Presenter: Laura Castillo-Martínez Affiliation: Duke University, Department of Economics. Paper: Frictionless Inflation. Date: December 2, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: The existence of menu costs of price adjustment is one of the leading explanations for the delayed response of prices to changes in economic conditions. This paper investigates the relationship between menu costs of … Read more
Presenter: Kenza Benhima Affiliation: University of Lausanne, Department of Economics. Paper: Granular Expectation Shocks and International Financial Contagion. Date: September 2, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: Using a unique dataset linking investors’ cross-country GDP growth expectations to their investments into mutual funds and to the mutual funds’ cross-country allocation, we show that, while the … Read more
Presenter: Matteo Maggiori Affiliation: Stanford University, Stanford Graduate School of Business. Paper: Geoeconomic Pressure. Date: August 5, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: Geoeconomic pressure—the use of existing economic relationships by governments to achieve geopolitical or economic ends—has become a prominent feature of global power dynamics. This paper introduces a methodology using large language models … Read more
Presenter: Louphou Coulibaly Affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Economics. Paper: The Optimal Monetary Policy Response to Tariffs. Date: July 15, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: What is the optimal monetary policy response to tariffs? This paper explores this question within an open-economy New Keynesian model and shows that the optimal monetary policy response … Read more