Conference on “Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Policies: Recent Developments”
December 2-3, 2019
Cancelled (21 Nov 2019)
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Organized by Global Research Unit, Department of Economics & Finance, City University of Hong Kong, Center for Analytical Finance, University of California, Santa Cruz and Institute of Empirical Economic Research, Osnabrück University, Germany
Hosted by Global Research Unit at Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong
Organizers
Global Research Unit, City University of Hong Kong
Center for Analytical Finance, University of California, Santa Cruz
Institute of Empirical Economic Research, Osnabrück University, Germany
About the Conference
In the globalized economy, countries have to deal with an increasing interlinkage between exchange rate movements and macroeconomic policies. For instance, domestic interest rate policies, targeted to combat inflation, have repercussions via the exchange rate on the current account and capital flows. Parity conditions that need to hold in the short or the longer term are the theoretical conduits through which exchange rates exert their influence on an open economy. The use of exchange rate policies to enhance competitiveness can have unintended side effects; especially, when debts are denominated in foreign currencies. Furthermore, the choice of exchange rate regime may limit the range of instruments available to manage the economy. Under certain circumstances, exchange rate arrangements can trigger speculative flows and constitute a threat to financial stability.
The prolonged recession and low interest rate environment triggered by the 2008 global financial crisis have rekindled discussions of exchange rate determination and the roles of exchange rates as a source of economic instability, or as an effective policy tool. The objective of this conference is to take stock of the latest research on exchange rates and macroeconomic policies 10 years after the crisis, and to provide a forum for academics and practitioners to share the latest research results on topics, which include but are not limited to:
- Advances in exchange rate economics
- Puzzles in international financial markets
- Conventional and unconventional policies
- Macroprudential policies and foreign currency borrowing
- Capital flows and capital flight
- Exchange rate policies/regimes
- Global financial system, global cycles, and global re-balancing
Those interested in participating should send a complete paper or an extended abstract in WORD or PDF format via email to gruhkg@cityu.edu.hk by August 22, 2019. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by September 15, 2019.
Final versions of the accepted papers will be posted on the conference website (https://www.cb.cityu.edu.hk/ef/conference/2019_IEER). Presenters may apply for financial support to cover economy class airfare and local accommodation expenses.
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Seppo Honkapohja (Aalto University)
Prof. Takatoshi Ito (Columbia University)
Conference Committee
Yin-Wong Cheung: yicheung@cityu.edu.hk
Michael M. Hutchison: hutch@ucsc.edu
Frank Westermann: fwesterm@uos.de
Isabel Yan: efyan@cityu.edu.hk
General Enquiries:
GRU: gruhkg@cityu.edu.hk
Acknowledgement
We thank the Hung Hing Ying and Leung Hau Ling Charitable Foundation (孔慶熒及梁巧玲慈善基金) for their support through the Hung Hing Ying Chair Professorship of International Economics (孔慶熒講座教授(國際經濟)).
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