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Bank of Finland and Banca d'Italia Conference
Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa hotel, Helsinki
10–11 June 2010
The conference is held in honour of Pentti Kouri
Programme, Friday 11 June
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| 8.30–9.00 |
Registration |
| 9.15–9.30 |
Opening remarks
Governor Erkki Liikanen, Bank of Finland |
| 9.30–11.00 |
Chair: Governor Mario Draghi, Banca d'Italia |
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Macroeconomics and the great recession
Professor Edmund S. Phelps, Columbia University
Discussants: Prof. James K. Galbraith, University of Texas Austin, and
Prof. Assar Lindbeck, University of Stockholm |
| 11.00–11.30 |
Coffee |
| 11.30–12.30 |
Chair: Governor Erkki Liikanen, Bank of Finland |
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Exchange rates and global adjustments
Prof. Giancarlo Corsetti, European University Institute
Discussants: Prof. Jorge Braga de Macedo, Tropical Research Insitute, and
Dr Ignazio Visco, Banca d'Italia |
| 12.30–14.00 |
Lunch |
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Lunch address: Macroeconomics, policymaking and the crisis
Governor José De Gregorio, Central Bank of Chile |
| 14.00–15.30 |
Chair: Dr. Sixten Korkman, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy |
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Financial stability and growth
Prof. Francesco Giavazzi, Bocconi University Milan and
Dr Alberto Giovannini, Unifortune Asset Management
Discussants: Prof. Bengt Holmström, MIT, and
Prof. Philip Lane, Trinity College |
| 15.30–16.00 |
Coffee |
| 16.00–17.30 |
Chair: Prof. Jorge Braga de Macedo, Tropical Research Insitute |
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Panel discussion: Current policy challenges
Panellists: Dr Guillermo Ortiz, Former Governor of the Bank of Mexico
Dr Patrick Honohan, Governor, Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland
Dr Olivier Blanchard, IMF
Dr Seppo Honkapohja (presentation), Bank of Finland |
| 17.30 |
End of the conference |
Participants of the conference in Kalastajatorppa seminar room.
Photo: Lauri Olander