Bank of Canada webcasts lecture and panel discussion on inflation targeting
OTTAWA – On Thursday, November 1, 2018, the Bank of Canada will host its annual economic conference. This year’s theme is inflation targeting. Academics, policy-makers, private sector economists and representatives from policy think tanks will be among those in attendance. Select sessions will be webcast live on the Bank’s website.
- Topic
Inflation Targeting: Revisit! Revise it?
- Description
The webcast will feature the following sessions:
The John Kuszczak Memorial Lecture: “Can We Do Better than Flexible Inflation Targeting?”
- Address by David Romer, professor of political economy at the University of California, Berkeley
- Introductory remarks by Lawrence Schembri, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
Panel Discussion: “Revisiting the Merits of the Inflation-Targeting Policy Framework and Its Alternatives”
Participants:
- Martin Eichenbaum, professor of economics at Northwestern University;
- Adam S. Posen, president of the Peterson Institute for International Economics;
- Frank Smets, director general of research at the European Central Bank
Moderated by Timothy Lane, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada
- Time
13:30 – 16:15 (Eastern Time)
- Media Availability
There will be no press conference for this event.
- Audience Q&A
There will be an audience Q&A period.
- Webcast
Audio and video webcasts of both sessions will be available.
- Note
Registration for this conference is closed. Media are invited to watch the sessions via the webcast on the Bank’s website.
For more information, please contact Media Relations at 613-782-8782.