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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Aug 26

In a nutshell, the paper proposes a taxonomy for economic risks and uncertainties, reviews various measures and models available for quantitative assessments, and discusses ways how central banks can communicate uncertainty to the public. 2/3

Accounting for Uncertainty and Risks in Monetary Policy

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Aug 26

🧵It was a great pleasure to work with excellent colleagues across the ‪@federalreserve.gov‬ on a paper for the FOMC framework review. Thanks to my coauthors Travis Berge, Giuseppe Fiori, Francesca Loria, Molin Zhong. You can find the paper here:
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The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Jul 31

Interested in top-notch research in monetary economics? Join us for this new online seminar series, co-hosted CEPR's Monetary Economics and Fluctuations program and our Center for Monetary Research! @ivanwerning.bsky.social will kick things off on Sep-4.
Sign up: cepr-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Jul 28

New Virtual Seminar series on #MonetaryEconomics begins September 2025, joint with the Center for Monetary Research of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Monthly sessions explore central bank frameworks, policy design, and international dimensions.

More: cepr.org/events/event...

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Jul 28

New Virtual Seminar series on #MonetaryEconomics begins September 2025, joint with the Center for Monetary Research of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Monthly sessions explore central bank frameworks, policy design, and international dimensions.

More: cepr.org/events/event...

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LUISS Finance Workshop 2025

Adam Shapiro @adamshap.bsky.social · Nov 13

Shelter inflation will continue to remain above pre pandemic levels as average rents catch up to market rents

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Nicola Borri @nicolaborri.bsky.social · Nov 19

The call for the third edition of the Luiss Finance Conference is out. This time we are looking for papers on Corporate Finance and Financial Intermediation. Keynote by Manju Puri. Spread the news. #EconSky

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Bluesky Is Turning Into a Strong X Alternative

Austan Goolsbee @goolsbee.bsky.social · Nov 20

Follow this woman @dianeswonk.bsky.social

She is good.

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Lisa Kramer @lisakramer.com · Sep 25

I made a starter pack of academics doing finance research, including finance professors, financial economists, and other economists interested in finance go.bsky.app/944zQWd

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Kevin Roose @kevinroose.com · Nov 22

I wrote about this app! It’s good! (But you know that, you’re here)
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Bluesky has a hint of the old Twitter magic, but the feeling of freedom it offers might be even better.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Nov 20

🚨Call for Papers🚨
Together with the Bank of Canada and the Chicago Fed, we're organizing a Conference on #FixedIncome Research and Implications for #MonetaryPolicy on May 22-23, 2025, in San Francisco. Submissions due by January 31. More details: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...
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Call for Papers: Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy - San Francisco Fed

Submissions due by January 31, 2025 for the Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy Conference

Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research - San Francisco Fed

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Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Mar 3

#CallForPapers for the #CEBRA2025 Annual Meeting

They invite high-quality research papers on central #banking, #monetarypolicy, financial stability and related topics.

Hosted by: Boston Fed and the HBS Pricing Lab D^3
Deadline: 20 March

More info: cebra-events.org/call-for-pap...
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Call for Papers for: The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Central Bank Research Association (CEBRA). Co-organized with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and Harvard Business School, Pricing Lab, Digital Data Design Institute at Harvard (D^3).

The submission deadline is Thursday, 20 March 2025.

Date:  Wednesday 6 August to Friday 8 August 2025
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (6 Aug) and Harvard Business School (7-8 Aug)

The CEBRA Annual Meeting, now celebrating its tenth year, brings together practitioners to explore a wide range of pressing topics relevant to central banks, financial regulators, international financial institutions and fiscal authorities. With the input and support of almost 30 central banks, this year's call for papers ensures the sessions will be diverse, engaging and highly topical. We invite you to submit your paper and be part of this important discussion.

The conference will showcase a keynote address by Alberto Cavallo, followed by an insightful panel on Technology and the Inflation Process, organized by Raphael Auer. Two high-level policy panels, hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, will further enrich the discussions. Additionally for 2025, CEBRA is pleased to highlight a poster session designed specifically for early-career economists, providing a platform for emerging voices in the field. The program will also feature a session by Banca d’Italia on Women in Central Banking.

The Scientific Committee is composed of Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School), Raphael Auer (BIS Innovation Hub, CEBRA), Alberto Cavallo (Harvard Business School), Raphael Schoenle (Brandeis University, CEBRA) and Egon Zakrajšek (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston).

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 27

🚨Friendly reminder that Saturday, May 31 is the deadline to submit (a) papers to our fall macro-finance conference and (b) nominations for the new Janet Yellen Award for Monetary Research, both initiatives of our new Center for Monetary Research. Details are here: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...

Submissions due by May 31, 2025, for the 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research, to be held in San Francisco on October 10, 2025.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 19

🚀Stay ahead of the curve! If you're interested in events, new papers, and data updates of our Center for Monetary Research, you can sign up for the quarterly newsletter here: frbsf.org/subscription...
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Second Thomas Laubach Research Conference

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 16

Excellent papers at the Second Thomas Laubach Conference of the @federalreserve.bsky.social Follow Ben Bernanke's presentation on Central Bank Communication live now, or watch the recording later. Great stuff!
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economic Conference - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors in Washington DC.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 13

Selection Committee: Michael Bauer, Sylvain Leduc, Thomas Mertens, and Pascal Paul

More info is also in our conference call for papers:
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Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research - San Francisco Fed

Submissions due by May 31, 2025, for the 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research, to be held in San Francisco on October 10, 2025.

Call for Papers: 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research - San Francisco Fed

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 13

The nominee should have received their Ph.D. within the last ten years, but exceptions due to career breaks are possible. Please send nominations to [email protected] by May 31, 2025. Nominations should include a brief justification and the nominee’s CV. Self-nominations are accepted.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 13

📢Call for Nominations📢

The SF Fed and its Center for Monetary Research are launching the new Janet Yellen Award!

This award will be given annually to an exceptional early-career researcher who has made significant and policy-relevant contributions to macro-finance and/or monetary economics.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · May 7

The SF Fed's Center for Monetary Research is hosting our 2nd Annual Macro-Finance Conference this fall. If you have a recent paper on the linkages between financial markets, monetary policy, and the macroeconomy, please submit by May 31!
www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...

Submissions due by May 31, 2025, for the 2nd Annual Conference on Macro-Finance Research, to be held in San Francisco on October 10, 2025.

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Mar 14

Our Center for Monetary Research is cosponsoring a session at the 2025 CEBRA meeting. Do you have a recent working paper on international macro-finance/monetary issues? Then please submit to Session 14 of this CfP! Deadline is March 20. We look forward to your submissions! #CEBRA2025 #CFP #EconSky

Centre for Economic Policy Research @cepr.org · Mar 3

#CallForPapers for the #CEBRA2025 Annual Meeting

They invite high-quality research papers on central #banking, #monetarypolicy, financial stability and related topics.

Hosted by: Boston Fed and the HBS Pricing Lab D^3
Deadline: 20 March

More info: cebra-events.org/call-for-pap...
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DP19905 The Art of Monetary Policy: Lessons from Sun Tzu for Central Banks

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Feb 3

Kristin Forbes distills lessons for monetary policy from her research and the recent experience of central banks, using Sun Tzu's eternal classic "The Art of War" as a framework. Ingenious! (And particularly close to my own martial artist heart.)

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The 2008 Global Financial Crisis and 2020 COVID-19 pandemic forced central banks to innovate and develop a multifaceted set of new weapons that have substantially expanded their authority and reach. This lecture draws lessons for monetary policy from the last two, tumultuous decades by applying the principles of Sun Tzu, a Chinese philosopher and military strategist from the 6th century BC. Tzu proposed several key principles for success—tenets that also apply to monetary policy today: (1) planning in advance for the next battle; (2) accepting and adapting to the inevitability of powerful, external shocks; (3) establishing a strong tactical position; (4) developing a variety of weapons that can be combined for different situations and maneuvers; (5) maintaining flexibility so that you can quickly modify your strategy; and (6) considering the longer-term costs when evaluating the tradeoffs of different approaches. While the optimal strategy in both war and monetary policy is more of an “art” than a science, these principles provide insights on how central banks should deploy interest rates, balance sheets, emergency support programs, forward guidance, and macroprudential tools when battling the next crisis—as well as to build more resilient economies during more peaceful periods.

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Jan 27

Submission deadline for our fixed income conference is this Friday, January 31. Our keynote speaker will be Annette Vissing-Jorgensen. If you have a new paper in this area, please consider submitting it!

Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Nov 20

🚨Call for Papers🚨
Together with the Bank of Canada and the Chicago Fed, we're organizing a Conference on #FixedIncome Research and Implications for #MonetaryPolicy on May 22-23, 2025, in San Francisco. Submissions due by January 31. More details: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...
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Call for Papers: Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy - San Francisco Fed

Submissions due by January 31, 2025 for the Fixed Income Research and Implications for Monetary Policy Conference

Philippe Aghion, INSEAD Transition to Green Technology along the Supply Chain - San Francisco Fed

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Jan 16

Thank you @cwolfram.bsky.social for a fantastic presentation on CBAM in today's Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics. The slides and recording are here: www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...

Also worth checking out this @rff.org policy brief: www.rff.org/publications...

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Thomas Drechsel @tdecon.bsky.social · Jan 2

At the AEA meetings in San Francisco?

Check out this nice session on Friday morning: "Identifying Monetary Policy"

With presentations by Amy Handlan @michaeldbauer.bsky.social @kronerniklas.bsky.social myself and Philippe Andrade

Thank you Philippe for organizing! #ASSA2025

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Michael Bauer @michaeldbauer.bsky.social · Dec 18

The Virtual Seminar on Climate Economics is finishing the year strong, with a talk by Philippe Agion from INSEAD on "Transition to Green Technology along the Supply Chain". Join us Thursday at 11am ET on Zoom!

www.frbsf.org/news-and-med...