Second Annual IMF Research Conference

• Author: Jeromin Zettelmeyer
• Pages: 10-11

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The Consequences of Large Devaluations and Currency Crises

Why Are Rates of Inflation So Low After Large Contractionary Devaluations?

Ariel Burstein, Martin Eichenbaum, and Sergio Rebelo (Northwestern University)

Discussant: Ilan Goldfajn (PUC Rio and Banco Central do Brasil)

Credit Stagnation in Latin America

Adolfo Barajas (IMF) and Roberto Steiner (Universidad de los Andes)

Discussant: Alejandro Werner (Banco de México)

Boom-Bust Cycles in Credit-Constrained Economies: Facts and Explanation

Aaron Tornell (UCLA) and Frank Westermann (University of Munich)

Discussant: Paolo Pesenti (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)

Output Response to Currency Crises

Poonam Gupta (IMF), Deepak Mishra (World Bank), and Ratna Sahay (IMF)

Discussant: Nouriel Roubini (New York University)

Cheap Labor Meets Costly Capital: The Impact of Devaluations on Commodity Firms

Kristin Forbes (U.S. Treasury)

Discussant: Jingqing Chai (IMF)

Economic Integration and the Exchange Rate Regime: How Damaging Are Currency Crises?

Axel A. Weber and Günter Beck (Frankfurt University)

Discussant: Charles Engel (University of Wisonsin)

Stabilization Policies and Economic Reforms

The Effectiveness of Fiscal Policy in Stimulating Economic Activity: An Empirical Investigation

Emanuele Baldacci, Marco Cangiano, Selma Mahfouz, and Axel Schimmelpfennig (IMF)

Discussant: Alberto Alesina (Harvard University)

Interest Rate Effects on Output: Evidence from a GDP Forecasting Model for South Africa

Janine Aron and John Muellbauer (Oxford University)

Discussant: Eswar Prasad (IMF)

Why Do Many Disinflations Fail?

Javier Hamann and Alessandro Prati (IMF)

Discussant: Holger Wolf (George Washington University)

IMF Programs: Who Is Chosen and What Are the Effects?

Robert Barro (Harvard University) and Jong-Wha Lee (Korea University)

Discussant: Tim Lane (IMF)

Budget Support versus Project Aid: A Theoretical Appraisal

Tito Cordella and Giovanni Dell'Ariccia (IMF)

Discussant: Craig Burnside (World Bank)

What Determines Individual Preferences Over Market Reform? Microeconomic Evidence from Russia

Stephanie Eble and Petya Koeva (IMF)

Discussant: Anders Åslund (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)

What Explains the Success and Failure of Fund-Supported Programs?

Anna Ivanova (IMF), Wolfgang Mayer (University...