neil Ericsson, Board of Governors; Michael McCracken, St. Louis Fed; and David Altig, Atlanta Fed |
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| Self-Employment in the Global Economy Federico Diez, Boston Fed Discussant David Arseneau, Board of Governors [Presentation] Emerging Market Business Cycles: The Role of Labor Market Frictions Bora Durdu, Board of Governors |
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