2011 ISI World Statistics Congress, Dublin: Overview of IFC organised meetings

26 September 2011


Invited Paper Sessions (IPSs)

IPS 110: "Measuring global external imbalances"

Chair: Aurel Schubert (European Central Bank), Organiser: Richard Walton (European Central Bank)

Papers:

Discussant:

  • Adelheid Bürgi-Schmelz (International Monetary Fund)
  • Henk Lub (De Nederlandsche Bank)

IPS 111: "Challenges in improving the measurement of the government financial position and in the classification of units as public or private"

Chair: Peter Van den Ven (Statistics Netherlands), Organiser: Joe McNeill (Central Bank of Ireland)

Papers:

Discussants:

  • Rudi Acx (National Bank of Belgium)
  • Michael Adams (South African Reserve Bank)
  • José Sérgio Heitor Branco (Banco de Portugal)

IPS 112 : "Integration of financial and balance sheet accounts (including flow of funds integrated with real economy)"

Chair and organiser: Chihiro Sakuraba (Bank of Japan)

Papers:

Discussant:

  • Ingber Roymans (Banque centrale du Luxembourg)

IPS 113 : "Revision of financial accounts in conformity with the SNA2008"

Chair and organiser: Chihiro Sakuraba (Bank of Japan)

Papers:

Discussant: Reimund Mink (European Central Bank)

STS 60: "Establishing "agile" statistical tools such as micro databases to facilitate responses to changing user demands"

Chair: João Cadete de Matos (Banco de Portugal), Organiser: Richard Walton (European Central Bank)

Papers:

Discussants:

  • Antonio Casado (Banco de España)
  • Petr Vojtíšek (Czech National Bank)

STS 61 : "Tracking financial behaviour of investors (households, financial investors) and measurement of risk behaviour and aversion."

Chair and organiser: Rimantas Vaicenavicius (Bank of Lithuania)

Papers:

Discussant:

  • Richard Walton (European Central Bank)

STS 62: "Measuring speculative capital flows (e.g. carry trades)"

Chair and organiser: Paul Van den Bergh (Bank for International Settlements)

Papers:

Discussant:

  • Katherine Hennings (Central Bank of Brazil)

STS 68: "State of the art in communicating statistics"

Chair: Aurel Schubert (European Central Bank), Organiser: Richard Walton (European Central Bank) Papers:

Discussants:

  • Karmen Hren (Statistical Office of Slovenia)
  • Katherine Hennings (Central Bank of Brazil)

CPS 48: "Statistical applications-finance"

Chair: Richard Walton (European Central Bank)

Papers: 

Discussant: 

  • Richard Walton (European Central Bank)

CPS 71: "Statistical Applications: Credit"

Chair: Chihiro Sakuraba (Bank of Japan)

Papers:

CPS 73: "Statistics: Issues in Communication and Policy"

Chair: Christian Dembiermont (Bank for International Settlements)

Papers: