Posted 5/20/09
CALL FOR PAPERS
CONFERENCE
PUBLISHING CENTRAL BANK FORECASTS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
National Bank of Poland,
Warsaw, Poland
5-6 November 2009
Most central banks with direct inflation targets are
communicating their inflation and output forecasts to the
public. Some banks have gone one step further by showing
their expected future path of interest rates. A comparison
of the methods applied by central banks in preparing and
releasing their forecasts indicates that in many areas
there are no unique solutions. Moreover, the profession is
still far from consensus as regards macroeconomic effects of
forecasts publication. The conference aims at providing a
forum for the presentation and discussion of the research
in areas closely related to the best practices in
publishing forecasts by central banks.
TOPICS:
In particular, the following topics will be covered:
- the macroeconomic effects of forecast publication,
- the impact of publishing macroeconomic forecasts on
financial markets,
- methods used to prepare macroeconomic forecasts,
- the experience with communicating macroeconomic forecasts
to the public.
As the special focus of the conference is to provoke
discussion on the subject of publishing the future path of
interest rates, papers related to this issue are especially
welcome.
WORKSHOP:
We would like to inform that on 4 November 2009 the
National Bank of Poland is also organizing a workshop
"Experiences and Challenges of Forecasting in Central
Banks" which covers more technical aspects of preparing
forecasts in central banks. The interested participants of
the conference are welcome to attend this event. More
information on the workshop can be found on the webpage:
http://www.nbp.pl/forecasting2009
PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE:
Proposals in the form of research papers or extended drafts
should be sent to:
Email: MAILTO:Conference2009@nbp.pl
by 31 July 2009.
The acceptance decision will be sent to authors by 15
September 2009.
Authors should confirm their participation by 30 September
2009.
Authors of the accepted papers will be offered the
opportunity to publish their submission in the NBP Working
Paper Series.
COST REIMBURSEMENT:
The National Bank of Poland covers conference and
accommodation expenses for speakers and discussants. In
special cases the conference organizers might also consider
reimbursement of travel expenses.
FURTHER INFORMATION:
For further information, contact:
CONTACT: Micha Rubaszek
National Bank of Poland
Tel: (48) 22 653 1175
Fax: (48) 22 826 99 35
Email: MAILTO:Conference2009@nbp.pl
More details about the conference are available at:
http://www.nbp.pl/conference2009