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06.05.2025: Sarah Lein – The granular origins of inflation

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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

20.09.2022: Veronica Guerrieri – Monetary policy in times of structural reallocation

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Presenter: Veronica Guerrieri Affiliation: University of Chicago, Booth School of Business. Paper: Monetary Policy in Times of Structural Reallocation Date: September 20, 2022 Time: 12:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: We characterize optimal monetary policy in response to asymmetric shocks that shift demand from one sector to another, a condition arguably faced by many economies … Read more