Monday, October 4 | |
8:00 a.m. | Registration/Breakfast |
8:30 | Introductory remarks Jack Guynn, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
8:45 | Uruguay: Two
Years of Monetary Policy in Adverse Conditions Daniel Dominioni, Banco Central de Uruguay [Presentation ] Discussant: Victor Olivo, Banco Central de Venezuela [Presentation ] |
9:45 |
Monetary Policy in a Dollarized Economy: Two Years of Inflation Targeting Experience in Peru |
10:45 | Break |
11:00 |
Inflation Targeting Framework for Jamaica: An Empirical Exploration |
Noon | Lunch |
1:30 p.m. | Inflation Dynamics’ Micro Foundations: How Important Is Imperfect Competition Really? Sara Castellanos, Banco de Mexico [Presentation ] Discussant: Jose Ricardo da Costa e Silva, Banco Central do Brasil [Presentation ] |
2:30 | By How Much and Why Do Inflation Targeters Miss Their Targets? Klaus Schmidt-Hebbel, Banco Central de Chile [Presentation ] Discussant: Larry Schembri, Bank of Canada [Presentation ] |
3:30 | Break |
4:00 | Inflation Targeting in a Small Open Economy: The Colombian Case Franz Hamann and Paulina Restrepo, Banco de la Republica, Colombia [Presentation ] Discussant: Marco Del Negro, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta [Presentation ] |
6:30 | Reception |
7:00 | Dinner Welcoming remarks Robert Eisenbeis, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Keynote Speaker Frederic Mishkin, Columbia University [Presentation ] |
Tuesday, October 5 | |
8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
8:30 |
Estimating Potential Output for Argentina: 1980Q1–2004Q1 |
9:30 | International Capital Flows and Destabilizing Fiscal and Monetary Policy Jose Ricardo da Costa e Silva, Banco Central do Brasil [Presentation ] Discussant: Franz Hamann, Banco de la Republica, Colombia [Presentation ] |
10:30 | Break |
11:00 | The Effect of Annual Inflation Targets on the Conduct of Monetary Policy during Disinflation Process in Mexico Jesus Gonzalez-Garcia, Banco de Mexico [Presentation ] Discussant: Carlos Zarazaga, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
Noon | Closing remarks John Robertson, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
12:30 p.m. | Lunch |