The inaugural meeting of a workshop sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and open to monetary policy researchers from the greater New York area. The purpose of this workshop is to bring together academics and other researchers in the field of monetary economics to discuss a wide range of issues relevant to the conduct of monetary policy. Participants are encouraged to present both theoretical and empirical work.
The workshop will meet twice a year, in the spring and the fall.
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9:15 a.m. |
Continental breakfast |
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9:45 a.m. |
A Phillips Curve with an Ss Foundation
Mark Gertler and John Leahy, NYU
Discussants: Michael Woodford, Columbia University Andrea Tambalotti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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11:15 a.m. |
Coffee break |
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11:30 a.m. |
Monetary Policy with Model Uncertainty: Distribution Forecast Targeting
Lars Svensson and Noah Williams, Princeton University Discussants: Marvin Goodfriend, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Pierpaolo Benigno, NYU and Columbia University |
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1:00 p.m. |
Lunch |
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2:15 p.m. |
Were There Regime Switches in U.S. Monetary Policy?
Chris Sims, Princeton University, and Tao Zha, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Discussants: Mark Watson, Princeton University Simon Potter, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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3:45 p.m. |
Coffee break
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4:00 p.m. |
DSGE Models in a Data-Rich Environment
Jean Boivin and Marc Giannoni, Columbia Business School
Discussants: Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, University of Pennsylvania Alexei Onatski, Columbia University and Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
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5:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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Federal Reserve Bank of New York 10th Floor, Board Room 33 Liberty Street New York, New York
Argia Sbordone, Federal Reserve Bank of New York Gauti Eggertsson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
List of Participants
Please address any questions to:
Argia Sbordone, Federal Reserve Bank of New York argia.sbordone@ny.frb.org Gauti Eggertsson, Federal Reserve Bank of New York gauti.eggertsson@ny.frb.org
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