DAY 1 – October 3, 2024

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POSTER session

– An implementation of mixed-frequency approaches and forecast-combination techniques for nowcasting Mongolia’s GDP growth.

Enkhbayar Jambaldorj & Erkhembayar Batbaatar. Bank of Mongolia

 – Are Albanian households financially fragile?

Elona Dushku. Bank of Albania

– Interest rate pass-through under a currency-board regime: Evidence from Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Emina Milišić & Emina Žunić-Dželihodžić. Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

– Natural rate of interest, monetary policy & shocks.

Ramzi Salem & Rached Bouaziz. Central Bank of Tunisia

 – The estimation of non-accelerating inflation rate of unemployment in Uzbekistan.

Jamshid Mamasalaev, Nuriddin Avazov & Azizjon Toshnazarov. Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

– Uncertainty and nonlinear macroeconomic effects of monetary policy in Tunisia: a SEIVAR-based analysis1

Zied Jaidi. Central Bank of Tunisia

WORKSHOP 1: Macroeconomic and financial modelling

– Exploring the presence of non-linearities in the Peruvian economy: Monetary policy implications.

Fernando Pérez. Central Reserve Bank of Peru

 – The predictive power of the yield curve: Evidence from Tunisia.

Chokri Khalfaoui. Central Bank of Tunisia

– The role of financial literacy in anchoring inflation expectations: The case of Ukraine.

Andriy Tsapin & Oleksandr Faryna. National Bank of Ukraine

Comments by: Marko Mlikota, the Geneva Graduate Institute

WORKSHOP 2: Economic impact of climate change

– Climate-transition risks and bank lending: Evidence from Colombia.

Camilo Bohórquez, Joëlle Noailly & Naël Shehadeh. Banco de la República of Colombia

– Implications of extreme weather events for macroeconomic and financial imbalances in CESEE countries.

Meri Papavangjeli. Bank of Albania

– The economic footprint of natural disasters: Demand-side or supply-side forces?

Jorge Pozo & Youel Rojas. Central Reserve Bank of Peru

Comments by: Cédric Tille, BCC

DAY 2 – October 4, 2024

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Setting the stage: An overview of recent research

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: William ENGLISH, Yale School of Management

POLICY PRESENTATION: The Future of Inflation, Boris VUJCIC, Governor – Croatian National Bank

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POLICY PANEL 1: Have the nature and magnitude of economic cycles changed?

Chair: Nathan Sussman, Geneva Graduate Institute

– Belma Čolaković, Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

– Boris Hofmann, Bank of International Settlements (BIS)

– Byadran Lkhagvasuren, Governor of the Bank of Mongolia

– Francesca Caselli, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

– Mohamed Salim Mouha, Central Bank of Tunisia

– Ramiz Rahmanov, Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan

 

POLICY PANEL 2: Do the analytical tools of central banks need to be adjusted, and how?

Chair: Paul Mathieu, International Monetary Fund (retiree)

– Diego Comin, Dartmouth College

– Olga Lucía Acosta, Banco de la República of Colombia

– Silvia Albrizio, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

POLICY PANEL 3: Are adjustments needed for the policy process?

Chair: Robert Sheehy, International Monetary Fund (retiree)

– Christian Hepenstrick, Swiss National Bank (SNB)

– Luis Felipe Céspedes, University of Chile

– Paul Castillo, Central Reserve Bank of Peru

– Rustem Makhammadiev, Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan

– Volodymyr Lepushynskyi, National Bank of Ukraine