Tuesday, October 10

Big Data: Potential, Challenges, and Statistical Implications

Presenter: Diane Kostroch (STA)
Moderator: Cristina Pagan
Time: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660



How to Measure Economic Success - Welfare vs. GDP? 

Presenter: Geoffrey Bannister (APD)
Moderator: Ping Wang
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660



Interconnectedness of Global Systemically-Important Banks and Insurers

Presenter: TengTeng Xu / Sheheryar Malik (MCM)
Moderator: Danny Xufeng Jiang
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660



Trade and Income: Are There Really Gains, and Are They Widely Shared?

Presenter: Andras Komaromi / Kim Beaton (ICD/WHD)
Moderator: John Bishop
Time: 2:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

A Nation of Immigrants: Facts and Outcomes of LAC Immigrants in the U.S.

Presenter: Joyce Wong (WHD)
Moderator: Tom Chapman
Time: 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660


The Effects of Weather Shocks on Economic Activity. How Can Low-Income Countries Cope?

Presenter: Natalija Novta (RES)
Moderator: Simran Maxwell
Time: 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

The Withdrawal of Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs) - The Caribbean Region

Presenter: Chady El Khoury / Carolina Claver (LEG)
Moderator: Noha El Gebaly
Time: 4:30 PM - 5:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Wednesday, October 11

Gender Equality and Structural Transformation in Rwanda

Presenter: Samson Kwalingana / Monique Newiak (AFR)
Moderator: Deirdre Daly
Time: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Monetary policy, credit dynamics, and economic activity in developing countries

Presenter: Andrea Presbitero (SPR)
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauries
Time: 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Insuring Against Natural Disasters and Economic Shocks: The Role of State-Contingent Debt

Presenter: Alex Pienkowski (SPR/MCM)
Moderator: Madje Amega
Time: 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Thursday, October 12

The Economic Impact of Hurricanes in Small States

Presenter: Sebastian Acevedo (WHD)
Moderator: Jacqueline Deslauriers
Time: 11:45 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

The Labor Market Integration of Migrants in Europe: New Evidence from Micro Data

Presenter: Giang Ho / Rima Turk (EUR)
Moderator: Marushia Gislen
Time: 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

A Universal Basic Income: What, Why and When?

Presenter: Delphine Prady (FAD)
Moderator: Simonetta Nardin
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Friday, October 13

Fiscal Adjustment in the Gulf Countries: Less Costly than Previously Thought

Presenter: Armand Fouejieu (MCM) / Sohaib Shahid (MCD)
Moderator: Tilla McAnthony
Time: 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660

Inequality in Good and Bad Times: A Cross-Country Analysis

Presenter: Burcu Hacibedel / Priscilla Muthoora / Nathalie Pouokam (ICD)
Moderator: Ketil Hviding
Time: 3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Cedar Hall, HQ1-1-660