Centre for Macroeconomics Policy Mini Workshop

Programme

09:30-09:50 AM: Registration and welcome refreshments

09:50-10:00 AM: Welcome speech by Prof Kieran Fernandes, Executive Dean, Durham University Business School

10:00-10:30 AM: Cem Cakmali, Durham: “The Term Structure of Cyclical Return Predictability

10:30-11:00 AM: Giorgio Fazio, Newcastle: “Metastability in financial markets”

11:00-11:30 AM: Paulo Santos Monteiro, York: “Do prudent consumers save against inflation risk?",

11:30-12:00 PM: Michael Wickens, York: “The Taylor Rule: did the Fed ever use it?”

12:00-01:00 PM: Lunch

01:00-01:30 PM: Les Reinhorn, Durham: “It is optimal to tax capital income if people get utility from wealth”

01:30-02:00 PM: Theo Diasakos, York: "Other assets' risk: a theoretical explanation for financial contagion"

02:00-02:30 PM: Remzi Kaygusuz, Durham: “A Different World: Drivers of Household Earnings Inequality 1980-2020”

02:30-03:00 PM: Francesco Fusari, Newcastle: "From Westminster to High Street: The Macroeconomic Effects of UK Budget Announcements"

Please register your interest by emailing the Research Hub at business.researchhub@durham.ac.uk