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IMF Seminars, January 1, 1901

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The conference, sponsored by the IMF's Research Department and Cornell University, aims at providing a forum to present recent theoretical and empirical research on the macroeconomic implications of financial globalization.
Venue and dates: International Monetary Fund, Washington D.C., April 26-27, 2007.
Note on public access: Only the Economic Forum (Session VII) is open to the public. To obtain (registration and) information, send an e-mail with your name and affiliation to Globconf@imf.org. The deadline for public registration is Friday, April 20, 2007.

Opening Remarks
- Simon Johnson (Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF)

Session I: Sovereign Debt and Overborrowing
- Chair: Jonathan Ostry (Deputy Director, Research Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "Individual versus Aggregate Collateral Constraints and the Overborrowing Syndrome" by Martin Uribe (Duke University). Discussant: Mark Wright (UCLA).
- "Persistent Gaps, Volatility Types, and Default Traps" by Luis Catao (IMF), Ana Fostel (George Washington University) and Sandeep Kapur (University of London). Discussant: Vivian Yue (NYU).

Session II: International Portfolios and Global Imbalances
- Chair: Timothy Callen (Division Chief, Research Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "A Portfolio Model of Capital Flows to Emerging Markets" by Michael B. Devereux (University of British Columbia and IMF) and Alan Sutherland (University of St. Andrews). Discussant: Martin Evans (Georgetown University).
- "Are Valuation Effects Desirable from a Global Perspective?" by Pierpaolo Benigno (Luiss University-Rome). Discussant: Philip Lane (Trinity College-Dublin).

Luncheon (by invitation only)
- Luncheon Remarks: Frederic S. Mishkin (Governor, Federal Reserve Board)
- Introduced by Simon Johnson (Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF)

Session III: Financial Globalization, Risk Sharing and Institutions
- Chair: Eduardo R. Borensztein (Advisor, Research Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "Financial Development, Openness and Institutions: Evidence from Panel Data" by Badi Baltagi (Syracuse University), Panicos Demetriades (University of Leicester) and Siong H. Law (University of Putra-Malaysia). Discussant: Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan (University of Houston).
- "How Does Financial Globalization Affect Risk Sharing? Patterns and Channels" by M. Ayhan Kose (IMF), Eswar Prasad (Cornell University) and Marco E. Terrones (IMF). Discussant: Jonathan Heathcote (Georgetown University and FRB).

Session IV: Volatility and Global Capital Flows
- Chair: Paolo Mauro (Division Chief, Research Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "International Financial Remoteness and Macroeconomic Volatility" by Andrew Rose (UC-Berkeley) and Mark M. Spiegel (FRB of San Francisco). Discussant: Linda Goldberg (FRB of New York).
- "The Composition of Capital Flows when Emerging Market Firms Face Financing Constraints" by Katherine A. Smith (U.S. Naval Academy) and Diego Valderrama (FRB of San Francisco). Discussant: Doireann Fitzgerald (Stanford University).

Session V: Sudden Stops: Macroeconomic Effects and Policy Implications
- Chair: Ceyla Pazarbasioglu (Division Chief, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "Sudden Stop, Sectoral Reallocation, and the Real Exchange Rate" by Timothy J. Kehoe (University of Minnesota) and Kim J. Ruhl (University of Texas at Austin). Discussant: Carlos Vegh (University of Maryland).
- "Precautionary Demand for Foreign Assets in Sudden Stop Economies: an Assessment of the New Mercantilism" by C. Bora Durdu (CBO), Enrique G. Mendoza (University of Maryland and IMF) and Marco E. Terrones (IMF). Discussant: David Backus (NYU).

Session VI: Financial Globalization and Economic Growth
- Chair: Timothy Lane (Senior Advisor, Research Department, IMF)
- Papers and discussants:
- "Growth and the Quality of Foreign Direct Investment" by Laura Alfaro (Harvard University) and Andrew Charlton (London School of Economics). Discussant: Garrick Blalock (Cornell University).
- "Growth and Risk at the Industry Level: the Real Effects of Financial Liberalization" by Andrei Levchenko (IMF), Romain Ranciere (IMF), and Mathias Thoenig (University of Geneve). Discussant: Galina Hale (FRB of San Francisco).

Session VII: Economic Forum: New Perspectives on Financial Globalization
- Venue: HQ1-R-710
- Moderator: Stijn Claessens (Assistant Director, Research Department, IMF)
- Panelists: Guillermo Calvo (Columbia University), Jeffrey Frankel (Harvard University), and Kenneth Rogoff (Harvard University)

Organizing Committee: M. Ayhan Kose (IMF), Enrique G. Mendoza (University of Maryland and IMF), Eswar S. Prasad (Cornell University) and Marco E. Terrones (IMF).
Inquiries may be directed to Christy Gray: (202) 623-4308, cgray@imf.org.

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