in Helsinki, April 7-8, 2006
Venue: Bank of Finland, Rauhankatu 19
Programme
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Friday, 7 April 2006 |
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10:00 |
Opening of the workshop |
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10:00 – 11:00 |
GDP at risk: A framework for monetary policy responses to asset price movements |
Stephen G. Cecchetti (Brandeis University) |
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First comments |
Oleg Zamulin (New Economic School and SITE) |
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11:00 – 11:50 |
Real exchange rate targeting via accumulation of foreign reserves: Inflationary consequences |
Oleg Zamulin (New Economic School and SITE) |
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First comments |
Marek Jarocinski (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CASE) |
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11:50 – 12:40 |
Common Russian market does exist: Price convergence and market integration in Russia |
Konstantin Gluschenko (Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering, Russian Academy of Sciences) |
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First comments |
Jarko Fidrmuc (University of Munich) |
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12:40 – 14:00 |
Lunch |
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14:00 – 14:50 |
The determinants of bank interest margins and profitability: Case of Ukraine |
Dimitry Sologub (IMF) |
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First comments |
Esa Jokivuolle (Bank of Finland) |
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14:50 – 15:40 |
Pricing of global and local sources of risk in Russian stock market |
Kashif Saleem (Lappeenranta University of Technology) |
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First comments |
Terhi Jokipii (Bank of Finland) |
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15:40 – 16:00 |
Break |
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16:00 – 16:50 |
Trade integration of Central and Eastern European countries: Lessons from a gravity model |
Jarko Fidrmuc (University of Munich) |
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First comments |
Kari Alho (The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy) |
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16:50 – 17:30 |
Dutch Disease: |
Nienke Oomes (IMF) |