Economic models at central banks

Norges Bank's Conference on Monetary Policy 2005

7 April 2005

The theme of Norges Bank's annual conference on monetary policy reflects the fact that many central banks including Norges Bank are developing new models for forecasting and policy analysis. Speakers from the Federal Reserve, Sveriges Riksbank, The European Central Bannk (ECB) and the Bank of England will share their views and experiences. Norges Bank will present the new model, NEMO.

Lecturers from Norwegian universities and colleges will be invited to the conference.

Programme:

Schedule	Topics	Speakers
9.00 - 9.10	Opening of the conference	Governor Svein Gjedrem
9.10 - 10.30	Economic models at central banks - an overview	Dr Jeff Fuhrer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Comments by Professor Kjetil Storesletten, University of Oslo
10.30 - 11.00	Coffee
11.00 - 12.30	Use of models at central banks. Experiences of:
	Sveriges Riksbank	Anders Vredin, Sveriges Riksbank
	ECB	Ignazio Angeloni, ECB
	Bank of England	Spencer Dale, Bank of England
	Norges Bank	Jan F. Qvigstad, Norges Bank
12.30 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 2.30	Use of models at central banks, comments and discussion	Professor Steinar Holden, University of Oslo and Professor Gunnar Bårdsen, NTNU
2.30 - 2.45	Coffee
2.45 - 4.00	NEMO, the new model at Norges Bank	Norges Bank. Comments: Jesper Lindé, Sveriges Riksbank
4.00 - 4.15	Closing remarks	Deputy Governor Jarle Bergo

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