Federal Reserve

08.10.2024: Christoph Boehm – Monetary policy without moving interest rates: The Fed non-yield shock

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Presenter: Christoph E. Boehm Affiliation: University of Texas at Austin, Department of Economics. Paper: Monetary Policy without Moving Interest Rates: The Fed Non-Yield Shock. Date: October 8, 2024. Time: 12:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Existing high-frequency monetary policy shocks explain surprisingly little variation in stock prices and exchange rates around FOMC announcements. Further, both … Read more

17.09.2024: Anna Cieslak – Policymakers’ uncertainty

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Presenter: Anna Cieslak Affiliation: Duke University, Fuqua School of Business. Paper: Policymakers’ Uncertainty. Date: September 17, 2024. Time: 12:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: Uncertainty is a ubiquitous concern emphasized by policymakers. We study how uncertainty affects decision-making by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). We distinguish between the notion of Fed-managed uncertainty vis-a-vis uncertainty … Read more

29.11.2022: Jason Furman – The global economic outlook, a reconsideration of fiscal policy, and what it means for small open economies

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Presenter: Jason Furman Affiliation: Harvard University, Harvard Kennedy School Slides: The global economic outlook, a reconsideration of fiscal policy, and what it means for small open economies Date: November 29, 2022 Time: 13:00 GMT (15:00 Israel Time) Abstract: The talk will begin with the U.S. and global macroeconomic outlook, focusing on the outlook for inflation … Read more

22.02.2022: Lawrence H. Summers – The Fed’s strategy review: relevance for small open economies

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Presenter: Lawrence H. Summers Affiliation: Harvard University Talk title: The Fed’s Strategy Review: Relevance for Small Open Economies. Date: February 22, 2022 Time: 13:30 GMT Click here to attend this seminar

28.12.2021: Cynthia Wu – Average inflation targeting: time inconsistency and intentional ambiguity

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Presenter: Cynthia Wu Affiliation: University of Notre Dame, Department of Economics Paper: Average Inflation Targeting: Time Inconsistency and Intentional Ambiguity Date: December 28, 2021. Time: 13:00 GMT We study the implications of the Fed’s new policy framework of average inflation targeting (AIT) and its ambiguous communication. The central bank has the incentive to deviate from … Read more

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