Call for Papers: 14th Workshop on “Exchange Rates”
The National Bank of Belgium will host the 14th workshop on “Exchange Rates”, jointly organized with the Banca d’Italia, the Bank for International Settlements, the European Central Bank, and the Bank of Slovenia. The workshop aims at providing a forum for discussing innovative research on analytical and policy issues relating to FX markets, financial intermediation and macrofinancial stability. Economists working in central banks, academia, or the private sector are welcome to participate and submit a paper.
Lucio Sarno (Cambridge Judge Business School) will give a keynote lecture.
Relevant topics include, but are not limited to:
- the drivers of exchange rates and related asset prices from a financial perspective (including the role of intermediaries);
- exchange rates and the transmission of monetary policy;
- exchange rate pass-through and the role of dominant currency pricing;
- FX interventions;
- exchange rates and macrofinancial stability frameworks;
- FX risk premia and their drivers;
- global linkages between capital flows, foreign exchange rates and risk appetite;
- the international use of currencies and its implications for exchange rates;
- digital currencies and their implications for the global monetary and financial system.
Submission process
We welcome submissions of either theoretical or empirical nature. Interested authors should submit their paper via e-mail to [email protected] with the subject line “Submission FX Workshop” by 18 October 2024. Papers can be sent in a draft or extended abstract version, although final or nearly final versions may be preferred given the small number of papers we will be able to accept. Authors of accepted papers will be notified by mid-November.
Registration
There is no registration fee for participation in the workshop. However, all participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation expenses. Presenters and discussants are automatically registered for the conference. All other participants are requested to register by sending an e-mail with the subject line “Registration FX Workshop” to the e-mail address given above by 6 December 2024. Note that there is limited space for in-person participation, so that your registration is not guaranteed.