New Challenges to Monetary Policy

The conference covers a broad range of themes related to the conduct of monetary policy. It will bring together recent contributions in this area of research, including studies with a strong theoretical basis and empirical papers. A non-exclusive list of examples of relevant topics includes:
▪ The role of climate change for monetary policy
▪ Monetary policy response to supply-side disturbances and structural change
▪ Monetary and fiscal interactions: monetary policy with high public debt levels
▪ The role of firm, product and consumer heterogeneity for monetary policy
▪ The role of expectations and communication in monetary policy
▪ Digital assets and the unit of account role of money
Ludwig Straub (Harvard University) and Michael Weber (University of Chicago) are confirmed invited speakers.