72nd International Atlantic Economic Conference

October 20 - 23, 2011 | Washington, USA

325 E60-1 3787 Monetary Policy and Public Finance

Sunday, 23 October 2011: 11:15 AM-1:15 PM
Chair:
Sinikka Hämäläinen, University of Tampere—Finland
The dynamic voting patterns of the Bank of England's MPC
Jan Marc Berk, De Nederlandsche Bank—Netherlands
Central bank independence and financial crises
Wolfram Berger, Cottbus University of Technology—Germany
Identification of monetary policy shocks and its effects: FAVAR methodology for Brazil
José L. Rossi Jr., Insper—Brazil; Marina Carvalho, Insper—Brazil
An alternative explanation for the Great Recession
Scott Sumner, Bentley University—USA
Discussants:
José L. Rossi Jr., Insper—Brazil ; Tarron Khemraj, New College of Florida—USA and Jan Marc Berk, De Nederlandsche Bank—Netherlands