International Conference
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Friday, 1 November 2013

8.30 - 9.00
Conference Registration
9:00–9:15
Opening Remarks, Prasarn Trairatvorakul (Bank of Thailand) BIO
9:15–9:45
Opening Address, Olivier Blanchard (International Monetary Fund) BIO
Session 1
9:45–11:00
External Imbalances During the Great Recession
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Chair: Odd Per Brekk (International Monetary Fund) BIO
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Author: Martin Evans (Georgetown University) BIO Slides Paper
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Discussants: Giovanni Ganelli (International Monetary Fund) BIO
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Discussants: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (University of California) BIO Slides
Session 2
11.15-12.30
International Capital Flows and Domestic Financial Conditions:Lessons for Emerging Asia
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Chair: Alex Heath (Reserve Bank of Australia) BIO
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Author: Philip Lane (Trinity College Dublin) BIO Slides Paper
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Discussants: Piti Disyatat (Bank of Thailand) BIO Slides
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Discussants: Dong He (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) BIO Slides
13.45-14.15
Keynote Address, Donald Kohn (Brookings Institution) BIO Speech
Session 3
14:15-15:30
Global Safe Assets
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Chair: Philip Lane (Trinity College Dublin) BIO
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Author: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (University of California) BIO Slides Paper
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Discussants: Alex Heath (Reserve Bank of Australia) BIO Slides
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Discussants: Eli Remolona (Bank for International Settlements) BIO Slides
Session 4
15:45-17:00
We Are All (flexible) Inflation Targeters Now
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Chair: Eli Remolona (Bank for International Settlements) BIO
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Author: Takatoshi Ito (University of Tokyo) BIO Slides Paper
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Discussants: Young Kyung Suh (Bank of Korea) BIO Slides
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Discussants: Andrew Sheng (Fung Global Institute) BIO Slides

Saturday, 2 November 2013

Session 5
9.00-10.15
The Interaction Between Monetary and Macroprudential Policies
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Chair: Dong He (Hong Kong Monetary Authority) BIO
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Author: Stijn Claessens (International Monetary Settlements) BIO SLIDES PAPER
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Discussants: Frank Packer (Bank for International Settlements) BIO SLIDES
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Discussants: Edward Robinson (Monetary Authority of Singapore) BIO SLIDES
Session 6
10.30-12.00
Policy Panel
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Moderator: Andrew Sheng (Fung Global Institute) BIO
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Panellists: Olivier Blanchard (International Monetary Fund) BIO
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Panellists: Donald Kohn (Brookings Institution) BIO
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Panellists: Sukhdave Singh (Bank Negara Malaysia) BIO
12.00-12.15
Closing Remarks: Odd Per Brekk (International Monetary Fund) BIO