Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Panel
Moderator: Refet Gürkaynak, Bilkent University and Euro Area Business Cycle Network
Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank
Christopher J. Waller, Member, Federal Reserve Board
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Session 5
Chair: Günter Coenen, European Central Bank
Are fiscal transfers inflationary?
Jonas E. Arias, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Juan F. Rubio-Ramírez*, Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Minchul Shin, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Discussant: Leonardo Melosi, European University Institute
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Exchange rate disconnect and the trade balance
Martin Bodenstein*, Federal Reserve Board
Pablo Cuba-Borda, Federal Reserve Board
Nils Gornemann, Federal Reserve Board
Ignacio Presno, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Gernot Müller, University of Tübingen
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Flash presentations by young economists
Mind the Gap: Disagreement and Credible Monetary Policy
Francesco Amodeo, University of California San Diego
The Fed Explicitly Speaks: Numerical Inflation Targeting and Smooth Diagnostic Expectations
Nayeon Kang, Deutsche Bundesbank
House Price Expectations and Inflation Expectations: Evidence from Survey Data
Roshni Tara, Bank of England
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Session 2
Chair: Anna Lipińska, Federal Reserve Board
Monetary policy along the yield curve: Why can central banks affect long-term real rates?
Paul Beaudry, University of British Columbia
Paolo Cavallino, Bank for International Settlements
Tim Willems*, Bank of England
Discussant: Keith Kuester, University of Bonn
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
The great redistribution that wasn’t: A HANK-OLG perspective on monetary policy
Michał Brzoza-Brzezina*, Narodowy Bank Polski and SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Rodolfo Rigato, European Central Bank
Discussant: Bence Bardóczy, Federal Reserve Board
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Session 1
Chair: Oreste Tristani, European Central Bank
The systematic origins of monetary policy shocks
Lukas Hack, ETH Zurich
Klodiana Istrefi, European Central Bank
Matthias Meier*, University of Mannheim
Discussant: Daniel Lewis, University College London
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
How oil shocks propagate: Evidence on the monetary policy channel
Wataru Miyamoto, University of Hong Kong
Thuy Lan Nguyen*, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and Santa Clara University
Dmitriy Sergeyev, Bocconi University
Discussant: Davide Debortoli, Pompeu Fabra University
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister In The Presidency, Ms Khumbudzo Ntshavheni tables the State Security Agency Budget Vote.
Source: United Nations (video statements)
This press conference will mark the closing of the thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) and highlight key outcomes and messages from the week.
Organizers: UN-Habitat and State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
The thirteenth session of the World Urban Forum (WUF13) takes place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 17 to 22 May 2026. The theme of WUF13 is: Housing the world: Safe and resilient cities and communities.
