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Conferences and Symposia

As part of its mission to foster scholarly interaction within the University and between the University and peer institutions at home and abroad, the BMW Center regularly sponsors conferences and symposia on important issues in German and European affairs.

Over the years, the Center has sponsored numerous gatherings of this kind, focusing on issues ranging from transatlantic relations to corporate-government relations.

Upcoming Conferences

International Research Forum on Monetary Policy
The Fourth Conference organized by the International Research Forum on Monetary Policy was held at the Federal Reserve Board on 1-2 December 2006.

The Conference papers and presentations included the following:
Eggertsson Presentation
Erceg Presentation
Orphanides Discussion
Bayesian and Adaptive Optimal Policy under Model Uncertainty
Svensson Discussion
Temin Discussion
Mortgage Markets, Collateral Constraints, and Monetary Policy: Do Institutional Factors Matter?
Weidenmier Discussion
Blanchard Discussion
The Mistake of 1937: A General Equilibrium Analysis
Christoffel Discussion
DenHaan Discussion
Three Great American Disinflations
Gali Presentation
Gertler Presentation
A New Keynesian Model with Unemployment
Linzert Presentation
Merz Discussion
Unemployment Fluctuations with Staggered Nash Wage Bargaining
Mortensen Discussion
Walsh Discussion
Sticky Prices and Monetary Policy: Evidence from Disaggregated U.S. Data
Calza Presentation
Evans Discussion
Identifying the Role of Labor Markets for Monetary Policy in an Estimated DSGE Model
Heathcote Discussion
Iacoviello Discussion
Menu Costs, Multi-Product Firms, and Aggregate Fluctuations
Schaling Discussion
Sims Discussion
Robustly Optimal Monetary Policy with Near-Rational Expectations Williams Presentation
Woodford Presentation
Giannoni Presentation
Hubrich Discussion
Midrigin Presentation
Primiceri Discussion
Reis Discussion
Reis Discussion
Watson Discussion
Papademos Presentation

Past Conferences and Symposia

• Western Integration, German Unification and the Cold War - The Adenauer Era in Perspective (March 24-25, 2006).
• Third meeting of the Transatlantic Study Group at the Freie Universitat Berlin (June 10 - 11, 2005).
• Transatlantic Symposium: The Future of Telecommunications Industries (April 14 - 15, 2005).
• Conference on Culture, Collective Memory, and Foreign Policy in the Post 9/11 World (February 20 - 21, 2005).
• The European Project: Opportunities and Challenges, 9th Graduate Student Conference (February 18-19, 2005).
• Second meeting of the Transatlantic Study Group at Georgetown University (June 25 - 26, 2004).
• "An Expanding Europe: Reflections and Prospects," 8th Graduate Student Conference (February 20-21, 2004).
• "International Research Forum on Monetary Policy" (November 14-15, 2003).
• "Common Global Responsibility" (November 6 - 8, 2003).
• "Origins and Evolution of the European Union" (September 25-26, 2003).
• "National Culture/Global Frames" (April 13, 2003).
• "Defining Europe's Future: The EU at a Crossroads," 7th Graduate Student Conference (March 21-22, 2003).