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12-13 December 2022.

The global surge in inflation has refocused policymaker attention and research interest on disinflation, in contrast to the focus of the past 15 years on avoiding deflation. What are the causes of this upswelling of inflation and what are the similarities with and differences from earlier episodes? What policy options are available to policymakers for stabilization? What additional burdens emerging market and other less advanced economies are already facing and likely to be further confronted with?  These are some of the questions that the public is now concerned with, and they require sound answers.
 
The Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) and the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) are organizing a research conference to facilitate a debate on these and similar questions. The topics include but are not limited to determinants of inflation, inflation dynamics in small open economies, inflation and rare disasters, fiscal policy and inflation, monetary policy spillovers to emerging markets, monetary and fiscal policy in low growth and high inflation environments, and optimal monetary policy targets and instruments. We particularly welcome submissions from early career researchers.
 
Eric M. Leeper (University of Virginia) and Deborah J. Lucas (MIT) will be the keynote speakers for the conference. Submitting coauthors will be expected to present their papers and participate in both days of the conference, if accepted. Travel and accommodation expenses for the speakers will be covered based on the CEPR travel guidelines. The conference is sponsored by KIEP.

The submission deadline is September 15, 2022 (18:00 BST). Authors of accepted papers will be notified by September 23, 2022.

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/3661
  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/3661
  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.

If you have any difficulty in applying, please email [email protected] with the subject heading "The Return of Inflation".

Organizing Committee:
Sungbae An, Korean Institute for International Economic Policy
Refet S. Gürkaynak, Bilkent University and CEPR
Sang Seok Lee, Bilkent University and CEPR
Ju H. Pyun, Korea University Business School