The 94th International Atlantic Economic Conference was held in Washington D.C., October 6-9, 2022 and brought together economists and finance experts from around the world to discuss the economic issues of the past, present, and future. It was our first in-person conference since 2020.
This year’s conference featured a Presidental Address by Dimitri Vayanos titled “Passive Investing and The Rise of Mega-Firms” as well as the plenary panel “Flexible Exchange Rates, Captial Mobility and Monetary Instability”, organized by Gylfi Zoega.
We thank the participants of the 94th International Atlantic Economic Conference!
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Highlights Included:
Presidental Address:
Institutional Investors and Asset Prices
Dimitri Vayanos, London School of Economics
Dimitri Vayanos is Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics, where he also directs the Financial Markets Group and the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality. He co-edited the book “Beyond Austerity: Reforming the Greek Economy”, and is a member of the Pissarides Committee, which is tasked by Greece’s Prime Minsiter to develop a growth plan for Greece. Dr Vayanos is a Fellow of the British Academy, a Research Fellow at CEPR, a Research Associate at NBER, a co-author of the European Safe Bonds (ESBies) proposal, and a Director of WWF Greece. He is also a former Director and Managing Editor of the Review of Economic Studies, a former Director of CEPR’s Financial Economics program, and a former Director of the American Finance Association. His research, published in leading economics and finance journals, focuses on financial markets, and especially on what drives market liquidity, why asset prices can differ from assets’ fundamental values, why bubbles and crises can occur, and what are appropriate regulatory and policy responses.
Plenary Panel:
Flexible Exchange Rates, Captial Mobility and Monetary Instability
Organizer: Gylfi Zoëga
Chair: Robert Z. Aliber
Robert Z. Aliber, University of Chicago, U.S.A.
Robert Z. Aliber is Professor Emeritus of International Economics and Finance at the University of Chicago. He is best known for his contribution to the theory of foreign direct investment. Dr. Aliber received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Williams College (1952), a Bachelor of Arts (1954) and a Master of Arts (1957) from Cambridge University and his Ph. D. from Yale University. He has consulted for the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the World Bank, International Monetary Fund and testified before Congress. He has written extensively about currency pricing shock, exchange rates, financial crises, and international banking relationships. He is probably best known for predicting the Icelandic financial crisis several years before it occurred.
Gylfi Zoëga, University of Iceland—Iceland, and University of London, United Kingdom
Gylfi Zoëga is the University of Iceland Fellow and Senior Lecturer, Birkbeck College University of London. His areas of specialization are macroeconomics and labor economics. He is affiliated with the Monetary Policy Committee–Central Bank of Iceland as an External Member. Among his numerous articles, several are co-authored with Nobel laureate Edmund Phelps, in particular a book on structural slumps. He has been an active contributor to economic policy debates in Iceland.
Sigridur Benediktsdottir, Yale University—U.S.A
Sigrídur Benediktsdottir is a senior lecturer and assistant dean for undergraduate education at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. Dr. Benediktsdottir is also on the board of Landsbankinn hf., an Icelandic commercial bank. She was Director, Financial Stability Department, Central Bank of Iceland from 2012-2016 and a member of the Danish Systemic Risk Council.
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Edwin Truman, Harvard University—U.S.A.
Edwin M. Truman is an economist specializing in international financial institutions, especially the International Monetary Fund and sovereign wealth funds. He was a Senior Fellow with the Peterson Institute for International Economics (2001 to 2022, and is currently at Harvard University. He previously served as Assistant Secretary, U.S Treasury for International Affairs and directed the Division of International Finance, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
2022 Best Undergraduate Paper Competition Winner and Finalists:
Winner:
Mira Potter-Schwartz (University of Pennsylvania, USA) Estimating Teacher Quality: Comparing Objective and Subjective Measures
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Finalists:
Mindy Burton (Princeton University, USA) Causal Effects of Depression on Job Satisfaction
Hannah Haubrick (Saint Vincent College, USA) Inflation’s Role on Tertiary Enrollment: A Global Study
Yijun Tang (University of Warwick, UK) Who Entered The High-Wage Industries in China?
2022 AEJ Best Article Award Winner
Aloys L. Prinz and Hanno Beck, “Modern Monetary Theory: A Solid Theoretical Foundation of Economic Policy?”