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Call for papers
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is hosting a two-day conference on "Monetary Policy Implementation and Transmission in the Post-Crisis Period," to be held on November 12-13, 2015, in Washington, D.C.The conference aims to bring together academic and central bank economists, financial market practitioners, and policy makers to stimulate debate and research on this important topic. The conference organizers invite the submission of both theoretical and empirical papers on frameworks, channels, and instruments pertaining to the implementation and transmission of both U.S. and foreign monetary policy since the end of the global financial crisis.
Topics of interest
Topics of interest include but are not limited to the following:
- New dynamics in money, currency, and fixed income markets
- Optimal monetary policy frameworks and tools at negative interest rates, near zero rates, or in the longer run
- New perspectives on monetary policy transmission channels
- Financial stability and monetary policy near or above the zero lower bound
- The implications of regulatory reform on monetary policy transmission and financial intermediation
- Rethinking policy target rates and other financial benchmark rates
- The role of global banks in international propagation of monetary policy shocks
Submission guidelines
The submission deadline is September 1, 2015. To submit, please email a PDF version of your paper to [email protected]. Incomplete papers will be considered but a preference will be given to completed papers. Authors of accepted papers will be notified in early October 2015.
Details
The conference will be held on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Approximately one and a half days of the conference will focus on academic research, while the remainder will feature policy presentations and panel discussions. Conference organizers will cover reasonable travel expenses for authors of accepted papers and for discussants.
Organizers
Wenxin Du, Federal Reserve Board
John Rogers, Federal Reserve Board
Bernd Schlusche, Federal Reserve Board
Egon Zakrajsek, Federal Reserve Board
Contact
Please address any questions to [email protected].
