History of Inflation

Inflation in History

2015

Prague, Czech Republic

Inflation: An Age old Topic. 

The purpose of this meeting was to look at what is new about inflation. Can historical instances of inflation provide tools for understanding modern developments? Should present day monetary authorities and decision takers be aware of these lessons as they cope with the challenges of the global economy? 

eabh in cooperation with the Czech National Bank and the  Czech Banking Association.

Programme

0830 - 0845	Opening Mojmír Hampl, Vice Governor Czech National Bank
0845 - 0900	Inflation: An Age Old Topic Hugo Bänziger, eabh/Lombard Odier
0900 - 1000	Keynote: History of Inflation Barry Eichengreen, Berkeley University
1000 - 1015	Coffee Break
1015 - 1100	Hyperinflation Moderator: Hugo Bänziger, eabh/Lombard Odier Frederick Taylor, writer & Historian Manfred Pohl, eabh
1100 - 1130	Inflation in in the Interwar Years Moderator: Jakub Kunert, Czech National Bank Olivier Feiertag, Normandy University Juan Flores Zendejas, University of Geneva
1130 - 1215	Inflation in Transition Periods Moderator: Zdeněk Tůma, KPMG Petr Chalupecký, Prague University Eva Zamrazilová, Czech Banking Association
1215 - 1300	Inflation in the 1970s and 1980s Moderator: Hugo Bänziger, eabh/Lombard Odier Thomas Mayer, Flossbach von Storch AG Jean Pierre Roth, Banque Cantonale de Genève
1300 - 1400	Lunch Break
1400 - 1445	Insurance and Inflation Moderator: Niels-Viggo Haueter, Swiss Re Astrid Frey, Swiss Re Jerome Cosandey, Avenir Suisse Takau Yoneyama, Hitotsubashi University
1445 - 1530	Deflation Periods Moderator: Catherine Schenk, Glasgow University Thomas Mayer, Flossbach von Storch AG Vladimír Tomšík, Vice Governor Czech National Bank
1530 - 1545	Coffee Break
1545 - 1615	Inflation in Argentina Moderator: Niels-Viggo Haueter, Swiss Re Daniel Heymann, IIEP BAIRES (UBA CONICET) and UdeSA
1615 - 1700	Inflation in the UK Moderator: Harold James, Princeton University Forrest Capie, Cass Business School Graham Hacche, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR)
1700 - 1820	Closing Session - Selected Research Moderator: Harold James, Princeton University The Debate on Money and Inflation in the 18th Century: The Case of Italy Alfredo Gigliobianco, Bank of Italy Expectations during the Austrian Hyperinflation, 1921-1922 Nathan Marcus, University of St. Petersburg Harsh Reality. Living in Warsaw under Hyperinflation in 1923 Izabela Mrzygłód, University of Warsaw Monetary Policy in the Period of Deflation. Case of the National Bank of Czechoslovakia (1929 – 1934) Jakub Kunert, Czech National Bank The WP3 face Global Shock and Inflation Theoretical Shift (1971 - 1987) Floriane Galeazzi, University of Rouen Central Banking Independence, Historical Narratives and the Bank Deutscher Länder, 1948 - 1957 Simon Mee, Oxford University Deindustrialization, Indexation and Inflation in Brazil André Roncaglia de Carvalho, University São Paulo
1820 - 1830	Concluding Remarks
1830	Farewell Drinks