13th November 2019 at the IEA Headquarters, Westminster, London
Order of the day
9.00 am Coffee and welcome
9.30 am Welcome – Juan Castañeda (University of Buckingham), Director of IIMR
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Session 1 – Which one determines the major macroeconomic outcomes, fiscal policy or monetary policy?
Chairperson: Charles Goodhart (LSE)
9.35 am – Tim Congdon (IIMR) – ‘Monetary Policy vs. Fiscal Policy: Which one determines the main macroeconomic outcomes?’
10.00 am – Dirk Ehnts (Technical University Chemnitz): ‘MMT – blessing or curse?’
10.25 am – Bill Robinson (KPMG): ‘A macroeconomic policy without fiscal activism in Britain (1976 – 2008); an assessment’.
10.50 am – Discussion
11.10 am – Coffee
Session 2 – Fiscal policy and macroeconomic stability
Chairperson: Geoffrey Wood (University of Buckingham and Cass Business School)
11.30 am – José Manuel González-Páramo (BBVA): ‘How can fiscal policy contribute to price stability?’
11.55 am – Silvia Ardagna (Goldman Sachs): ‘Which fiscal policy? A rule-based approach’
12.20 pm – Paul de Grauwe (LSE): ‘Fiscal Policies in Booms and Busts’
12.45 pm – Discussion
Conclusion
13.15 pm – Tim Congdon and Juan Castañeda – Closing remarks and thanks to contributors
13.30 pm – Soft drinks available
End of formal proceedings of the conference
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Reception
13:45 pm Lunch at the IEA