IMF Conference
June 23-24, 2022
The Bank Al-Maghrib, the International Monetary Fund, and the IMF Economic Review have organized a joint conference on “Transformational Recovery: Seizing Opportunities from the Crisis” to be held in Rabat, Morocco on June 23-24, 2022. The COVID-19 crisis left emerging and developing countries dealing with medium- and long-term challenges, which have been aggravated by the immediate effects of the war in Ukraine.Emerging and developing countries face the need to deal with immediate challenges, while not undermining long-term development goals. However, they also have an opportunity to “bounce back better” by investing in new policies to cope with future crises and tackle the key development challenges of our times. Against this backdrop, the conference features an outstanding set of academic and policy sessions on issues related to the post-pandemic growth. All timings below are in local time.
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*Indicates sessions that will be livestreamed on this page.
Thursday, June 23, 2022 |
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| 8:00-8:30 am |
Registration |
| 8:30-9:00 am |
Opening Remarks* Abdellatif Jouahri (Governor, Bank Al-Maghrib) Gita Gopinath (First Deputy Managing Director, IMF) Jihad Azour (Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department, IMF) |
| 9:00-9:05 am | Short video presentation: Open Morocco* |
| 9:05-10:15 am |
Keynote address: Work and Well-being after the Crisis* Christopher Pissarides (London School of Economics) Moderator: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF) |
| 10:15-10:30 am | Coffee break |
| 10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Session 1: Climate Change Chair: Prachi Mishra (IMF)
Projecting the Impacts of Temperature Change: The Role of Macroeconomic Dynamics | Paper Gregory Casey (Williams College), Stephie Fried (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco), and Ethan Goode (Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco) Discussant: Felix Kubler (University of Zurich) *** Asset Overhang and Technological Change
Hans Degryse (KU Leuven), Tarik Roukny (KU Leuven), and Joris Tielens (National Bank of Belgium) Discussant: Fabrizio Core (Erasmus University Rotterdam) |
| 12:15-1:15 pm |
Lunch break |
| 1:15-3:00 pm |
Session 2: Structural Change Chair: Halim Jadi (Bank Al-Maghrib)
AI, Firms, and Wages: Evidence from India | Paper Alexander Copestake (IMF), Ashley Pople (University of Oxford), and Katherine Stapleton (World Bank) Discussant: Paolo Falco (University of Copenhagen) *** Trade Integration, Industry Reallocation, and Welfare in Colombia | Paper
George Alessandria (University of Rochester) and Oscar Avila-Montealegre (Central Bank of Colombia) Discussant: Simon Galle (BI Norwegian Business School) |
| 3:00-3:15 pm |
Coffee break |
| 3:15-5:00 pm |
Session 3: Public Finance Chair: Achour Aya (Bank Al-Maghrib)
Time Series in Tax Performance | Paper Anders Jensen (Harvard University) Discussant: İrem Güçeri (University of Oxford) *** Cross-Sectional Facts for International Macroeconomists | Paper Sergio de Ferra (University of Oxford) Discussant: Fernando Broner (CREI) |
| 5:00-5:15 pm |
Coffee break |
| 5:15-6:30 pm |
Panel Session: Gender, Inequality, and Inclusive Growth* Moderator: Jihad Azour (IMF) Roberta Gatti (World Bank), Rabéa Naciri (Association Démocratique des Femmes du Maroc), Ratna Sahay (IMF) |
Friday, June 24, 2022 |
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| 8:30-10:15 am |
Session 4: Development Chair: Najat El Mekkaoui (Paris Dauphine University and Member of the Board of Bank Al-Maghrib)
Roads, Competition, and the Informal Sector | Paper Elena Perra (University of Trento), Marco Sanfilippo (University of Turin), and Asha Sundaram (University of Auckland) Discussant: Antonio Spilimbergo (IMF) *** Calculating the Costs and Benefits of Advance Preparations for the Next Pandemic | Paper Rachel Glennerster (University of Chicago), Christopher Snyder (Dartmouth College), and Brandon Tan (IMF) Discussant: Rui Mano (IMF) |
| 10:15-10:30 am |
Coffee break |
| 10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
Session 5: Finance Chair: Abdessamd Saidi (Bank Al-Maghrib)
The Unholy Trinity: Regulatory Forbearance, Government-Owned Banks, and Zombie Firms | Paper Anusha Chari (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Lakshita Jain (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Nirupama Kulkarni (CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India) Discussant: Ryan Banerjee (Bank for International Settlements) *** Fintech Entry, Firm Financial Inclusion, and Macroeconomic Dynamics in Emerging Economies | Paper Alan Finkelstein Shapiro (Tufts University), Federico S. Mandelman (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta), and Victoria Nuguer (Inter-American Development Bank) Discussant: Harald Hau (University of Geneva) |
| 12:15-1:15 pm |
Lunch break |
| 2:15-3:30 pm |
Panel Discussion: The Economic Effects of the War and of Sanctions* Moderator: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas (IMF) Rabah Arezki (Harvard Kennedy School) and Elina Ribakova (Institute of International Finance) |
| 3:30-3:45 pm |
Coffee break |
| 3:45-5:30 pm |
Session 6: Labor Chair: Jawad El Othmani (Bank Al-Maghrib) Worker Mobility and Domestic Production Networks | Paper Marvin Cardoza (Dominican Republic Tax Authority), Francesco Grigoli (IMF), Nicola Pierri (IMF), and Cian Ruane (IMF) Discussant: Luca Mazzone (IMF) *** Jobless and Stuck: Youth Unemployment and COVID-19 in India | Paper Swati Dhingra (London School of Economics) and Fjolla Kondirolli (University of Sussex) Discussant: Semih Tumen (TED University) |
Organizing Committee: Kenza Benhima (HEC-Lausanne and Guest Editor, IMF Economic Review), Emine Boz (IMF and Co-Editor, IMF Economic Review), Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia and Guest Editor, IMF Economic Review), Andrei Levchenko (University of Michigan and Editor, IMF Economic Review) Prachi Mishra (IMF and Co-Editor, IMF Economic Review), Andrea Presbitero (IMF and Associate Editor, IMF Economic Review), Abdessamad Saidi (Bank Al-Maghrib), Mohamed Taamouti (Bank Al-Maghrib)
IMF Conference Coordinator: Tracey Lookadoo
