
AGENDA
25 MAY 2023, THURSDAY
Jurong Ballroom | Shangri-La Singapore | 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350
Time |
Session Details |
6:00 pm – 6:30 pm |
Joint Dinner for ABFER and AMPF Registration
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6:30 pm – 6:55 pm |
Welcome Remarks by Mr Edward ROBINSON Deputy Managing Director (Economic Policy) and Chief Economist, Monetary Authority of Singapore and Member of ABFER Council
and Professor Bernard YEUNG Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor in Finance and Strategic Management, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and President of ABFER
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6:55 pm – 7:25 pm |
Keynote Speech by Professor Amir SUFI Bruce Lindsay Distinguished Service Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
“Housing, Household Debt, and the Business Cycle: The Asian Edition”
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7:25 pm – 8:00 pm
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Moderated Discussion, Q&A
Chair: Professor Bernard YEUNG
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8:00 pm – 9:00 pm |
Dinner commence |
9:00 pm |
Adjourn |
26 MAY 2023, FRIDAY
Jurong Ballroom | Shangri-La Singapore | 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350
Time |
Session Details |
8:30 am – 9:00 am
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Asian Monetary Policy Forum (AMPF) Registration
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9:10 am – 9:40 am |
Opening Remarks by Mr Ravi MENON Managing Director, Monetary Authority of Singapore
“Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: Securing Monetary and Financial Stability in an Interconnected World”
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9:40 am – 10:20 am |
Commissioned Paper by Professor Maurice OBSTFELD Class of 1958 Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley
“Natural and Neutral Real Interest Rates: Past and Future”
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10:20 am – 10:40 am |
Tea Break |
10:40 am – 12:20 pm |
Discussion of Commissioned Paper
Discussants: Professor Giancarlo CORSETTI Professor of the Janeway Institute, Cambridge University and Pierre Werner Chair and Professor of Economics, European University Institute
Professor Şebnem KALEMLI-ÖZCAN Neil Moskowitz Professor of Economics and Finance, University of Maryland, College Park
Chair: Professor Bernard YEUNG Stephen Riady Distinguished Professor in Finance and Strategic Management, NUS Business School, National University of Singapore and President of ABFER
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12:30 pm – 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
1:30 pm – 2:45 pm |
Luncheon Address by Professor Michael SPENCE Recipient of 2001 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences; The Philip H. Knight Professor and Dean, Emeritus, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
“The Growth Commission Report: Retrospectives and Lessons for the Post-Pandemic World”
Dialogue, Q&A
Facilitated and Chaired by: Professor Steven J. DAVIS William H. Abbott Distinguished Service Professor of International Business and Economics, University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Advisor - Economic Policy Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore and EXCO Member of ABFER
Special Guest: Mr GOH Chok Tong Emeritus Senior Minister
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2:45 pm – 3:00 pm |
Tea Break |
3:00 pm – 4:30 pm |
Policy Note on “Inflation Expectations and Implications for Monetary Policy”
Assoc Professor Ethan ILZETZKI Associate Professor, Department of Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science
Assoc Professor Michael WEBER Associate Professor of Finance, Booth School of Business, University of Chicago
Chair: Professor Sumit AGARWAL Low Tuck Kwong Distinguished Professor, HOD Real Estate, Managing Director, Sustainable and Green Finance Institute, National University of Singapore and Senior Fellow of ABFER
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4:30 pm |
Closing Remarks |
4:45 pm |
End of Forum |
ORGANIZERS