6th WE_ARE_IN Macroeconomics and Finance Conference 2026
Banca d'Italia - Bank for International Settlements - Centre for Economic Policy Research - European Central Bank
Thursday, 22 and Friday, 23 October 2026
Banca d’Italia, Rome
The Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB) and Banca d'Italia are co-organising their 6th Annual Women in Macroeconomics and Finance conference, hosted by Banca d'Italia in Rome. The aim of the conference is to bring together women economists to present and discuss new research in macroeconomics and finance which is of particular interest to central banks. The conference will also include a poster session for younger female researchers.
Webex link available upon request via We_are_in_2026@bancaditalia.it
Programme
Times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
* indicates the presenting author
Paper presentations 25 minutes / Discussants 10 minutes / Audience Q&A 10 minutes
- 09:00
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Coffee and Registrations
- 09:30
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Welcome Remarks
Sergio Nicoletti Altimari (Banca d’Italia)
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Session 1: International Finance
Chair: Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank of New York and CEPR)
- 09:45
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Unequal Decoupling
Authors:
- Sergio de Ferra (University of Oxford)
- Gabriel Fritsch (University of Oxford)
- Kurt Mitman (IIES, Stockholm University)
- Federica Romei* (University of Oxford and CEPR)
Discussant: Anna Lipinska (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)
- 10:30
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Global Imbalances in a Post-Exorbitant Privilege World: Spillovers and Vulnerabilities
Authors:
- Stefan Avdjiev (BIS)
- Kristin Forbes (MIT)
- Tsvetelina Nenova* (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
- Marjorie Santos (BIS)
Discussant: Anusha Chari (University North Carolina at Chapel Hill and CEPR)
- 11:15
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Break
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Session 2: Digital assets
Chair: Caterina Mendicino (European Central Bank and CEPR)
- 11:30
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Demand for Safety in the Crypto Ecosystem
Authors:
- Murillo Campello (University of Florida and NBER)
- Angela Gallo* (Bayes Business School)
- Lira Mota (MIT - Sloan School of Management)
- Tammaro Terracciano (IESE Business School)
Discussant: Natalya Martynova (Deutsche Bundesbank)
- 12:15
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The International Monetary System: Are Stablecoins Game Changers?
Authors:
- Jean Barthélemy (Banque de France)
- Justine Pedrono (Banque de France, CEPII)
- Julia Schmidt* (Banque de France and SciencesPo)
Discussant: Francesca Carapella (Federal Reserve Board)
- 13:00
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Lunch and PhD candidates’ posters
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Monetary Policy, Corporate Loan Maturity, and the Yield Curve
Authors:
- Francesca Barbiero (ECB)
- Giada Bozzelli* (Boston College)
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A Heterogeneous-Agent Model with Deposit Rate Determination and Bank Competition
Author: Martina Dosser (IIES - Stockholm University)
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Capital Market Integration for Innovation-Led Growth
Author: Isabel Figueiras (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
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Efficiency and Distributional Costs of Rising Public Debt: the Role of Entrepreneurs
Author: Gemma Harris (Paris School of Economics)
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More than just talk? Market reactions to ECB climate policy signals
Author: Felicitas Koch (University of Munich & ifo Institute)
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Discretionary Spending is the Cycle, and Why it Matters for Monetary Policy
Authors:
- Michele Andreolli (Boston College)
- Natalie Rickard (Bank of England)
- Paolo Surico (London Business School)
- Chiara Vergeat* (London Business School)
- 14:45
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Policy Panel: The future of money: digital transformation and central banking
Moderator: Alessandra Migliaccio (Bloomberg news)
Panellists:
- Linda Goldberg (Federal Reserve Bank of New York and CEPR)
- Loriana Pelizzon (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Goethe University Frankfurt, SAFE and CEPR)
- Chiara Scotti (Banca d’Italia)
- 16:00
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Group Photo
- 19:30
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Dinner (by invitation)
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Session 3: AI and technology adoption
Chair: Luisa Carpinelli (Banca d'Italia)
- 09:30
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Ex Machina: Financial Stability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Authors:
- Kartik Anand (Deutsche Bundesbank)
- Sophia Kazinnik (Stanford University)
- Agnese Leonello* (European Central Bank and CEPR)
- Ettore Panetti (University of Naples -CSEF)
Discussant: Loriana Pelizzon (Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Goethe University Frankfurt, SAFE and CEPR)
- 10:15
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Innovation, Financial Frictions, and Persistent Effects of Monetary Policy
Authors:
- Aydan Dogan* (Bank of England)
- Ozgen Ozturk (University of Oxford)
Discussant: Elisa Guglielminetti (Banca d’Italia)
- 11:00
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Break
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Session 4: Currency Unions
Chair: Flavia Corneli (Banca d’Italia)
- 11:15
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Labor mobility and the level of unemployment in a currency union
Authors:
- Erin P. Gibson (University of Michigan)
- Christopher L. House (University of Michigan and NBER)
- Christian Proebsting (KU Leuven)
- Linda Tesar* (University of Michigan)
Discussant: Sara Casella (LUISS University and EIEF)
- 12:00
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Austerity and Productivity: Evidence from Euro Area Regions
Authors:
- Yao Chen* (Erasmus School of Economics)
- Ricardo Duque Gabriel (Fed Board)
- Mathias Klein (Sveriges Riksbank)
- Ana Sofia Pessoa (IMF)
Discussant: Carolina Villegas-Sanchez (ESADE Business School, ECB and CEPR)
- 12:45
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Lunch and Posters
(see posters details in day 1)
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Session 5: Monetary Policy
Chair: Martina Cecioni (Banca d’Italia)
- 14:00
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Fluctuations in the Treasury General Account and their effect on the Fed’s balance sheet
Author: Annette Vissing-Jorgenssen (Federal Reserve Board and CEPR)
Discussant: Iryna Kaminska (Bank of England)
- 14:45
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When the unthinkable happens: perceptions of monetary policy in tail events
Authors:
- Christiane Baumeister* (University of Notre Dame and CEPR)
- Fiorella De Fiore (Bank for International Settlements)
- Jasmine Xiao (University of Amsterdam)
Discussant: Krisztina Molnar (Norwegian School of Economics)
- 15:30
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Break
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Session 6: Inflation
Chair: Fiorella De Fiore (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
- 15:45
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The Causal Effect of News on Inflation Expectations
Authors:
- Carola Binder* (University of Texas Austin)
- Pascal Frank (University of Notre Dame)
- Jane M. Ryngaert (University of Notre Dame)
Discussant: Franziska Marhun (European Central Bank)
- 16:30
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Who Bears the Cost of Natural Disasters?
Authors:
- Maria Assunta Giannetti* (Stockholm School of Economics)
- Yingjie Qi (Copenhagen Business School)
- Su Wang (ShanghaiTech University)
Discussant: Yasmine Van Der Straten (Nova SBE)
- 17:20
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Closing remarks
Luisa Carpinelli, Martina Cecioni, Fiorella De Fiore, Caterina Mendicino, Helene Rey
- 17:30
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End of Conference
This programme may be subject to change without notice.
Banca d’Italia
Via Nazionale 91
Rome, Italy
English
- Luisa Carpinelli (Banca d'Italia)
- Martina Cecioni (Banca d'Italia)
- Fiorella De Fiore (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
- Caterina Mendicino (European Central Bank and CEPR)
- Hélène Rey (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
- Ozge Akinci (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
- Yan Bai (University of Rochester)
- Elena Carletti (Bocconi University and CEPR)
- Flavia Corneli (Banca d'Italia, Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance)
- Veronica De Falco (Imperial College London)
- Daria Finocchiaro (Sveriges Riksbank and CEPR)
- Beatriz González (Banco de España)
- Juanita González-Uribe (London School of Economics and Political Science, and CEPR)
- Elisa Guglielminetti (Banca d'Italia)
- Stefanie Huber (University of Bonn)
- Klodiana Istrefi (European Central Bank and CEPR)
- Hyeyoon Jung (Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
- Yueran Ma (Chicago Booth School Business and CEPR)
- Paolina Medina Palma (University of Houston)
- Krisztina Molnar (Norwegian School of Economics)
- Francesca Monti (UC Louvain and CEPR)
- Marta Morazzoni (Institute for Fiscal Studies, University College London, and CEPR)
- Morgane Richard (Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR))
- Anna Rogantini Picco (European Central Bank and CEPR)
- Larissa Schäfer (Frankfurt School of Finance and CEPR)
- Eleonora Sfrappini (University of St Andrews Business School)
- Leslie Shen (Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Federal Reserve Board of Governors)
- Feodora Teti (Ifo Institute, LMU, Princeton University, and CEPR)
- Antonella Trigari (Baffi-Carefin Centre, Bocconi University, and CEPR)