The Short Lags of Monetary Policy

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Afonso Soto de Moura* (European Central Bank)
with Gergely Buda (Barcelona School of Economics), Vasco M. Carvalho (University of Cambridge), Giancarlo Corsetti (European University Institute), João B. Duarte (Nova School of Business and Economics), Stephen Hansen (University College London), Álvaro Ortiz (BBVA Research), Tomasa Rodrigo (BBVA Research), José V. Rodríguez Mora (CUNEF Universidad, University of Edinburgh), Guilherme Alves da Silva (Nova School of Business and Economics)

Discussant: Leonardo Melosi (European University Institute)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j3Ag9D71bQ

Adventures in Demand Analysis Using AI

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Martin Spindler* (University of Hamburg)
with Philipp Bach (Freie Universität Berlin), Victor Chernozhukov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Sven Klaassen, Jan Teichert-Kluge (all University of Hamburg) and Suhas Vijaykumar (University of California, San Diego)

Discussant: Dimitris Georgarakos (European Central Bank)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYjRilQEb9s

Welcome | AI and Forecasting Techniques Conference 2026

Source: European Central Bank (video statements)

Welcome remarks by João Sousa, European Central Bank, on the first day of the 2026 Forecasting Techniques conference.

This biennial European Central Bank conference provides a forum for new theoretical and applied work on forecasting with an aim to put new insights into practice. Under the title “Artificial intelligence in economic narratives, forecasting and risk assessments”, the forthcoming edition focuses on the use of AI algorithms for economic analysis, exploring how these methods are transforming the way economists understand and interpret economic phenomena.
The conference took place on 23 and 24 March 2026.

Watch all sessions from the conference:

See the conference programme here: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLnVAEZuF9FZnMPzsAhkMgCVdx7rdyS_uH/edit
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20260323_13th_conference_on_forecasting_techniques.en.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5d1utuHY4k