Call For Papers
2012 Central Bank Macroeconomic Modeling Workshop: Modeling Imbalances

National Bank of Poland, September 13-14, 2012, Warsaw, Poland

The tradition of the Central Bank Macroeconomic Modeling Workshop (CBMMW) was started in 1998 by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. Since then the Workshop was hosted by central banks of Sweden, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, South Africa, Chile, Norway, Colombia, Israel, the Philippines, the ECB and the Federal Reserve. The 2012 CBMMW will be held in Warsaw, Poland, on September 13-14, 2012, hosted by the National Bank of Poland.

The last few years have especially clearly demonstrated the impact of various sorts of imbalances - current account, financial, fiscal - on economic performance of individual countries as well as of the global economy. These imbalances present a challenge for monetary policy and are important issues for central banks researchers. Hence, the 2012 Workshop will be an opportunity for central banks researchers to discuss the broad range of issues related to macroeconomic imbalances.

TOPICS: Topics of the workshop include but are not limited to:
- modeling and identifying imbalances
- including imbalances into macroeconomic models
- policy response to imbalances

SPEAKERS: Keynote speeches will be delivered by:
- Claudio Borio (BIS)
- Philip Lane (CEPR, Trinity College Dublin)

PAPER SUBMISSION PROCEDURE: To have a paper considered for inclusion in the programme, please submit a final version or an extended abstract no later than on April 30, 2012 to: workshop2012@nbp.pl. Priority will be given to complete papers. Cost reimbursement may be provided for academic speakers.

IMPORTANT DATES:
- April 30, 2012 - paper submission deadline
- May 31, 2012 - author notification
- From May 31, 2012 - registration
- September 13-14 - workshop

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE:
- Michal Brzoza-Brzezina
- Grzegorz Grabek
- Ryszard Kokoszczynski
- Agnieszka Zientara