2023 BOJ-IMES Conference:
Old and New Challenges for Monetary Policy

May 31 - June 1, 2023
Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan
IMES Newsletter (English / Japanese )
Summary (English[177KB PDF] / Japanese[516KB PDF] )
– Program –

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

9:00 Opening Remarks
(English[50KB PDF] / Japanese[254KB PDF] )
Speaker:
Kazuo Ueda, Bank of Japan
9:20
Mayekawa Lecture: Perspectives on r and r*
(English[820KB PDF])
Chairperson: Chang Yong Rhee, Bank of Korea
Lecturer: Maurice Obstfeld, University of California, Berkeley
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Session 1: The Expected, Perceived, and Realized Inflation of U.S. Households before and during the COVID19 Pandemic
Chairperson: Masaaki Kaizuka, Bank of Japan
Paper Presenter: Michael Weber, The University of Chicago
Discussant: Meredith Beechey Österholm, Reserve Bank of Australia
12:05
Lunch
13:25
Keynote Speech: The Forward Guidance Trap
(English<DPS>[1,303KB PDF])
Chairperson: Peter Kažimír, Národná banka Slovenska
Speaker: Athanasios Orphanides, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
14:15
Break
14:20
Session 2: Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts: Aggregate vs. Aggregated Inflation Expectations
Chairperson: Peter Kažimír, Národná banka Slovenska
Paper Presenter: Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University
Discussant: Hajime Tomura, Waseda University
15:25
Coffee Break
15:45
Session 3: Policymakers' Uncertainty
Chairperson: Tao Zhang, Bank for International Settlements
Paper Presenter: Michael McMahon, University of Oxford
Discussant: Mototsugu Shintani, The University of Tokyo
16:50
Break
16:55
Session 4: Seasonal Cycles and Synchronization of Price Changes in Japan
(English<DPS>[1,204KB PDF])
Chairperson: Tao Zhang, Bank for International Settlements
Paper Presenter: Nao Sudo, Bank of Japan
Discussant: Mark Wynne, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
18:00
18:10
Buffet Dinner

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Thursday, June 1, 2023

9:00
Policy Panel Discussion: Part A
Moderator: Athanasios Orphanides, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Panelists: David Altig, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Andrew Bailey, Bank of England
Olli Rehn, Bank of Finland
Frank Smets, European Central Bank
Kazuo Ueda, Bank of Japan
10:30
Coffee Break
11:00
Policy Panel Discussion: Part B
Moderator: Markus Brunnermeier, Princeton University
Panelists: Aino Bunge, Sveriges Riksbank
Adam Glapiński, Narodowy Bank Polski
Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, International Monetary Fund
Pablo Hernández de Cos, Banco de España
Ryozo Himino, Bank of Japan
12:30
Adjournment

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