Presenter: Jamel Saadaoui Affiliation: University Paris 8, Dionysian Economics Lab (LED). VIMM Lab Seminar Date: September 9, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Slides: Dynamic Local Projections with Stata. Data and Stata Codes: GitHub. Syllabus: This learning seminar will actively engage participants with practical applications and coding exercises using Stata, focusing on two recent empirical studies … 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
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: 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 the 2007–2008 … Read more
Presenter: Sarah M. Lein Affiliation: University of Basel, Faculty of Business and Economics. Paper: The Granular Origins of Inflation. Date: May 6, 2025. Time: 15:00 Israel Time. Abstract: This paper uses barcode-level price data for 16 advanced and emerging market countries over the period 2005–2022 to investigate the role of individual firms and product categories … Read more
Presenter: Stefanie Stantcheva Affiliation: Harvard University, Department of Economics. Paper: The How and Why of Household Reactions to Income Shocks. Date: April 22, 2025. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: This paper studies how and why households adjust their spending, saving, and borrowing in response to transitory income shocks. We leverage new large-scale survey … Read more
Presenter: Veronica De Falco Affiliation: Imperial College London, Business School. Paper: Investor Heterogeneity and Large-Scale Asset Purchases. Date: March 25, 2025. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Large-Scale Asset Purchases can impact the price of securities directly, when securities are targeted by the central bank, or indirectly through portfolio re-balancing of private investors. We … Read more
Presenter: Daniela Puzzello Affiliation: Indiana University, Department of Economics. Paper: Simulating the Survey of Professional Forecasters. Date: February 25, 2025. Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We simulate economic forecasts of professional forecasters using large language models (LLMs). We construct synthetic forecaster personas using a unique hand-gathered dataset of participant characteristics from the Survey … Read more
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