XVI RIDGE Forums | International Macro

Scientific Committee
Javier Bianchi (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Ana Fostel (University of Virginia)
Franz Hamann (Banco de la República, Colombia)
Gerardo Licandro (Banco Central del Uruguay)
Pablo Andrés Neumeyer (Universidad Torcuato di Tella)
Juan Pablo Nicolini (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
David Pérez (Universidad de los Andes)
Ivan Werning (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Keynote speaker
TBC

WORKSHOP PROGRAM

Thursday, December 15, 2022

8:50-09:00
Opening remarks

09:00-10:30
International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics with Sanctions
Fabio Ghironi (University of Washington)
International Trade, Volatility, and Income Differences
Roman Merga (University of Rochester)

10:30-11:00
Coffee Break

11:00-12:30
Capital Flows and the Real Effect of Corporate Rollover Risk
Leonardo Elías (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Capital Flows to Emerging Economies: Disentangling Quantities from Prices
Andrés Fernandez (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile)

12:30-14:00
Lunch

14:00-15:30
The Covid-19 Shock and Firm Financing: Government or Market? Or Both?
Miguel Acosta-Hernandez (Central Bank of Chile)
Global Implications of Multi-dimensional US Monetary Policy Normalization
Georgios Georgiadis (European Central Bank)

15:30-16:00
Coffee Break

16:00-16:45
Keynote Speaker
Juan Pablo Nicolini (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

16:45-18:00
International Monetary Policy – Panel
Chair: David Perez-Reyna (Universidad de los Andes)
Speakers: José Antonio Ocampo (Ministerio de Hacienda de Colombia)
Juan Pablo Nicolini (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)
Fabio Ghironi (University of Washington)

18:30
Guided visit and cocktail at Museo del Oro

Friday, December 16, 2022

09:30-11:00
Disinflations and Price Controls
Emilio Colombi (University of Michigan)
Firm Dynamics, Informality, and Monetary Policy
Carlos Yepez (University of Manitoba)

11:00-11:30
Coffee Break

11:30-13:00
Fintech Entry, Firm Financial Inclusion, and Macroeconomic Dynamics in Emerging Economies
Victoria Nuguer (Tufts University)
Financial Development, Trade, and Misallocation
David Perez-Reyna (Universidad de los Andes)

13:00-14:00
Lunch

14:00-15:30
Foreign Reserves, Fiscal Capacity, and Lender of Last Resort
Humberto Martínez (Universidad de Chile – Facultad de Economía y Negocios)
The Consequences of Bretton Woods’ International Capital Controls and The High Value of Geopolitical Stability
Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis)

15:30-16:00
Coffee Break

16:00-17:00
Keynote Speaker
George Alessandria (University of Rochester)