Institute Events
Conference on International Linkages in a Globalized World and Implications for Monetary Policy
June 21–22, 2012 | Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Sponsored by
Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law
On June 21–22, 2012, the School of International Business Administration of Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SHUFE) hosted a conference specifically devoted to the study on the impact of globalization on the transmission of shocks across countries and its implications on conducting monetary policy. The conference was jointly organized by the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, and Shanghai Institute of Finance and Law and will be held at the Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.
Organizing committee:
- Michael Devereux (University of British Columbia)
- Kevin Huang (Vanderbilt University)
- Yuying Jin (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
- Jian Wang (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
- Mark Wynne (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas)
Agenda
Thursday, June 21, 2012 |
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8:30 a.m. |
Opening Remarks |
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Mark Wynne |
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Guofu Tan |
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Weigang Fu |
Session I: International Trade, Offshoring and International Comovement |
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Session Chair: Mark Wynne |
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8:45 a.m. |
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Kim Ruhl |
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Discussion presentation |
9:45 a.m. |
Factor Proportions and International Business Cycles |
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Keyu Jin |
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Discussion presentation |
11:00 a.m. |
Threatening to Offshore in a Search Model of the Labor Market |
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David Arseneau |
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Discussion presentation |
Session II: International Financial Linkages and Optimal Monetary Policy |
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Session Chair: Jian Wang |
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1:30 p.m. |
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David Cook |
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Discussion presentation |
2:30 p.m. |
International Contagion Through Leveraged Financial Institutions |
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Eric van Wincoop |
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Discussion presentation |
3:45 p.m. |
Exchange Rate Pass-through, Firm Heterogeneity and Product Quality |
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Zhi Yu |
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Discussion presentation |
4:45 p.m. |
Panel Discussion |
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Benhua Wei |
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Mark Wynne |
6:30 p.m. |
Dinner |
Friday, June 22, 2012 |
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Session III: Exchange Rates, Optimal Monetary Policy, and Chinese Economy |
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Session Chair: Benhua Wei |
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9:00 a.m. |
Global Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, and Currency Returns |
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Charles Engel, Kennneth West and Mian Zhu |
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Discussion presentation |
10:00 a.m. |
Demographic Patterns and Household Saving in China |
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Chadwick C. Curtis |
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Discussion presentation |
11:15 a.m. |
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Xi Li, Xuewen Liu and Yong Wang |
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Discussion presentation |
12:15 p.m. |
Lunch and Adjourn |





