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Which are the effects in combining ideas from psychology and monetary economics? The aim of the workshop is to discuss how the new insights from behavioural economics can shape the demand and the supply of currency, considering both inside and outside money and including the recent debate on e-coin (central bank digital currencies) on the one side, and on bit-coin (private crypto currencies) on the other side.

Conference Proceedings No 2018/2 “Do We Need Central Bank Digital Currency? Economics, Technology and Institutions” (pdf)

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Thursday, 7 June 2018

08:15

Registration

08:45

Opening and Welcome

Donato Masciandaro, BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Director, Bocconi University and SUERF

09:00

Opening Keynote Addresses

Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Central Banker Perspective

Jorge Ponce, Central Bank of Uruguay

21st century cash: Central banking, technological innovation and digital currencies

Fabio Panetta, Deputy Governor, Bank of Italy

Speech by Deputy Governor Fabio Panetta

10:30

Coffee break

10:45

Session I

Chair: Ernest Gnan, Head, Economic Analysis Division, Oesterreichische Nationalbank and SUERF Secretary General

Digital Money

Martin Summer, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Central Bank Digital Currencies and the Future of Money

Andrew T. Levin, Dartmouth College

Do We Like Central Bank Digital Currency? Portfolio Demand and Experimental Economics

Alessandra Cillo and Donato Masciandaro, Bocconi University

Central Bank Digital Currencies: Assessing Implementation Possibilities and Impacts

Santiago Fernandez de Lis, BBVA Research

12:15

Coffee break

12:30

Session I - continued

Central Bank Digital Currency: Why and How

Ben Fung, Bank of Canada

Cash and Digital Money

Ruth Judson, Federal Reserve System

13:30

Lunch

14:00

Session II

Chair: Donato Masciandaro, BAFFI CAREFIN Centre Director, Bocconi University and SUERF

Central Bank Cryptocurrencies

Morten Bech, Bank for International Settlements

E-Krona: Motivations, Drivers and Obstacles

Bjorn Segendorf, Swedish Central Bank

Central Bank Digital Currencies: A Macroeconomic Perspective

Dirk Niepelt, University of Bern and CEPR

15:15

Coffee break

15:30

Discussions

16:45

End of conference

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AI, digitalisation and innovation Central Banking and Monetary Policy Money, CBDC, inflation (expectations)

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