11th ECB Conference on Forecasting Techniques — Avenues for the next 20 years, Frankfurt am Main - Main contents
| date | October 30, 2019 - February 19, 2020 |
|---|---|
| city | Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| organisation | European Central Bank (ECB) i |
Joshua Chan (Purdue University), Raffaella Giacomini (University College London), Christopher Sims (Princeton University) and Matt Taddy (Amazon) have confirmed their participation as keynote speakers. Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School) will moderate a panel discussion entitled “20 years of macroeconomic forecasting at the ECB: reflections and the way ahead”.
Submission of papers and deadlines
Manuscripts should be submitted as a PDF to conf-forecasting@ecb.europa.eu by 19 February 2020. Please indicate in your submission whether you are willing to discuss a paper. The authors of accepted papers will be notified by 7 April 2020. Notifications will be sent to the authors of accepted papers only.
Expenses
Travel and accommodation expenses of the presenters of accepted papers and of discussants will be covered by the ECB. (Participants from the European System of Central Banks and from European institutions will be expected to cover their own expenses.)
Paper competition for PhD students
In the context of the upcoming conference, the ECB is organising a paper competition for PhD students in order to encourage research in the area of macroeconomic forecasting and to support students working in this field.
Scientific committee
Marta Bańbura, Gabriel Pérez-Quirós, Gerhard Rünstler and Georg Strasser (all ECB)
Contents
The European Central Bank (ECB) manages the euro and frames and implements EU economic & monetary policy. Its main aim is to keep prices stable, thereby supporting economic growth and job creation.
What does the ECB do?