Fifteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference

• Pages: 28-28

September 2014

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Staff Discussion Notes

Staff Di scussion Notes showcase new policy-related ana lysis and research by IMF depart-

ments. ese papers are generally brie f and written in nontechnical lang uage, and are aimed

at a broad audience interested in economic policy issue s. For more information on this series

and to download the papers in t his series, please visit www.imf.org/external/pubs/cat/

createx/Publications.aspx?page=sdn

No. 14/4

Bank Size and Systemic Risk

LucLaeven,LevRatnovski,andHuiTong

No. 14/ 5

Direct Distribution of Resource Revenues: Worth Considering?

Sanjeev Gupta, Alex Segura-Ubiergo, and Enrique Flores

No. 14/ 6

Emerging Markets in Transition: Growth Prospects and Challenges

LuisCubeddu,AlexCuliuc,GhadaFayad,YuanGao,KalpanaKochhar,AnnetteKyobe,Ceyda

Oner,RobertoPerrelli,SarahSanya,EvridikiTsounta,andZhongxiaZhang

No. 14/ 7

Adjustment in Euro Area Decit Countries: Progress, Challenges, and Policies

ierryTressel,ShengzuWang,JoongShikKang,andJayShambaugh,directedbyJörgDecressinandPetyaKoevaBrooks

Fifteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference “Cross-Border Spillovers”

November 13-14, 2014

The International Monetary Fund will hold the Fif teenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference at its headquarters in Washing-

ton, DC on November 13–14, 2014. The conference promises to be an exciting opportunity to discuss topical policy issues related to

cross-bord er spillovers.

The ARC Program Committee has lined up an excellent set of papers for the conference fr om Alan J. Auerbach (University of Cali-

fornia, Berkeley) and Yuriy Gorodnichenko (University of California, Berkeley); Yan Bai (Universit y of Rochester) and Cristina Arellano

(Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis); Julien Bengui (Université de Montréal) a nd Javier Bianchi (University of Wis consin-Madison);

Christoph Boehm (University of Michigan), Aaron Flaaen ( University of Michigan) and Nitya Pandalai Nayar (University of Michigan);

Marcos Chamon (IMF ) and Márcio Garcia (PUC-Rio); Charles Engel (University of Wisconsin-M adison); Marcel Fratzscher (DI W Berlin,

Humboldt-University Berlin), Marco Lo Duca (European Cent ral Bank), and Roland Straub (European Central Bank); Simon Gilchrist

(Boston University), Vivian Yue (Emor y University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta), and Egon Zakrajsek ( Federal Reserve Board);

Jonathan Heathcote (Federal Reser ve Bank of Minneapolis) and Fabrizio Perri (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis); Anton Korinek

(Johns Hopkins University); Joseba Mart inez (New York University) and Thomas Philippon (New York University ); and Eric van Wincoop

(University of Virginia). Hélène Rey (London Business Scho ol) will deliver the Mundell-Fleming Lecture.

For further information on the program and details on how to register for the c onference, please visit the IMF website (www.imf.org)

or email ARC@imf.org.