Presenter: Rustam Jamilov Affiliation: University of Oxford, All Souls College. Paper: Two Centuries of Systemic Bank Runs. Date: December 10, 2024. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We study bank runs using a novel historical cross-country dataset that covers 184 countries over the past 200 years and combines a new narrative chronology with statistical … Read more
Presenter: Michael McMahon Affiliation: University of Oxford, Department of Economics. Paper: Tough Talk: The Fed and the Risk Premium. Date: November 5, 2024. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We study how monetary policy affects financial risk premia. Unlike existing studies, we focus on the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC’s) forward-looking policy stance, beyond … Read more
Presenter: Christoph E. Boehm Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics. Paper: Monetary Policy without Moving Interest Rates: The Fed Non-Yield Shock. Date: October 8, 2024. Time: 12:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Existing high-frequency monetary policy shocks explain surprisingly little variation in stock prices and exchange rates around FOMC announcements. Further, both … Read more