Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. SEA |
Session 23B Current Account Dynamics and Government Policy |
Session Chairs: |
Eylem Ersal-Kiziler, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
Papers: |
"Current Account Dynamics, Valuation Effects and Nontradable Goods" "Volatility in U.S. Current Account Deficit and Government Policy" "Why China’s Current Account Surplus Increases After RMB’s Appreciation?" "Is Currency Revaluation Contractionary in China? A VAR Analysis" "Renminbi Depreciations and China-Japan Commodity Trade: Do Manufactured Goods Show Stronger Support for the S-Curve?" |
Discussants: |
David Y. Chen, North Carolina A&T State University |
Sunday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. SEA |
Session 23H Issues in Monetary Policy |
Session Chairs: |
Michael Jetter, Universidad EAFIT |
Papers: |
"Central Bank Transparency: Does It Matter?" "Optimal Monetary Policy Under Endogenous Currency Invoicing" "Monetary Policy Shifts and the Forward Discount Bias" "Health Care Inflation and Monetary Policy" |
Discussants: |
Takeshi Yagihashi, Old Dominion University |