Emerging Markets

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: 13:00 GMT (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 … Read more

02.05.2022: Carlos Vegh – Procyclical fiscal policy and asset market incompleteness

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Presenter: Carlos A. Vegh Affiliation: Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies and the Department of Economics. Paper: Procyclical Fiscal Policy and Asset Market Incompleteness. Date: May 2, 2022 Time: 10:30 GMT Abstract: We develop a model of the joint behavior of optimal tax rates and government spending over the business cycle to explain … Read more