Tuesday, April 17

Are Low Oil Prices a Blessing in Disguise? The Diverse Tales of Three Oil Exporters

Presenter: Samya Beidas-Strom (ICD)
Moderator: Ajit Kulkarni (SEC)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660



Financial Cycles: Early Warning Indicators of Banking Crises? 

Presenter: Katsiaryna Svirydzenka (APD)
Moderator: Brian Walker (COM)
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660



Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and North Africa

Presenter: Tokhir Mirzoev / Gaëlle Pierre  (MCD)
Moderator: Angham Al Shami (COM)
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660


Euro Area inflation: Why so low for so long?

Presenter: Lin Li / Anne-Charlotte Paret Onorato  (EUR)
Moderator: Olga Bespalova (SEC)
Time: 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

The Importance of Effective Central Bank Communication

Presenter: Etibar Jafarov / Juan Yepez  (WHD)
Moderator: Ping Wang (COM)
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Technology and the Future of Work

Presenter: Adrian Peralta Alva (FAD) / Agustin Roitman (SPR)
Moderator: Marushia Gislen (SEC)
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Wednesday, April 18

Using Big Data and Machine Learning for Short Term Macroeconomic Forecasting

Presenter: Kadir Tanyeri / Kei Moriya  (ITD)
Moderator: Thomas Chapman (COM)
Time: 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Public Investment Efficiency in Sub-Saharan African Countries: What Lies Ahead?

Presenter: Karim Barhoumi (AFR) / Ha Vu  (FAD)
Moderator: Phillip Hernandez (SEC)
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Follow the Money: A New Approach to Tracking International Capital Flows

Presenter: Robin Koepke / Rohit Goel (MCM)
Moderator: Simonetta Nardin (COM)
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Trade-offs in Bank Resolution

Presenter: Damiano Sandri (WHD)
Moderator: Meera Louis (COM)
Time: 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Fiscal Rules

Presenter: Julien Reynaud (FAD)
Moderator: Aaron Ranck (COM)
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Dealing with Legal Obstacles to the Resolution of Problem Loans

Presenter: Jose Garrido (LEG)
Moderator: Erica Anderson (SEC)
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660