2024 BFI International Macro-Finance Conference
The 12th International Macro-Finance Conference, hosted by the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago will be held December 6-7, 2024. This event provides an opportunity for a small group of faculty working at the intersection of international finance and international macro to discuss their early stage research in an informal setting.
This event is by invitation only. If you would like to attend or have any questions, please email bfi-events@uchicago.edu.
Previous Conference Agendas: 2023 • 2022 • 2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013
Agenda
Welcome Lunch
650 Lounge
Segmented Financial Integration
Liliana Varela, London School of Economics
Break
Fragmented Monetary Unions
Luca Fornaro, Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional
Break
Dealer Risk Limits and Currency Returns
Omar Barbiero, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Break
Dollar Debt and the Inefficient Global Financial Cycle
Paul Fontanier, Yale University
Conference Adjourns
Conference Dinner
By invitation only.
Breakfast
650 Lounge
Exchange Rates and Currency Centrality in Equity Markets
Vania Stavrakeva, London Business School
Break
Capital Flows and the Making of Risky Currencies
Zhiyu Fu, Washington University
Break
The Causal Effects of Expected Future Depreciations
Juan Herreño, University of California, San Diego
Lunch
650 Lounge
Lunch Presentation: Global Hegemony and Exorbitant Privilege
Carolin Pflueger, University of Chicago