Call for Papers: Bank of Finland and CEPR Joint Conference on Navigating Monetary Policy by the Northern Lights

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Call for Papers

Bank of Finland and CEPR Joint Conference on

Navigating Monetary Policy by the Northern Lights

17-18 December in Saariselkä, Lapland (Finland)

Submission deadline: March 31, 2026 at 23:59 CEST

 

In addition to contributed papers, the programme will feature a keynote speech by Yuriy Gorodnichenko (University of California, Berkeley and CEPR) and a policy panel including Jim Bullard (Purdue University) and Linda Tesar (University of Michigan and CEPR).

The landscape of monetary economics is shaped by many structural shifts including rewiring of global supply chains, trade and financial systems, rapid technological innovation, and evolving monetary-fiscal policy challenges and their interaction, also in the monetary union. At the same time, important lessons remain to be further scrutinized from the recent experience of taming an inflation hike, highlighting the importance of central bank credibility and independence.

Advances in data analytics and machine learning are enabling richer insights into heterogeneous agent behavior, liquidity dynamics, and expectations formation, reshaping how to model and forecast economic outcomes. Emerging themes for research include the potentially overarching implications of artificial intelligence as well as issues for monetary transmission and financial stability raised by new financial developments, including introduction of central bank digital currencies.

The conference will bring together top researchers from academia, central banks, and other policy institutions to present research findings related to monetary economics. More broadly speaking, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

  • Monetary Policy Transmission, Inflation Dynamics and Expectations
  • Heterogeneity in Macro and Monetary Economics Models
  • Monetary-Fiscal Interactions
  • Technological Advances, Financial Market Developments, and Central Banks
  • Geopolitical Shocks and Monetary Policy
  • Central bank credibility and independence

We invite authors to submit completed papers or extended abstracts. Preferences are for completed papers. If you know of a paper that fits the conference theme, please forward this message to the authors. Please note that the event is in person only. Participation will be limited to presenters, so unfortunately there will be no public registration available for attendance.

About the Event:

The event will take place in the Bank of Finland’s cozy facilities in the center of the village of Saariselkä, Lapland, about 30 km from Ivalo airport. The timing of the event will provide a good chance to see the northern lights in the polar night (daylight hours run approximately from 10 a.m to 2 p.m.).

How to Apply:  

Authors who already have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by: 

  1. Going to https://hub.cepr.org/ and logging in
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/5039
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission. 

 
Authors who do not have a CEPR HUB profile can upload their submission by: 

  1. Creating a new profile here https://hub.cepr.org/user/register
  2. After you have logged in, go to https://hub.cepr.org/event/5039   
  3. Click on "Step 1: Apply"
  4. Under "Apply to Attend" click "Yes"
  5. Tick the boxes that apply to you 
  6. Tick "Would you like to submit a paper?", upload your paper and supply the requested information.
  7. Click "Submit form" to make the submission. 

 

The organisers will select the papers based on originality, analytical rigor, and policy relevance.

Should you face any difficulties with the submission, please contact meets(at)cepr.org. On local organisation, please contact Riikka Virtanen, riikka.virtanen(at)bof.fi.

The deadline for paper submission is 23h59 (Paris/ Geneva/ Rome) March 31, 2026. The authors of accepted papers will be informed by April 30, 2025. Travel and local accommodation for speakers and discussants from academic institutions will be refunded by the Bank of Finland.

Organising Committee:

Francesco D’Acunto (Georgetown University and CEPR)

Juha Kilponen (Bank of Finland)

Esa Jokivuolle (Bank of Finland) 

Nigel McClung (Bank of Finland)

Michael Weber (Purdue University and CEPR)