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30.06.2026: Emi Nakamura – Beyond the Taylor Rule

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Presenter: Emi Nakamura Affiliation: University of California, Berkeley, Department of Economics. Paper: Beyond the Taylor Rule. Date: June 30, 2026. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: The Federal Reserve partially “looked through” the post-Covid rise in inflation and ultimately managed to bring about an “immaculate disinflation.” The Fed’s policy deviated strongly from the Taylor rule during … Read more

28.04.2026: Carmen Reinhart – International lending in war and peace

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Presenter: Carmen Reinhart Affiliation: Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School. Paper: International Lending in War and Peace. Date: April 28, 2026. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: We study international capital flows across 200 years. A major novelty is our analysis on official flows (government-to-government lending), which are routinely neglected in the vast literature on private capital … Read more