Presenter: Pierpaolo Benigno Affiliation: University of Bern, Department of Economics. Book: Monetary Economics and Policy: A Foundation for Modern Currency Systems Date: May 20, 2025. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Over the past two decades, monetary policy has been deployed in unprecedented ways, as central banks attempted to mitigate the adverse consequences of … Read more
Presenter: Veronica De Falco Affiliation: Imperial College London, Business School. Paper available soon. Date: March 25, 2024. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: The 2021–2023 inflation surge was characterized by inflation rising in many countries simultaneously due to a mix of, domestic and foreign, supply and demand factors. I investigate the impact of an … Read more
Presenter: Daniela Puzzello Affiliation: Indiana University, Department of Economics. Paper: Simulating the Survey of Professional Forecasters. Date: February 25, 2024. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We simulate economic predictions of professional forecasters using a set of large language models (LLMs). We create AI forecaster personas by combining a unique hand-gathered dataset of Survey … Read more