Organizers:

Alessandro Rebucci, International Monetary Fund

Session Chairs:

Alessandro Rebucci, International Monetary Fund

Papers:

"Unpleasant Trade-Offs in IMF Governance"
Carlo Cottarelli, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)

"The Design of IMF-Supported Programs: Does the Balance Sheet of the IMF Matter?"
Oya Celasun, International Monetary Fund
Rodney Ramcharan, International Monetary Fund

"Outcomes-Based Conditionality: The Role and Optimal Design"
Anna Ivanova, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Michel Robe, American University
Steve Kamin, Federal Reserve Board
Paolo Manasse, International Monetary Fund and University of Bologna

Organizers:

Alessandro Rebucci, International Monetary Fund

Session Chairs:

Alessandro Rebucci, International Monetary Fund

Papers:

"Expansionary Fiscal Shocks and the Trade Deficit"
Erceg Christopher, Federal Reserve Board
Luca Guerrieri, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)
Christopher Gust, Federal Reserve Board

"The Domestic and Global Impact of Japan's Policies for Growth"
Nicoletta Batini, International Monetary Fund
Dick Muir, Bank of Canada
Papa N'Diaye, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Alessandro Rebucci, International Monetary Fund

"DSGE Models of High Exchange-Rate Volatility and Low Pass-through"
Giancarlo Corsetti, European University Institute
Luca Dedola, European Central Bank
Sylvain Leduc, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Akito Matsumoto, International Monetary Fund
Erika Yokomizo, George Washington University and Tokio Daito Bunka University
Jaewoo Lee, International Monetary Fund