European Central Bank
The ECB Podcast - Virtually everywhere? Digitalisation and jobs in the euro area (Part 1)
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- The ECB Podcast - Virtually everywhere? Digitalisation and jobs in the euro area (Part 1)
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- 17:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- How does the increased use of digital technologies change the way we work? Is the fear of automation taking away our jobs justified? Or do our tasks and skills evolve to meet the new conditions? Our host Michael Steen discusses these questions and more with economists Valerie Jarvis and Robert Anderton in this episode.
Published on 2 September 2020 and recorded on 13 August 2020.
In this episode:
01:11 – Digitalisation: what it is and its presence across the euro area
How to measure digitalisation, how it affects our economies and what explains the differences in digitalisation levels across euro area countries.
05:24 – Digitalisation and labour markets
What is the impact of digital technologies on labour markets, how robots are affecting the way we work and the important role of institutions and governance in reaping the benefits of digitalisation.
09:27 – Digitalisation and employment growth
Why machines are not r...
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- The ECB Explains: ethical hacking
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- 0:53
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The ECB developed a framework for ethical hacking in 2018. Our colleague Emran explains that this means, to test resilience and identify weaknesses, a bank can authorise an ethical hacker to attempt to break into its systems.
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- The ECB Explains: euro banknote signatures
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- 1:00
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- Our banknotes have plenty of fascinating features. A good example is the ECB President’s signature. Our ECB colleague Sarai explains how the signature feature helps to ensure trust in the euro area’s single currency.
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- The ECB Explains: foreign reserves
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- 0:58
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Foreign reserves are foreign currencies, or other assets, held by central banks – like us – and other authorities. Our ECB colleague Joaquim explains the role of foreign reserves and, in particular, the characteristics of those held by the ECB.
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- The ECB Explains: the banking union
- Runtime
- 0:59
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
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- The banking union allows EU banking rules to be applied consistently. This helps to ensure the banking system is resilient. Our ECB colleague Filipa explains the basis of the banking union and how it ensures people in Europe can confidently save, spend or borrow money.
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- The ECB Explains: European banking supervision
- Runtime
- 0:50
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As European banking supervisor, the ECB checks that banks comply with European Union banking rules. Our ECB colleague Francois explains how this ultimately serves the people of Europe, as it helps to ensure banks are safe and sound.
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- Happy International Youth Day!
- Runtime
- 2:15
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Your ideas matter – that’s why we want you to have your say in shaping the policies that affect you.
Go to the ECB Listens portal to share your views and expectations about our economy. Help us shape the future of the euro.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/search/review/html/form.en.html?utm_source=ecb_youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=International_Youth_Day&utm_term=ecb_YTvideo&utm_content=ecb_YTvideo
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- ECB Governing Council Press Conference - 16 July 2020
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- 1:05:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- ECB President Christine Lagarde explained the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answered questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference held on 16 July 2020 at 14:30 CEST in Frankfurt am Main.
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- ECB Governing Council Press Conference - 04 June 2020
- Runtime
- 1:09:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- ECB President Christine Lagarde will explain the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference being held on 04 June 2020 at 14:30 CEST in Frankfurt am Main.
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- ECB Financial Stability Review – May 2020
- Runtime
- 0:56
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- The Financial Stability Review provides an overview of potential risks to financial stability in the euro area. It aims to promote awareness in the financial industry and among the public of euro area financial stability issues. It is published twice a year.
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- Join a Youth Dialogue with Christine Lagarde
- Runtime
- 50:30
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- How is the coronavirus affecting people, businesses and banks? How can we limit the negative impact on Europe’s economy? President Lagarde will be answering these questions and more on Wednesday 27 May at 09:30 CET, during an online Youth Dialogue for the European Youth Event 2020.
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- ECB Governing Council Press Conference - 30 April 2020
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- 1:12:06
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- ECB President Christine Lagarde will explain the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference being held on 30 April 2020 at 14:30 CEST in Frankfurt am Main.
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- ECB Governing Council Press Conference - 12 March 2020
- Runtime
- 1:00:13
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- ECB President Christine Lagarde and Vice-President Luis de Guindos will explain the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference being held on 12 March 2020 at 14:30 CET in Frankfurt am Main.
- Title
- ECB strategy review: we want to hear from you
- Runtime
- 1:18
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- As part of our strategy review, we want to hear your opinions and ideas. The ECB is inviting civil society organisations to the first ECB Listens event on 26 March in Brussels.
Have your say via the ECB Listens Portal: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/search/review/html/form.en.html
2020 ECB strategy review: https://www.ecb.europa.eu/home/search/review/html/index.en.html
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- How does the ECB License Banks?
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- 3:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Part of the ECB's role in Banking Supervision is to make sure that all banks operating within the Euro Area meet certain requirements. Together with the National Competent Authorities of the Euro Zone's member states, the ECB grants licenses to new banks. In this video, we explore how and why this is the case.
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- Felix Hufeld interview: How are German banks responding to the low interest rate environment?
- Runtime
- 0:54
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, ECB Supervisory Board member and BaFin President, was interviewed for the ECB’s Supervision Newsletter in January 2020. Want to know more? Check out the full Supervision Newsletter and subscribe here: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Felix-Hufeld-Interview: Welche Stärken hat die BaFin in die europäische Bankenaufsicht eingebracht?
- Runtime
- 1:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, EZB Aufsichtsratsmitglied und BaFin Präsident, in einem Interview für den Supervision Newsletter der EZB-Bankenaufsicht im Januar 2020. Sie wollen mehr erfahren? Hier können Sie sich für den Supervision Newsletter anmelden: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Felix-Hufeld-Interview: Wie haben Ihre Berufserfahrungen Ihre Arbeit als Aufseher geprägt?
- Runtime
- 1:38
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, EZB Aufsichtsratsmitglied und BaFin Präsident, in einem Interview für den Supervision Newsletter der EZB-Bankenaufsicht im Januar 2020. Sie wollen mehr erfahren? Hier können Sie sich für den Supervision Newsletter anmelden: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Felix-Hufeld-Interview: Wie reagieren die Banken in Deutschland auf das Niedrigzinsumfeld?
- Runtime
- 1:02
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, EZB Aufsichtsratsmitglied und BaFin Präsident, in einem Interview für den Supervision Newsletter der EZB-Bankenaufsicht im Januar 2020. Sie wollen mehr erfahren? Hier können Sie sich für den Supervision Newsletter anmelden: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Felix Hufeld interview: What main strengths has BaFin brought to European banking supervision?
- Runtime
- 1:22
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, ECB Supervisory Board member and BaFin President, was interviewed for the ECB’s Supervision Newsletter in January 2020. Want to know more? Check out the full Supervision Newsletter and subscribe here: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Felix Hufeld interview: How has your professional experience influenced your work as a supervisor?
- Runtime
- 1:34
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Felix Hufeld, ECB Supervisory Board member and BaFin President, was interviewed for the ECB’s Supervision Newsletter in January 2020. Want to know more? Check out the full Supervision Newsletter and subscribe here: https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/supervisory-newsletters/html/index.en.html
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- Frank Elderson Interview: What are the risks of climate change for the financial system?
- Runtime
- 2:14
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Frank Elderson, Supervisory Board representative for De Nederlandsche Bank, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in April 2019.
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- Frank Elderson Interview: What can supervisors do about the risks related to climate change?
- Runtime
- 1:23
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Frank Elderson, Supervisory Board representative for De Nederlandsche Bank, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in April 2019.
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- Frank Elderson Interview: Does green finance offer opportunities for banks?
- Runtime
- 1:28
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Frank Elderson, Supervisory Board representative for De Nederlandsche Bank, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in April 2019.
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- Frank Elderson Interview: What are the SSM’s achievements so far?
- Runtime
- 1:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Frank Elderson, Supervisory Board representative for De Nederlandsche Bank, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in April 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: What are the main challenges for the SSM system as a whole?
- Runtime
- 2:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: What can others learn from Spanish banks and vice versa?
- Runtime
- 2:13
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: Where do you see European supervision 10 years from now?
- Runtime
- 1:55
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: ¿Cuáles son los principales retos para el MUS en su conjunto?
- Runtime
- 2:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: ¿Cómo será la supervisión Europea dentro de 10 años?
- Runtime
- 1:20
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Margarita Delgado Interview: ¿Qué pueden enseñar los bancos españoles a los demás?
- Runtime
- 3:25
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Margarita Delgado, Supervisory Board representative for Banco de España, was interviewed for the ECB Banking Supervision Newsletter in July 2019.
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- Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference - Closing Remarks by Sergio Nicoletti Altimari
- Runtime
- 10:36
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Sergio Nicoletti Altimari, European Central Bank, gives closing remarks at the Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference on 6th of February, 2020.
The ECB Macroprudential Stress Testing Conference supports research on macroprudential stress testing and provides an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to present and consider the latest thinking in the field. The Conference will focus on the implications of stress testing on banks’ behaviour, macroprudential stress testing as a policy tool, systemic stress tests and stress testing non-bank financial institutions.
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- Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference - Policy Panel
- Runtime
- 1:09:54
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Panel session: Macroprudential stress testing as a policy tool
Panellists:
B. Hirtle, NY FED
M. Cihak, IMF
C. Salleo, ECB
J. Saurina, Banco de España
D. Pierret, University of Luxembourg
The ECB Macroprudential Stress Testing Conference supports research on macroprudential stress testing and provides an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to present and consider the latest thinking in the field. The Conference will focus on the implications of stress testing on banks’ behaviour, macroprudential stress testing as a policy tool, systemic stress tests and stress testing non-bank financial institutions.
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- Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference - Keynote Speech by Donald Kohn
- Runtime
- 50:35
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Donald Kohn, Bank of England and Brookings Institution, gives keynote speech during the Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference on 5th of February, 2020.
The ECB Macroprudential Stress Testing Conference supports research on macroprudential stress testing and provides an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to present and consider the latest thinking in the field. The Conference will focus on the implications of stress testing on banks’ behaviour, macroprudential stress testing as a policy tool, systemic stress tests and stress testing non-bank financial institutions.
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- Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference - Opening Remarks by Luis de Guindos
- Runtime
- 8:43
- Date posted
- 6 years ago
- Description
- Vice President of the European Central Bank, Luis de Guindos, gives opening remarks during the Macroprudential Stress-testing Conference on 5th of February, 2020.
The ECB Macroprudential Stress Testing Conference supports research on macroprudential stress testing and provides an opportunity for researchers and policymakers to present and consider the latest thinking in the field. The Conference will focus on the implications of stress testing on banks’ behaviour, macroprudential stress testing as a policy tool, systemic stress tests and stress testing non-bank financial institutions.
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- President Lagarde on the UK’s exit from the EU
- Runtime
- 0:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- I am sad to see our British friends leave the EU. We will act within our mandate to ensure Brexit causes as little disruption as possible for the citizens, employers and financial markets of the euro area. We look with confidence towards the future, united as Europeans.
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- The Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process
- Runtime
- 2:05
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Supervisors assess the risks banks face and check that banks are equipped to manage those risks properly. This activity is called the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process, or SREP, and its purpose is to allow banks’ risk profiles to be assessed consistently and decisions about necessary supervisory measures to be taken.
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- ECB Banking Supervision Press Conference - 28 January 2020
- Runtime
- 52:35
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- ...
ECB Banking Supervision press conference being held on 28 January 2020 at 11:00 CET in Frankfurt am Main.
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- ECB Governing Council Press Conference - 23 January 2020
- Runtime
- 1:10:43
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- ECB President Christine Lagarde and Vice-President Luis de Guindos will explain the Governing Council's monetary policy decisions and answer questions from journalists at the Governing Council press conference being held on 23 January 2020 at 14:30 CET in Frankfurt am Main.
- Title
- The ECB explains: forward guidance
- Runtime
- 0:55
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- When a central bank gives forward guidance, it provides information about its future actions. At the ECB, we do this by making statements about our monetary policy intentions at our press conferences. Forward guidance is therefore right at the heart of monetary policy. Our ECB colleague Michael explains how forward guidance can help boost the economy.
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- Fourth ECB biennial conference on fiscal policy and EMU governance - Keynote by Alan Auerbach
- Runtime
- 1:05:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Keynote speech: The future of fiscal policy
Alan Auerbach, University of California, Berkeley
The fourth biennial ECB conference on “fiscal policy and EMU governance” brought together participants from academia, the central banking community, international organisations and financial market practitioners. This year’s conference covered various aspects of fiscal policy and monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a monetary union. In addition, it explored issues related to EMU governance and the reform of EMU architecture.
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Opening remarks by ECB President Christine Lagarde
- Runtime
- 5:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.
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- Fourth ECB biennial conference on fiscal policy and EMU governance - Policy panel: Deepening of EMU
- Runtime
- 1:08:12
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Policy panel: Deepening of EMU – how to improve macroeconomic stabilisation using fiscal policy at the euro area level
Chair: Philip Lane, European Central Bank
Panellists:
Silvia Ardagna, Goldman Sachs
Clemens Fuest, Ifo Institute
Luis Garicano, London School of Economics and Member of the European Parliament
The fourth biennial ECB conference on “fiscal policy and EMU governance” brought together participants from academia, the central banking community, international organisations and financial market practitioners. This year’s conference covered various aspects of fiscal policy and monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a monetary union. In addition, it explored issues related to EMU governance and the reform of EMU architecture.
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- Fourth ECB biennial conference on fiscal policy and EMU governance - Keynote by Paolo Gentiloni
- Runtime
- 43:01
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Keynote speech: Priorities on deepening EMU for the coming five years
Paolo Gentiloni, Commissioner for the Economy, European Commission
The fourth biennial ECB conference on “fiscal policy and EMU governance” brought together participants from academia, the central banking community, international organisations and financial market practitioners. This year’s conference covered various aspects of fiscal policy and monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a monetary union. In addition, it explored issues related to EMU governance and the reform of EMU architecture.
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- Fourth ECB biennial conference on fiscal policy and EMU governance - Keynote by Olivier Blanchard
- Runtime
- 1:09:25
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- Keynote speech: Revisiting the EU fiscal framework in an era of low interest rates
Olivier Blanchard, Peterson Institute for International Economics
The fourth biennial ECB conference on “fiscal policy and EMU governance” brought together participants from academia, the central banking community, international organisations and financial market practitioners. This year’s conference covered various aspects of fiscal policy and monetary and fiscal policy interactions in a monetary union. In addition, it explored issues related to EMU governance and the reform of EMU architecture.
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Lunch guest speaker: Jean Tirole
- Runtime
- 21:53
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.
Lunch guest speaker: Jean Tirole
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Panel 2 “Monetary policy, technology and globalisation”
- Runtime
- 51:31
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.
Panel 2
“Monetary policy, technology and globalisation”
Chair: Agnès Bénassy-Quéré, Professor, University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and Paris School of Economics
Panellists:
Lael Brainard, Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Kristin Forbes, Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Professor of Management and Global Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management
Hyun Song Shin, Economic Adviser and Head of Research, Bank for International Settlements
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Closing remarks by Benoît Cœuré
- Runtime
- 26:51
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.
Closing remarks by Benoît Cœuré
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Panel 1 “The role of bond markets [...] monetary policy”
- Runtime
- 1:04:52
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.
Panel 1
“The role of bond markets in the conduct of monetary policy”
Chair: Laurence Boone, Chief Economist and Head of the Economics Department, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Panellists:
Hélène Rey, Lord Bagri Professor of Economics, London Business School
Jeremy Stein, Moise Y. Safra Professor of Economics, Harvard University
Charles Wyplosz, Emeritus Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
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- Monetary policy: the challenges ahead - Address by former ECB President Mario Draghi
- Runtime
- 17:04
- Date posted
- 7 years ago
- Description
- The colloquium honoured Executive Board member Benoît Cœuré’s legacy by reflecting on how bond markets and new challenges such as technological innovation and globalisation affect monetary policy.

