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Final Programme
Last Update: July 30, 17:30
Thursday, July 29th, 2021
11:00-11:30: Registration at the Department of Economics
Parallel Session 1A: Monetary Theory and Policy I
11:30-13:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in the ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’ Amphitheatre
Chair: Thomas O. Zoerner
A Meta Analysis of the Multiplier Effects of the Money Supply on Prices, Christophe Tavera (University of
Rennes I, France) and Bui Dieu Thao Nguyen (University of Rennes I, France)
Discussant: Thomas O. Zoerner
The Preferential Treatment of Green Bonds, Francesco Giovanardi (University of Cologne, Germany), Matthias Kaldorf (University of Cologne, Germany), Lucas Radke (University of Cologne, Germany) and Florian Wicknig (University of Cologne, Germany)
Discussant: Soren Karau
Monetary Policy and Cryptocurrencies, Sdren Karau (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Francesco Giovanardi
The Money-inflation Nexus Revisited, Leopold Ringwald (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria) and Thomas O. Zoerner (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
Discussant: Bui Dieu Thao Nguyen
Parallel Session 1B: Fiscal Policy and Soverign Debt
11:30-13:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Amphitheatre Δ7
Chair: Petros Varthalitis
A General Theory of Tax-smoothing, Anastasios Karantounias (University of Surrey, UK and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, USA)
Discussant: Petros Varthalitis
Supply of Sovereign Safe Assets and Global Interest Rates, Thiago Ferreira (Federal Reserve Board, USA) and Samer Shousha (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
Discussant: Jordan Roulleau-Pasdeloup
The Public Investment Multiplier: Insights from a Tractable HANK Framework, Jordan Roulleau-Pasdeloup (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Discussant: Thiago Ferreira
Debt Sharing after Covid-19: How the Direct Involvement of EU Institutions could Impact the Recovery Path of a Member State, Kieran McQuinn (Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland and Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) and Petros Varthalitis (Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Parallel Session 1C: Eurozone I
11:30-13:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room Α
Chair: Sladjana Bodor
What Drives the German TARGET Balances? Evidence from a BVAR Approach, Timo Bettendorf (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany) and Axel Jochem (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Sladjana Bodor
Back to the Present: Learning about the Euro Area through a Now-casting Model, Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia (Federal Reserve Board, USA), Domenico Giannone (Amazon.com, USA), Michele Modugno (Federal Reserve Board, USA) and Thiago R.T. Ferreira (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
Discussant: Demosthenes Ioannou
The International Dimension of EMU Deepening, Demosthenes Ioannou (European Central Bank, Germany), Maria Sole Pagliari (European Central Bank, Germany and Rutgers University, Germany) and Livio Stracca (European Central Bank, Germany)
Discussant: Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia
External Imbalances in the EU – the Effects of Structural and Cyclical Current Account Determinants 19952019, Kosta Josifidis (University of Novi Sad, Serbia), Radmila Dragutinovic Mitrovic (Univeristy of Belgrade, Serbia) and Sladjana Bodor (University of Novi Sad, Serbia)
Discussant: Timo Bettendorf
Parallel Session 1D: Financial Markets I
11:30-13:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room B
Chair: Marina-Eliza Spaliara
What are Asset Price Bubbles? A Survey on Definitions of Financial Bubbles, Michael Heinrich Baumann (University of Bayreuth, Germany) and Anja Janischewski (Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany)
Discussant: Marina-Eliza Spaliara
Market Concentration and Bank M&As: Evidence from the European Sovereign Debt Crisis, Alexandros Kontonikas (University of Essex, UK), George Leledakis (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Emmanouil Pyrgiotakis (University of Essex, UK)
Discussant: George N. Apostolakis
Political Uncertainty, COVID-19 Pandemic and Stock Market Volatility Transmission, George N.
Apostolakis (University of Crete, Greece), Christos Floros (Hellenic Mediterranean University, Greece), Konstantinos Gkillas (University of Patras, Greece) and Mark Wohar (University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA)
Discussant: Emmanouil Pyrgiotakis
Private Equity Buyouts, Credit Constraints, and Firm Exports, Paul Lavery (University of Glasgow, UK), Jose-Maria Serena (Bank for International Settlements, Switzerland), Marina-Eliza Spaliara (University of Glasgow, UK) and Serafeim Tsoukas (University of Glasgow, UK)
Parallel Session 1E: Macroprudential Policy
11:30-13:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room C
Chair: Artemis Stratopoulou
Macroprudential Policies in a New Keynesian Model with Investment Funds, Florian Wicknig (University of Cologne, Germany), Christoph Kaufmann (European Central Bank, Germany) and Giovanni di Iasio (European Central Bank, Germany)
Discussant: Artemis Stratopoulou
Macroprudential Policy in the Euro Area, Alvaro Fenwndez-Gallardo Romero (University of Alicante, Spain) and Ivan Payά Sastre (University of Alicante, Spain and Lancaster University, UK)
Discussant: Javier Ferri
Fiscal and Macroprudential Policies in a Monetary Union, Jose E. Bosca (University of Valencia, Spain), Margarita Rubio (University of Valencia, Spain) and Javier Ferri (University of Valencia, Spain)
Discussant: Alvaro Fernindez-Gallardo Romero
Assessing the Dynamic Effect of Macroprudential Policies on Income Inequality, Panagiotis Konstantinou (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Anastasios Rizos (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Artemis Stratopoulou (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Florian Wicknig
13:30-14:30: Lunch
Parallel Session 2A: Financial Markets II
14:30-16:30 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Theodore Koutmeridis
GDP-linked Bonds as a New Asset Class, Nikolas Topaloglou (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Papavassiliou Ellie (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Stavros Zenios (University of Cyprus, Cyprus)
Discussant: Theodore Koutmeridis
Options Trading Activity and the Efficiency of Corporate Investment, Seraina Anagnostopoulou (University of Piraeus, Greece), Lenos Trigeorgis (University of Cyprus, Cyprus) and Andrianos E. Tsekrekos (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Tomas Havranek
Individual Discount Rates: A Meta-Analysis of Experimental Evidence, Jindrich Matousek (Charles University, Czech Republic), Tomas Havranek (Charles University, Czech Republic) and Zuzana Irsova (Charles University, Czech Republic)
Corporate Inequality and Disadvantage in the Workplace: Payroll Evidence from a Financial Firm , Barbara Eberth (Newcastle University Business School, UK) and Theodore Koutmeridis (University of Glasgow, UK and IZA, Germany)
Discussant: Nikolas Topaloglou
Parallel Session 2B: Monetary Theory and Policy II
14:30-16:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in the ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’ Amphitheatre
Chair: Roberto Duncan
Taylor’s Rule, Political Cycle and Latin America – An Analysis of Time Series in Search of Responsibility for Monetary Stabilization, Paulo Mourao (University of Minho, Portugal) and Nadja Menezes (Universidad del Valle, Colombia)
Discussant: Roberto Duncan
Monetary Policy, Excess Reserves and Credit Supply: Old-Style vs. New-Style Central Banking, Mauricio
Salgado-Moreno (Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany)
Discussant: Lucas Radke
Experience-Based Heterogeneity in Expectations and Monetary Policy, Lucas Radke (University of Cologne, Germany) and Florian Wicknig (University of Cologne, Germany)
Discussant: Mauricio Salgado-Moreno
Just Do IT? An Assessment of Inflation Targeting in a Global Comparative Case Study, Roberto Duncan (Ohio University, USA), Patricia Toledo (Ohio University, USA) and Enrique Martinez-Garcia (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA)
Discussant: Paulo Mourao
Parallel Session 2C: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy I
14:30-16:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room Α
Chair: Bianca Barbaro
Joint Prediction of Recessions and Credit Crises: An International Perspective , Mikhail Mamonov (MGIMO- University, Russia and CERGE-EI, Czech Republic), Anna Pestova (MGIMO-University, Russia and CERGE-EI, Czech Republic), Vera Pankova (Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting, Russia and NRU HSE, Russia) and Renat Akhmetov (Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-term Forecasting, Russia and NRU HSE, Russia)
Discussant: Bianca Barbaro
Domestic versus Foreign Drivers of Trade (Im)balances: How Robust is Evidence from Estimated DSGE
Models, Stefan Hohberger (European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Belgium), Roberta Cardani (European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Belgium), Philipp Pfeiffer (European Commission, Belgium) and Lukas Vogel (European Commission, Belgium)
Discussant: Kostas Vasilopoulos
The Asymmetric Effects of Housing Demand Shocks, Kostas Vasilopoulos (Lancaster University, UK) and Alexandros Skouralis (Lancaster University, UK)
Forbearance vs Foreclosure in a General Equilibrium Model, Bianca Barbaro (University of Milan, Italy) and Bicocca Patrizio Tirelli (University of Pavia, Italy)
Discussant: Vera Pankova
Parallel Session 2D: Financial Markets III
14:30-16:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room B
Chair: Tobias Konig
Skewed to the REIT: Regime-Switching Contagion in Securitized Real Estate Markets, Michael O’Grady (Central Bank of Ireland, Ireland)
Discussant: Tobias Konig
Does Greater Financial Openness Promote External Competitiveness in Emerging Markets? The Role of Institutional Quality, Ilayda Nemlioglu (Cardiff Business School, UK)
Discussant: Bui Dieu Thao Nguyen
Can Liquidity Forecast Asset Prices in the Globalization? Evidence from United States, Japan and Eurozone, Jean Jacques Durand (University of Rennes I, France), Christophe Tavera (University of Rennes I, France) and Bui Dieu Thao Nguyen (University of Rennes I, France)
Discussant: Ilayda Nemlioglu
Firm Heterogeneity and Capital Markets, Tobias Konig (Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany and DIW Berlin, Germany)
Discussant: Michael O’Grady
Parallel Session 2E: Financial Economics I
14:30-16:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room C
Chair: Hamdi Jbir
Financial Innovation, Collateral Hedging and Macro-prudential Policies, Lingsi Wei (University of Bath, UK)
Discussant: Hamdi Jbir
The Impact of National Culture on Systemic Risk, Alin Marius Andries (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi,Romania and Romanian Academy, Romania) and Daniela Balutel (Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania and Laboratoire d’Economie d’Orleans, France)
Discussant: Maelle Vaille
Central Bank Balance Sheet and Systemic Risk, Maelle Vaille (Universite de Bordeaux, France)
Discussant: Alin Marius Andries
Macroprudential Policy and Financial System Stability: An Aggregate Study, Hamdi Jbir (University of Poitiers, 2, France), Cornel Oros (University of Poitiers, 2, France) and Alexandra Popescu (University of Poitiers, 2, France)
Discussant: Lingsi Wei
16:30-17:00: Coffee break
Parallel Session 3A: Monetary Theory and Policy III
17:00-19:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in the ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’ Amphitheatre
Chair: Andrea Venegoni
Income Inequality as Long-term Conditioning Factor of MonetaryTransmission to Bank Interest Rates in EA Countries, Tomas Domonkos (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia and Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia), Borris Fisera (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia, Charles University, Czech Republic and University of Economics in Bratislava, Slovakia) and Maria Siranova (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia)
Discussant: Andrea Venegoni
Monetary Policy in an Economy with Regional Heterogeneity: Approaches Based on Aggregated and Regional Information, Andrei Shulgin (Bank of Russia, Russia) and Anna Novak (Bank of Russia, Russia)
Discussant: Max Breitenlechner
What Goes around Comes Around: How Large Are Spillbacks from US Monetary Policy?, Max Breitenlechner (University of Innsbruck, Austria), Georgios Georgiadis (European Central Bank, Germany) and Ben Schumann (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Discussant: Anna Novak
The Euro Area credit Crunch Conundrum: Was it Demand or Supply Driven?, Fausto Pacicco (LIUC – University Carlo Cattaneo, Italy), Massimiliano Serati (LIUC – University Carlo Cattaneo, Italy) and Andrea Venegoni (LIUC – University Carlo Cattaneo, Italy)
Discussant: Maria Siranova
Parallel Session 3B: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy II
17:00-19:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Amphitheatre Δ7
Chair: Sotiris Papaioannou
Tight and Loose, and Red and Blue: A ‘Dance’ of Macro Policies in the US, Tatiana Kirsanova (University of Glasgow, UK), Celsa Machado (Polytechnic of Porto, Portugal) and Ana Paula Ribeiro (University of Porto, Portugal)
Discussant: Sotiris Papaioannou
No Country Is an Island. International Cooperation and Climate Change, Massimo Ferrari (European Central Bank, Germany) and Maria Sole Pagliari (Banque de France, France)
Discussant: Erica Perego
World Interest Rates and Macroeconomic Adjustments in Developing Commodity Producing Countries, Erica Perego (CEPII, France), Vincent Bodart (IRES, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium) and Francois Courtoy (IRES, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)
Discussant: Massimo Ferrari
Education, Media and Free Market Economic Institutions, Sotiris Papaioannou (Centre of Planning and Economic Research, Greece)
Discussant: Tatiana Kirsanova
Parallel Session 3C: Financial Economics II
17:00-19:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room Α
Financial Consolidation and the Cyclicality of Corporate Financing, Sotirios Kokas (University of Essex, UK), Raoul Minetti (Michigan State University, USA) and Timothy Moreland (Michigan State University, USA)
Discussant: Martin Mandler
Understanding Growth-at-Risk: A Markov-Switching Approach, Francesca Loria (Federal Reserve Board, USA), Dario Caldara (Federal Reserve Board, USA), Pablo Cuba-Borda (Federal Reserve Board, USA) and Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
Discussant: Tobias Konig
The Macroeconomic Effects of a European Deposit (Re-)Insurance Scheme, Marius Clemens (DIW Berlin, Germany), Stefan Gebauer (Banque de France, France) and Tobias Kdnig (DIW Berlin, Germany and Humboldt- University of Berlin, Germany)
Discussant: Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia
Financial Cycles across G7 Economies: A View from Wavelet Analysis, Martin Mandler (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany) and Michael Scharnagl (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Raoul Minetti
Parallel Session 3D: Banking and Finance I
17:00-19:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room Β
Chair: Stefanie Kleimeier
Bank Profitability in the Euro Area: The Asymmetric Effects of Common Supervision, Ioanna Avgeri (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece), Helen Louri (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Yiannis Dendramis (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Stefanie Kleimeier
Shadow Banking in Europe: Introducing step-by-step GVAR Causality with Theory and Asymptotic
Properties, Panayotis G. Michaelides (National Technical University of Athens, Greece), Efthymios G. Tsionas (Lancaster University Management School, UK), Konstantinos N. Konstantakis (National Technical University of Athens, Greece) and Dimitris Kosmas (Bank of Greece, Greece)
Discussant: Matgorzata Pawtowska
Market Structure, International Banking and New Technology: Case form the Loan Markets in the EU, Matgorzata Pawtowska (SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Poland) and Georgios P. Kouretas (IPAG, France and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
20 Years With the Euro: Eurozone Banking Market Integration Revisited, Stefanie Kleimeier (Maastricht University, The Netherlands) and Harald Sander (TH Kdln – University of Applied Sciences, Germany)
Discussant: Ioanna Avgeri
Parallel Session 3E: Central Banking and ECB
17:00-19:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room C
Chair: Gerhard Rϋnstler
ECB Monetary Policy and Commodity Prices, Shahriyar Aliyev (Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic) and Evzen Kocenda (Institute of Economic Studies, Charles University, Czech Republic)
Discussant: Gerhard Rϋnstler
Evolving Monetary Policy in the Aftermath of the Great Recession, Aymeric Ortmans (Universite Paris- Saclay, Univ Evry, France)
Discussant: Fabrizio Casalin
The Effect of ECB’s Unconventional Monetary Policy on Credit, Yacoub Sleibi (Newcastle University, UK), Giorgio Fazio (Newcastle University, UK) and Fabrizio Casalin (Newcastle University, UK)
Discussant: Aymeric Ortmans
Monetary Policy over the Leverage Cycle: Evidnce for the Euro Area, Gerhard Rϋnstler (European Central Bank, Germany) and Leonie Brauer (Universite de Geneve, Switzerland)
Discussant: Shahriyar Aliyev
20:30: Welcome Reception and Gala Dinner at THEARTEMIS PALACE HOTEL
Friday, July 30th, 2021
| Parallel Session 4A: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy III | |
| 9:00-11:00 (Amphitheatre ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’) | Chair: Dimitrios Panas |
The International Distribution of FDI Income And Its Impact on Income Inequality, Joseph P. Joyce (Wellesley College, USA)
Discussant: Dimitrios Panas
Merging Structural and Reduced-Form Models for Forecasting, Jaime Martinez-Martin (Banco de Espana, Spain), Richard Morris (European Central Bank,Germany), Luca Onorante (Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Belgium) and Fabio M. Piersanti (University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy)
Discussant: Daniil Kashkarov
Automation and Human Capital: Accounting for Individual-Level Responses, Daniil Kashkarov (CERGE-EI, Czech Republic)
Investigating Government Spending Multiplier for the US Economy: Empirical Evidence Using a Triple LASSO Approach, Dimitrios Panas (Tilburg University, The Netherlands and Systemic RM, Greece) and Zacharias Bragoudakis (Bank of Greece, Greece and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece)
Discussant: Joseph P. Joyce
| Parallel Session 4B: Monetary Theory and Policy IV | |
| 9:00-11:00 (Amphitheatre Δ7) | Chair: Elizaveta Lukmanova |
The Aggregate Consequences of Forbearance Lending: Evidence from Japan, Isabelle Roland (University of Cambridge, UK),Yukiko Saito (Waseda University, Japan) and Philip Schnattinger (University of Oxford, UK)
Discussant: Elizaveta Lukmanova
Monetary Policy and Portfolio Rebalancing: Evidence from Micro-Level Data on European Equity Mutual
Funds, Joey Soudant (CeReFiM & naXys, Universite de Namur, Belgium) and Jean-Yves Gnabo (CeReFiM & naXys, Universite de Namur, Belgium)
Discussant: Hugo Oriola
Political Monetary Cycles: An Empiricial Study, Hugo Oriola (Laboratoire d’Economie d’Orleans, France)
Discussant: Joey Soudant
Re-assessing International Effects of U.S. Monetary Policy Shocks, Elizaveta Lukmanova (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium), Katrin Rabitsch (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
Discussant: Isabelle Roland
Parallel Session 4C: Eurozone II
9:00-11:00 (Lecture Room A)
Chair: Francisco Nadal De Simone
Capital Ratios and Banking Crisis in the European Union, Raphael Cardot-Martin (CRESE, France), Fabien Labondance (CRESE, France and OFCE-Sciences Po, France) and Catherine Refait-Alexandre (CRESE, France)
Discussant: Francisco Nadal De Simone
Globalization and the Rise of Populist Radical Right in Europe, Steven J. Yamarik (Califonia State University, USA)
Discussant: Leidy Chavarro Sanchez
The Impact of the Asset Purchase Programme on Systemic Risk in the Euro Area: Is There a Threat?, Leidy Chavarro Sanchez (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg), Fransisco Nadal De Simone (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Sacred Heart University, Luxembourg) and Thorsten Lehnert (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
Euro Area Banking and Monetary Policy Shocks in the QE Era: A Structural Credit Risk and Vectorautoregression Approach, Alain Kabundi (World Bank, USA) and Francisco Nadal De Simone (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg and Sacred Heart University, Luxembourg)
Discussant: Raphael Cardot-Martin
| Parallel Session 4D: Banking and Finance II | |
| 9:00-11:00 (Lecture Room B) | Chair: Pauline Avril |
The Resilience of the Euro Area Banking System during the Pandemic, Maria-Eleni Agoraki (University of Peloponnese, Greece), Georgios Kouretas (IPAG, France and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece) and Fransisco Nadal De Simone (Sacred Heart University, USA)
Discussant: Pauline Avril
Carbon Risk in European Stock Market, Benchora Inessa (LEO, University of Orleans, France) and Sebastien Galanti (LEO, University of Orleans, France)
Discussant: Philip Schnattinger
Non-performing Loans and Inefficient Capital Reallocation, Philip Schnattinger (University of Oxford, UK)
Discussant: Benchora Inessa
Natural Disasters and Financial Stress: Can Prudential Regulation Tame Green Swans?, Pauline Avril (University of Orleans, France), Gregory Levieuge (Banque de France, France, and University of Orleans, France) and Camelia Turcu (University of Orleans, France)
Discussant: Georgios Kouretas
11:00-11:30: Coffee break
KEYNOTE SPEECH – THE BANK OF GREECE PLENARY SESSION
11:30-13:00 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Georgios Kouretas
Pierre-Oliver Gourinchas (University of California, Berkeley, USA) “The Economics of Sovereign Debt, Bailouts and the Eurozone Crisis”
13:00-14:00: Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEECH – THE UNIVERSITY OF CRETE PLENARY SESSION I
14:00-15:30 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Minoas Koukouritakis
Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University, USA),
“Fintech, Technology Adoption, and Monetary Policy Transmission
15:30-16:00: Coffee break
Parallel Session 5A: Financial Markets IV
16:00-18:00 (Amphitheatre ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’)
Chair: Ktira Βα^νά
Financial Market Spillovers During the Euro-area Crisis: Intra-Country and Intra-Regional Estimates , Heather Gibson (Bank of Greece, Greece), Stephen Hall (University of Leicester, UK, Bank of Greece, Greece, University of Petroria, South Africa), Pavlos Petroulas (Bank of Greece, Greece) and George S. Tavlas (Bank of Greece, Greece and University of Leicester, UK)
Discussant: Ktira Βα^νά
Confidence as a Vector of Financial Contagion: How Does it Work, and How much Does it Matter?, Louis Raffestin (University of Orleans, France)
Discussant: Evgenia Passari
Are Commodity Markets Segmented? Understanding Cross-Asset Interdependencies Using Stochastic Spanning, Evgenia Passari (University Paris Dauphine, France) and Nikolas Topaloglou (IPAG Business School, France and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Louis Raffestin
Impact of Uncertainty on Firm Investments and Options to Mitigate its Effects, KlaraBakova (Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic)
Discussant: Pavlos Petroulas
Parallel Session 5B: Monetary Theory and Policy V
16:00-18:00 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Demetris Koursaros
The US Post-War Economic Dynamics and Intrinsic Inflation Persistence: A Regime-switching Perspective , Elton Beqiraj (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and Giovanni di Bartolomeo (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Discussant: Demetris Koursaros
Target Inflation and Forward Guidance, Michael Dobrew (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Gavin Goy
A Structural Investigation of Quantitative Easing, Gregor Boehl (University of Bonn, Germany), Gavin Goy (De Nederlandsche Bank, The Netherlands) and Felix Strobel (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Michael Dobrew
Asymmetry in Inflation Rates under Inflation Targeting, Nektarios Aslanidis (Universitat
Rovira I Virgili, Spain), Demetris Koursaros (Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus) and Glenn Otto (University of New South Wales, UK)
Discussant: Elton Beqiraj
Parallel Session 5C: Business Cycles and Growth
16:00-18:00 (Lecture Room A)
Identification of Non-Rational Risk Shocks, Maximilian Bock (Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria)
Discussant: Massimiliano Tancioni
The Financial Resource Curse Revisited: The Supply-Side Effect of Low Interest Rates, Simon Hildebrandt (University of Kassel, Germany) and Jochen Michaelis (University of Kassel, Germany)
Discussant: Zuzana Irsova
Measuring Capital-Labor Substitution: The Importance of Method Choices and Publication Bias, Sebastian Gechert (Macroeconomic Policy Institute, Germany), Tomas Havranek (Charles University, Czech Republic), Zuzana Irsova (Charles University, Czech Republic) and Dominika Kolcunova (Charles University, Czech Republic)
Discussant: Simon Hildebrandt
Secured and Unsecured Credit Cycles, Massimiliano Tancioni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy), Costanza Giannantoni (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy) and Valeria Patella (Sapienza University of Rome, Italy)
Discussant: Maximilian Bock
Saturday, July 31st, 2021
Parallel Session 6A: Global Economy
9:00-11:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in the ‘Stelios Alexandropoulos’ Amphitheatre
Chair: Boris Fisera
Global Uncertainty and the Dollar, Georgios Georgiadis (European Central Bank, Germany), Gernot J. MMler (University of Wbingen, Germany and CEPR, UK) and Ben Schumann (Free University of Berlin, Germany)
Discussant: Boris Fisera
Investment Funds, Monetary Policy, and the Global Financial Cycle, Christoph Kaufmann (European Central Bank, Germany)
Discussant: Eva Van Leemput The Hidden Dragon: China’s Contribution to the Global Cycle, William L. Barcelona (Federal Reserve Board, USA), Danilo Cascaldi-Garcia (Federal Reserve Board, USA), Jasper J. Hoek (Federal Reserve Board, USA) and Eva Van Leemput (Federal Reserve Board, USA)
Discussant: Christoph Kaufmann Currency Depreciations in Emerging Economies: A Blessing or a Curse for External Debt Management?, Boris Fisera (Charles University, Czech Republic), Menbere Workie Tiruneh (Webster Vienna Private University, Austria) and David Hojdan (Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovak Republic)
Discussant: Georgios Georgiadis
Parallel Session 6B: Labour Market and EU Economics
9:00-11:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Amphitheatre Δ7
Assessing the Sources of Heterogeneity in Eurozone Response to Unconventional Monetary Policy,
Komlan Eli Agba (CeReFiM-University of Namur, Belgium), Jean-Yves Gnabo (CeReFiM-University of Namur, Belgium) and Hamza Bennani (EconomiX-University Paris Nanterre, France)
Discussant: Ilias Kostarakos
The Effects of Euro Area Labour Market Reforms: Evidence from a Narrative Panel VAR, Gerhard Runstler (CeReFiM-University of Namur, Belgium)
Discussant: Daniele Siena
Structural Changes in the Job Ladder and the Flattening of the Phillips Curve, Riccardo Zago (Banque de
France, France) and Daniele Siena (Banque de France, France)
Discussant: Gerhard Rϋnstler
Labour Shares in the EU: Cross-Country Heterogeneity and Cross-Sectional Dependence, Ilias Kostarakos (Economic and Social Research Institute, UK)
Discussant: Komlan Eli Agba
Parallel Session 6C: Financial Economics III
9:00-11:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room Α
Chair: Manthos D. Delis
Drivers of Portfolio Capital Flows before and after the Global Financial Crisis: Have They Changed?, Tjeerd Boonman (Monmouth University, USA)
Discussant: Manthos D. Delis
Capital Flows-at-risk: Push, Pull and the Role of Policy, Fernando Eguren-Martin (Bank of England, UK and University of Oxford, UK), Cian O’Neill (Bank of England, UK), Andrej Sokol (European Central Bank, Germany, Bank of England, UK and CfM, UK) and Lukas von dem Berge (Bank of England, UK)
Discussant: John Beirne
Feeling the Heat: Climate Risks and the Cost of Sovereign Borrowing, John Beirne (Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan), Nuobu Renzhi (Asian Development Bank Institute, Japan) and Ulrich Volz (SOAS University of London, UK and German Development Institute, Germany)
Discussant: Lukas von dem Berge Within-firm wage disparity: The important role of director tenure, Manthos D. Delis (Montpellier Business School, France), Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University, USA), Panagiotis N. Politsidis (Audencia Business School, France and European Banking Institute, Germany) and Anthony Saunders (Leonard N. Stern School of Business, USA)
Discussant: Tjeerd Boonman
Parallel Session 6D: Banking and Finance III
9:00-11:30 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room B
Chair: Maria-Eleni Agoraki
Bank Capital Requirements, Lending Supply and Economic Activity, Antonio M. Conti (Bank of Italy, Italy), Andrea Nobili (Bank of Italy, Italy) and Federico M. Signoretti (Bank of Italy, Italy)
Discussant: Maria-Eleni Agoraki
On the Macroeconomic Effects of Shadow Banking Development, Georgios Magkonis (University of Portsmouth, UK), Eun Young Oh (University of Portsmouth, UK) and Shuonan Zhang (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Discussant: Antonio M. Conti
LSIs’ Exposures to Climate Change Related Risks: An Approach to Assess Physical Risks, Maria Sole
Pagliari (Banque de France, France)
Discussant: Shuonan Zhang
Firm-Specific Shocks and Contagion: Are Global Banks Special?, Hannah Engljahringer (European Central Bank, Germany) and Livio Stracca (European Central Bank, Germany)
Discussant: Maria Sole Pagliari
Bank IPOs, Political Connections and De(Regulations), Maria-Eleni Agoraki (University of the Peloponnese, Greece), Dimitrios Gounopoulos (University of Bath, UK) and Georgios P. Kouretas (IPAG, France and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Livio Stracca
Parallel Session 6E: Business Cycles and Growth II
9:00-11:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Lecture Room C
Chair: Arthur Galichere
Uncertainty Shocks and Business Cycles in the US: New Insights from the Last Three Decades, Oussama
Houari (University of Poitiers, France and University of Tours, France)
Discussant: Arthur Galichere
Financial System Heterogeneity and FDI Flows: Evidence from OECD Economies, Konstantinos Dellis (University of Piraues, Greece)
Discussant: Asma Boussetta
Microfinance, Competition and Growth, Asma Boussetta (University of Orleans, France), El Moctar Laghlal (University of Orleans, France) and Reda Marakbi (University of Artois, France)
Discussant: Konstantinos Dellis
Bubbles, Endogenous Growth and Financial Stability, Arthur Galichere (University of Glasgow, UK)
Discussant: Oussama Houari
11:00-11:30: Coffee break
KEYNOTE SPEECH – THE UNIVERSITY OF CRETE PLENARY SESSION II
11:30-13:00 (Zoom) The presentations are shown in Amphitheatre Δ7
Chair: Nikolaos Giannellis
Anastassios Xepapadeas (Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece & University of Bologna, Italy)
“Spatial growth theory: Optimality and spatial heterogeneity”
13:00-14:00: Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEECH – THE UNIVERSITY OF CRETE PLENARY SESSION III
14:00-15:30 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Athanasios Papadopoulos
Behzad T. Diba (University of Georgetown, USA) “A Model of Post-2008 Monetary Policy”
15:30-16:00: Coffee break
Parallel Session 7A: Macroeconomic Theory and Policy IV
16:00-18:00 (Amphitheatre Δ7)
Chair: Matthias Schon
The Optimal Level of Government Debt and Wealth Inequality, Daria Matviienko (Higher School of Economics, International Laboratory for Macroeconomic Analysis, Russia)
Discussant: Matthias Schon
Macroprudential Policies and Brexit: A Welfare Analysis, Margarita Rubio (University of Nottingham, UK)
Discussant: Jose David Garcia Revelo
When could Macroprudential and Monetary Policies be in Conflict?, Gregory Levieuge (Banque de France and University of Orleans, France) and Jose David Garcia Revelo (University of Orleans, France)
Discussant: Margarita Rubio
Public Pension System and Fiscal Devaluation, Matthias Schdn (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany), Kilian Ruppert (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany) and Nikolai Stahler (Deutsche Bundesbank, Germany)
Discussant: Daria Matviienko
Parallel Session 7B: Monetary Policy and Exchange Rates
16:00-18:00 (Lecture Room A)
Chair: Joscha Beckmann
Monetary Policy Announcements, Information Schocks, and Exchange Rate Dynamics, Daniel Grindler (University of Innsbruck, Austria), Eric Mayer (University of Wϋrzburg, Germany) and Johann Scharler (University of Innsbruck, Austria)
Discussant: Joscha Beckmann
Trilemma under the Yoke of Dominant Currency Paradigm?, Vanessa Olakemi Dovonou (University of Orleans, France)
Discussant: Masashige Hamano
Firm Turnover in the Export Market and the Case for Fixed Exchange Rate Regime, Masashige Hamano (Waseda University, Japan) and Francesco Pappada (Bank of France, France)
Foreign Exchange Market Effects of Monetary Policy Announcements, Joscha Beckmann (University of
Greifswald, Germany) and Thomas Nitschka (Swiss Central Bank, Switzerland)
Discussant: Daniel Grindler
Parallel Session 7C: Banking and Finance IV
16:00-18:00 (Lecture Room B)
Chair: Panagiotis Nikolaos Politsidis
Bank IPOs and Regulations: Cross-Country Evidence, Maria-Eleni Agoraki (University of Peloponnese, Greece), Dimitris Gounopoulos (University of Bath, UK) and Georgios Kouretas (IPAG, France and Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece)
Discussant: Oleg Telegin
Verbal Interventions by Various Officials of the Bank of Russia and Interest Rate Dynamics, Oleg Telegin (National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia)
Discussant: Panagiotis Nikolaos Politsidis
The Diplomacy Discount in Global Syndicated Loans, Gene Ambrocio (Bank of Finland, Finland), Xian Gu (Durham University Business School, UK), Iftekhar Hasan (Fordham University, USA) and Panagiotis Nikolaos Politsidis (Audencia Business School, France)
Discussant: Georgios Kouretas
20:30: FAREWELL DINNER