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INFER Workshop on News and Fiscal Policy
Faculty: Sociale Wetenschappen & Solvay Business School
INFER Workshop on News and Fiscal Policy
Jointly organised by
Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Bucharest University of Economic Studies and INFER, the International Network for Economic Research.
Programme
March 2nd |
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12h00 – 13h00 |
Lunch & registration |
Building D, 2nd floor |
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13h00 – 13h15 |
Introduction |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
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13h15 – 15h15 |
Session A |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
Session B |
Raadzaal ES (C.2.07A) |
Juan Equiza-Goñi |
Ewoud Quaghebeur |
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Andrea Tafuro |
Andreea L. Vadu |
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Sebastian Gechert |
Peter Claeys |
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Oana Furtuna |
Nicolae-Bogdan Ianc |
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15h15 – 15h30 |
Coffee break |
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15h30 – 17h30 |
Session C |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
Session D |
Raadzaal ES (C.2.07A) |
Paul Hubert |
Juan Manuel Figueres |
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Wildmer Gregori |
Guiseppe Caivano |
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Andreea Stoian |
Vaclav Zdarek |
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Leonardo Martinez |
Candida Ferreira |
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17h30 – 18h30 |
Panel session |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) | ||
19h00 – 22h00 |
Reception + Dinner |
Les Brigittines –Kapellemarkt 5 – 1000 Brussel |
March 3nd |
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8h00 – 9h00 |
Breakfast keynote: Javier Perez |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
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9h15 – 11h15 |
Session E |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
Session F |
Raadzaal ES (C.2.07A) |
Nora Traum |
Alex Tagliabracci |
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Kostas Mavromatis |
Rafael Mendes |
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Jaakko Nelimarkka |
Arno Hantzsche |
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Jacopo Cimadomo |
Roberto Golinelli |
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11h15 – 12h45 |
Session G |
Promotiezaal (D.2.01) |
Session H |
Raadzaal ES (C.2.07A) |
Isabelle Salle |
Eva Senra |
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Silvia Delrio |
Wouter Van der Wielen |
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Selien De Schryder |
Brecht Boone |
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13h00 – 14h00 |
Lunch |
Building D, 2nd floor |
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14h00 – 17h00 |
Guided tour (optional) |
The complete schedule including the titles of the papers, co-authors and the affiliations of the presenter can be found here.
About the workshop
Objectives
This workshop aims at bringing together experts in the analysis of news, forecasting, uncertainty and the role of expectations in fiscal policy. The main purpose is to debate issues in the theoretical and empirical analysis of expectations in fiscal policy, and what new insights the latest analysis can deliver to policymakers.
The workshop creates sufficient space for debate. Speakers get time to present their work; and assigned discussants lead the debate. Panel sessions discuss cross-area approaches. Separate rooms are available for discussion and collaboration between participants.
Background
Changes in the behaviour of fiscal and monetary policy influence beliefs about the way debt will be stabilized. Time consistent policies that are bound by rules are just one of the possible regimes. There have been large shifts in the policy mix in economic history. Exiting from current strategies might be complicated and not time-consistent anymore. If policies become locked in, and economic agents start to believe future changes are unlikely, the effects of fiscal and monetary policy may change. There are substantial economic, political and financial risks that put pressures on the continued support for a fiscal and monetary regime. Governments and central banks may be forced to adopt policies on-the-going with no option to reset those options later on. Forecasts by agents may help to learn something on the shifts of beliefs in one policy regime or the other over time.
This workshop provides an opportunity for all those interested in fiscal policy, policy regimes, forecasting, uncertainty, and the role of expectations to discuss their research and to exchange ideas.
Submission
Researchers are invited to submit both empirical and theoretical papers, electronically in pdf format by December 15th, 2016 by sending it to workshop.fiscalnews@gmail.com.
The registration fee for all participants is 75 EUR for INFER members, and 125 EUR for other participants
The registration fee includes all lunches, drinks and the dinner. It does not include travel and accommodation expenses. All workshop participants have to register for the workshop. Please note that the annual membership fee for private INFER members is 25 EUR only (institutional INFER members 200 EUR). You are invited to become a member!
Important dates
- December 15th , 2016 submission
- January 3rd, 2017 notification
- January 16th, 2017 registration
- March 2nd-3rd, 2017 workshop