Virtual conference “Adjustments in and to an Uncertain World”

EEST time:15:00–15:15
(EDT time: 8.00–8:15)

Opening and welcome remarks:
Vitas Vasiliauskas, Chairman of the Board, Bank of Lithuania 
Adam Glapiński,  President, Narodowy Bank Polski

EEST time:15:15–16:45
(EDT time: 8:15–9:45)

Session 1: Monetary Policy and Uncertainty 
Moderator: Pawel Kopiec, Narodowy Bank Polski

The Elusive Gains from Nationally-Oriented Monetary Policy
Presenter: Martin Bodenstein, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Martin Wolf, University of Vienna
Q&A

Interest Rate Uncertainty as a Policy Tool
Presenter: G. Kemal Ozhan, Bank of Canada
Discussant: Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, Narodowy Bank Polski
Q&A
 

EEST time:16:50–17:50
(EDT time: 9:50–10:50)

Keynote lecture: the Role of Informational Frictions in Business Cycles
Jennifer La’O, Columbia University and FED Minneapolis

EEST time: 18:00–19:30
(EDT time: 11:00–12:30)

Session 2: Trading Firms’ Behaviour in Uncertain Environment
Moderator: Julian di Giovanni, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, CEBRA and CEPR

How Do Firms Adjust When Trade Stops? 
Presenter: Alminas Žaldokas, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Discussant: Alessandro Ruggieri, University of Nottingham
Q&A

Relationship Stickiness and Economic Uncertainty
Presenter: Julien Martin, University of Quebec in Montreal (UQAM) and CEPR
Discussant: Ryan Monarch, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Q&A
 

EEST time: 19:35–20:35
(EDT time: 12:35–13:35)

Keynote lecture: Trade, Productivity, and (Mis)allocation
Kalina Manova, University College London

EEST time: 15:00–16:30
(EDT time: 8:00–9:30)

Session 3: Uncertainty-Induced Trade Effects
Moderator: Andrei A. Levchenko, University of Michigan, CEBRA and CEPR

Taking Stock of Trade Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from China's Pre-WTO Accession 
Presenter: George Alessandria, University of Rochester and NBER
Discussant: Justin Pierce, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Q&A

Global Risk Sharing through Trade in Goods and Assets: Theory and Evidence 
Presenter: Inga Heiland, University of Oslo 
Discussant: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Q&A

EEST time: 16:35-17:35
(EDT time: 9:35–10:35)

Keynote lecture: Unravelling Deep Integration: Local Labour Market Effects of the Brexit Vote
Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford and EBRD

EEST time: 17:45–19:15
(EDT time: 10:45–12:15)

Session 4: Macro Effects of Uncertainty 
Moderator: Povilas Lastauskas, CEFER, Bank of Lithuania

Uncertainty-Induced Reallocations and Growth 
Presenter: Mariano Massimiliano Croce, Bocconi University, NBER, CEPR, and IGIER
Discussant: Dario Bonciani, Bank of England
Q&A

Convex Supply Curves 
Presenter: Nitya Pandalai-Nayar, University of Texas at Austin and NBER
Discussant: Thomas Sampson, London School of Economics and Political Science
Q&A

EEST time: 19:15–19:20
(EDT time: 12:15–12:20)