RIEF Annual Conference 2023
(Virtually) 8 – 9 December 2023
Welcome to the website of the RIEF Annual Conference 2023. Here you will find the program and information relevant to the conference.
The Research Institute in Economics and Finance (RIEF) will virtually hold its next Annual Conference on Friday and Saturday, December 8–9, 2023.
Program Chair: Marco Ortiz, Ph.D. (University of the Pacific, RIEF)
Submission Deadline: November 5, 2023
We encourage submitting papers on topics including (but not limited to) macroeconomics and monetary/fiscal/macroprudential policy, applied microeconomics, econometrics, banking, corporate finance, and asset pricing.
Paper Submission Procedure
To submit a paper, please begin by registering at the conference planning website (go to the “Submit a Paper” button). Enter all requested contact information for all authors. If you experience any submission difficulty, don’t hesitate to contact Lessly Panta (rief@ri-ef.com).
Authors whose papers are selected will be contacted in the second week of November.
Completed papers should be submitted electronically on November 5, 2023.
The format of each session would be as follows
- 30 min presentation
- 10 min discussion
- 5 min general Q&A
Submit a paper for consideration by 11:59 p.m. Lima time on November 5, 2023.
Register
Registration will open on November 15, 2023.
Keynote Speakers
Robert Phuong Ngo
Associate Professor of Economics, Cleveland State University
Boston University, Ph.D. in Economics
Andrés Fernández
Senior Financial Expert
Monetary and Capital Markets Department
IMF
Rutgers University, Ph.D. in Economics.
Friday, December 8
| Morning |
| Session Chair: Marco Ortiz (Universidad del Pacifico, RIEF) |
| 10.00: Welcome Reception |
| 10.15 – 11.15 KEYNOTE SESSION I Andres Fernandez (IMF) The COVID crisis: Lessons in macroeconomy policy Paper | Slides | Video |
| 11.15 – 12.00 Session 1 Alberto Ortiz (Bank & Finance) Financial Conditions and Monetary Policy: The Importance of Non-Linear Effects Discussant: Nelson Ramirez (CEMLA) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video |
| Afternoon | |
| Session Chair: Liu Mendoza (Teconlógico de Monterrey, RIEF) | |
| 2.00: Welcome Reception | |
| 2.15 – 3.00 Session 2 Victor Zuluaga (University of Houston) Quality, Trade, and Training: Theory and Evidence from Mexico Discussant: Roberto Duncan (Ohio University) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video | |
| 3.00 – 3.45 Session 3 Gonzalo Fuentes (Central Reserve Bank of Peru) The Effectiveness of the BCRP Exchange Interventions: An Empirical Approach Discussant: Liu Mendoza (TEC, Monterrey) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video | |
| 4.00 – 5.00 Session 4 Juan Tenorio (MEF) Monthly GDP Nowcasting with Machine Learning and Unstructured Data Discussant: Ricardo Quineche (BCRP) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video |
Saturday, December 9
| Morning |
| Session Chair: Hamilton Galindo (Cleveland State University, RIEF) |
| 10.00: Welcome Reception |
| 10.15 – 11.00 Session 5 Thomas Phelan (The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland) Time Use and the Efficiency of Heterogeneous Markups Discussant: Jose Berrospide (The Federal Reserve) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video |
| 11.00 – 12.00 KEYNOTE SESSION II Robert Phuong Ngo (Cleveland State University) Downward Nominal Rigidities and Bond Premia Paper | Slides | Video |
| Afternoon | |
| Session Chair: Renato Lazo (University of Ottawa, RIEF) | |
| 2.00: Welcome Reception | |
| 2.15 – 3.00 Session 6 Arthur Inca (UP) & Fabrizio Solf (UP) Monetary Policy Under a Nominal GDP Rule Goal: A Small Open Economy Approach Discussant: Paul Castillo (BCRP) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video | |
| 3.00 – 3.45 Session 7 Christian Velazquez (Boston College) The role of heterogeneity and production networks in the economic impact of weather shocks Discussant: Hamilton Galindo (Cleveland State University, RIEF) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video | |
| 3.45 – 4.30 Session 8 Luis Yepez (Central Reserve Bank of Peru) Informality and Wealth Distribution: A Heterogeneous Agent Model Discussant: Christian Velazquez (Boston College) Paper | Slides | Discussion | Video |