Annual Research Conference

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e International Monetary Fu nd will hold the Sixteenth Jacques Polak A nnual Research Conference at its headquar-

ters in Washington, DC on November 5-6, 2015. e conference promises to be an exciti ng opportunity to discuss

policy issues related to unconventional moneta ry and exchange rate policies.

e program includes an excel lent set of papers by experts in the eld, as well as a number of hig h-caliber discus-

sants, such as: Vira l V. Acharya (NYU Stern), David Archer (BIS), Enrica Detra giache (IMF), Gauti Eggertsson (Brown

University), Charles Engel (University of Wisconsin), Atish Ghosh (IMF), Luc Laeven (ECB), Douglas Lax ton (IMF),

Ricardo Reis (Columbia University), Sergio Schmuk ler (World Bank), Hyun Song Shin (BIS), Christopher Sims (Pri nc-

eton University), Lars Svensson (Stockholm School of Economics and IM F), Carlos Vegh (Johns Hopkins University),

Andrés Velasco (Columbia University), and Esteban Vesperoni (IMF).

Mundell-Fleming Lectu re Speaker: Ben Bernanke (Brookings I nstitution)

Economic Forum Panel: Claudio Borio (BIS), Lael Brain ard (Federal Reserve Board), Paul Krugma n (CUNY), and

Adam Posen (Peterson Institute)

For further in formation on the program and details on how to register for the conference, plea se visit the IMF website

(www.imf.org) or email ARC@imf.org.