The Politics and Economics of International Finance Research Group Meeting
Sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs with the generous support of the Andrew Quale, Jr. Fund
Location: Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
8:00-9:00 AM: Check-In
8:30-9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:10 AM: Welcome
9:10-10:30 AM: Barry Eichengreen,University of California, Berkeley, “International Currencies Past, Present and Future:Two Views From Economic History."
10:30-11:00 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM-12:20 PM: Lawrence Broz , University of California, San Diego, "The Congressional Politics of International Financial Stabilization"
12:20-1:30 PM: Lunch
1:30-2:50 PM: Hélène Rey, London Business School, “What's Wrong with the Trilemma”
2:50-3:10 PM: Coffee Break
3:10-4:30 PM: Roundtable Discussion: “Is there a renewed need for international policy coordination?”
- Willem Buiter, Global Chief Economist, Citibank
- Ken Rogoff, Harvard University
- David Singer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Linda Tesar, University of Michigan