Research Policy Networks Sessions

Central Bank Communication RPN Session

Friday,  8 December 2023, 10:00 - 11:00 

Banque de France

Chair: Michael McMahon (University of Oxford and CEPR)
 

• Monetary Communication Rules, *Laura Gáti (European Central Bank), with Amy Handlan
• The Term Structure of Inflation Forecasts Disagreement and Monetary Policy Transmission, *Fan Dora Xia (Bank for International Settlements), with Alessandro Barbera, and Sonya Zhu

*Presenter

Fintech & Digital Currencies RPN Panel: Will the digital euro take off?

Friday, 8 December, 10:00-11:00

Banque de France

Chair: Dirk Niepelt (University of Bern and CEPR)

Panellists:

• Katrin Assenmacher (ECB)
• Peter Bofinger (University of Wuerzburg and CEPR)
• Rod Garratt (UCSB and BIS)
• Alexandre Stervinou (Banque de France)

Household Finance RPN Session

Chair: Michael Haliassos (Goethe University Frankfurt, and CEPR)

Saturday, 9 December

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

9:00-11:00

• Personal Recommendations and Portfolio Quality, *Olga Balakina (Leibniz Institute for Financial Research SAFE), with Claes Bäckman, Andreas Hackethal, Tobin Hanspal, and Dominique M. Lammer
• Housing Wealth Across Countries: The Role of Expectations, Institutions and Preferences, *Julia Le Blanc (JRC and European Commission), with Jiri Slacalek and Matthew N. White

10:00-11:00

• A Quantitative Spatial Equilibrium Model with Wealth, *Nuno Miguel Marques da Paixao (Bank of Canada), with Elisa Giannone, Qi Li, Xinle Pang
• Household Portfolios, Monetary Policy and Asset Prices, *Ciaran Rogers (IIES  Stockholm), with Matteo Leombroni

12:20-13:30: Household Finance Poster Session

Flooded House or Underwater Mortgage? The Implications of Climate Change and Adaptation on Housing, Income and Wealth, *Yasmine van der Straten (University of Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute) 

*Presenter

European Financial Architecture RPN Panel: "banks' (excess) profitability when taking over a peer institution in resolution

Saturday, 9 December, 11:20 - 12:20

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

Chairs: Elena Carletti (Bocconi University and CEPR) and Jan Pieter Krahnen (SAFE and CEPR)

Do "white knights" make excessive profits in bank resolution

• *Harry Huizinga (Tilburg University and CEPR), Ata Can Bertay 
• *Jonas Schlegel (SAFE), Florian Heider, Tobias H. Tröger, Mark Wahrenburg 

Discussants: Benoît Coeuré (Autorité de la Concurrence) and Elke König (Former Chair, SRB)

*Presenter

European Economic Policy RPN Panel: Rebuilding an Agenda for Europe

Saturday, 9 December 2023, 14:30 - 15:30 

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

Chair: Soumaya Keynes (Financial Times) 

• Marco Buti (EUI)
• Giancarlo Corsetti (EUI and CEPR)
• Hélène Rey (London Business School and CEPR)
• Rolf Strauch (ESM)

Policy Panel on Competition Policy

Monday, 11 December 2023, 18:00 – 19:00 

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

Chair: Tommaso Valletti (Imperial College, London and CEPR)

• Benoît Cœuré (Autorité de la Concurrence)
• Jean Tirole (TSE and CEPR)
• Isabelle de Silva (Conseil d'État)

Inequality & the Role of Firms RPN Session, joint with the Labour Economics Programme

Tuesday, 12 December, 9:00-12:20 and 13:30-14:30

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

9:00-10:00

Chair: Barbara Petrongolo (University of Oxford, and CEPR)

• Buyers’ Sourcing Strategies and Farmer Conditions in the Coffee Value Chain, *Rocco Macchiavello (LSE) 
• Management Practices and  Firm Performance Through the Boom and Bust of an Economy, *Florian Englmaier (LMU Munich),

10:00-11:00

Chair: Imran Rasul (UCL, IFS, and CEPR)

• Bargaining and Inequality in the Labor Market, *Sydnee Caldwell (UC Berkeley), with Ingrid  Haegele, and Jörg Heinin
• The Effects of Mandatory Profit-Sharing on Workers and Firms: Evidence from France, *David Thesmar (MIT Sloan and CEPR), with Elio Nimier David, and David Sraer

11:20-12:20 

Chair: Mark Stabile (INSEAD, and CEPR)

• Bidding for Talent: A Test of Conduct in a High-Wage Labor Market, *Benjamin Scuderi (University of Michigan), with Nina Roussille
• Matching Workers’ Skills and Firms’ Technologies Part I: Bundling, *Francis Kramarz (CREST-ENSAE and CEPR) 

13:30 - 14:30

Chair: Barbara Petrongolo (University of Oxford, and CEPR)

• Stimulating Occupational Mobility Among Unemployed Jobseekers, *Michele Belot (Cornell U), with Bart De Koning, Didier Fouarge, Philipp Kircher, Paul Muller and Sandra Phlippen
• Online versus In-Person Services: Effects on Patients and Providers, *Guy Michaels (LSE and CEPR), with Amanda Dahlstrand and Nestor Le Nestour 

*Presenter

Spatial Disparities & Policy RPN Session

Tuesday, 12 December, 13:30 - 14:30

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

• Productivity differences across European cities: adding capital into the picture, *Helen Simpson (University of Bristol and CEPR), with Paul Brandily, Gilles Duranton, and Henry Overman
• Regional disparities across OECD regions, trends and policy responses, *Jose Enrique Garcilazo (OECD)

*Presenter

Geoeconomics and International Lending & Sovereign Debt RPNs joint Session

Tuesday, 12 December, 14:30 - 15:30 

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

Chair: Moritz Schularick (Sciences Po, Kiel Institute and CEPR) 

• Trade Uncertainty and US Bank Lending, *Linda Goldberg (Federal  Reserve Bank of New York and Distinguished Fellow, CEPR) 
• The External Costs of War, *Gernot Mueller (University of Tübingen and CEPR)
• Exorbitant Privilege and Economic Sanctions, *Beata Javorcik (EBRD and CEPR)

*Presenter
 

Preventing Conflict: Policies for Peace RPN Session 

Tuesday, 12 December, 13:30-15h30

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

13:30-14:30

Chair: Dominic Rohner (Université de Lausanne and CEPR)

• Digging Deeper: Mining  Companies and Armed Bands in the DR, *Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard University and CEPR), with Davide Zufacchi
• The International Transmission of Democratic Values: Evidence from the African Diaspora, *Andrea Tesei (Queen Mary University of London and  CEPR), with Marco Manacorda, and Jacopo Ponticelli

14:30-15:30

Chair: Eliana La Ferrara (Harvard University and CEPR)

• Dear Brothers and Sisters:  Pope's Speeches and the Dynamics of Conflict in Africa, *Mathieu Couttenier (ENS Lyon and CEPR)
• The Sword Versus the Holy  Spirit: Persistent Effects of Crusade and Pilgrimage  Routes, *Dominic Rohner (Université de Lausanne and CEPR), with Tommaso Colussi, Andrea Tesei, and Felipe Valencia Caciado

*Presenter

Media Plurality RPN Session

Wednesday, 13 December, 9:00-11:00

Sciences Po, 27 Rue Saint Guillaume, 75007 Paris

Chair: Julia Cagé (Sciences Po & CEPR)

• Hosting Media Bias:  Evidence from the Universe of French Television and Radio Shows, 2002-2020, *Camille Urvoy (University of Mannheim), with Julia Cagé, Moritz Hengel and Nicolas Hervé 
• Dar-Right Ownership in the  Printed Press and Public Policy, *Sophie Hatte (ENS Lyon) with Mathieu Couttenier, Thomas Taylor and Stephanos Vlachos
• Political Economy of Social Media, *Andrea Tesei (Queen Mary University of London and CEPR), with Ruben Durante and Filipe Campante

*Presenter