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Closing conference of the BIS CCA Research Network on "Exchange rates: key drivers and effects on inflation and trade"

9–10 August 2018 | Mexico City, Mexico

About this conference

Hosted by the BIS Representative Office for the Americas, Mexico City, 9-10 August 2018.

Day 1 - 9 August

Chair: Benoit Mojon (BIS)

Estimating the effect of exchange rate changes on total exports

Thierry Mayer (Science Po) and Walter Steingress (Bank of Canada) | Presentation, later published as BIS Working Papers, no 786

Discussant: Mike Waugh (NYU Stern School of Business) | Presentation

Asymmetries and non-linearities in exchange rate pass-through

Mina Kim (US Bureau of Labor Statistics), Logan T Lewis and Robert J Vigfusson (Federal Reserve Board) | Presentation

Discussant: Raphael Schoenle (Brandeis University) | Presentation

Retailer markup and exchange rate pass-through: evidence from the Mexican CPI micro data

Fernando Pérez-Cervantes (Bank of Mexico) | Presentation

Discusssant: David Argente (University of Chicago) | Presentation

Industry Heterogeneity and Exchange Rate Pass-Through

Camila Casas (Bank of the Republic, Colombia) | Presentation, later published as BIS Working Papers, no 787

Discussant: Javier Cravino (University of Michigan) | Presentation

Chair: Enrique Alberola (BIS)

Effects of a Mandatory Local Currency Pricing Law On the Exchange Rate Pass-Through

Renzo Castellares and Hiroshi Toma (Central Reserve Bank of Peru) | Presentation, later published as BIS Working Papers, No 785

Discussant: Andres Drenik (Columbia University) | Presentation

"What can online prices teach us about exchange rate pass-through?"

Roberto Rigobón (Massachusetts Intitute of Technology) | Presentation

Day 2 - 10 August

Chair: Fabrizio Zampolli (BIS)

Exchange rate pass-through and monetary policy: an empirical evaluation

Horacio Aguirre and Gustavo González Padilla (Central Bank of Argentina)

Discussant: Martín Tobal (Bank of Mexico) | Presentation

Exchange Rates and Prices: Evidence from the 2015 Swiss Franc Appreciation

Raphael Auer (BIS), Ariel Burstein (UCLA) and Sarah M Lein (University of Basel)

Discussant: Andrei Levchenko (University of Michigan) | Presentation

Import prices and invoice currency: evidence from Chile

Fernando Giuliano (World Bank) and Emiliano Luttini (Central Bank of Chile) | Paper, presentation, later published as BIS Working Papers, No 784

Discussant: Joaquim Blaum (Brown University) | Presentation