8.45 – 9.00 am

Welcome

Rainer Klump, Vice-President, Goethe University Frankfurt    Welcome address
Hermann Remsperger, Stiftung Geld und Währung     Welcome address

9.00 – 10.30 am

The fundamental connection between monetary policy and fiscal policy – and its implications

Chair: Tobias Tröger, Goethe University Frankfurt   Video
Speakers:
Christoph Degenhart, Constitutional Court of the Free State of Saxony and
Leipzig University    Speech     Video
Ludger Schuknecht, German Ministry of Finance  Presentation    
Harald Uhlig,University of Chicago  Presentation    Video

10.30 – 11.00 am

Coffee break

11.00 – 12.30 pm

Unconventional policy measures and monetary policy in the world of a “new normal”: Do we need to reconsider existing monetary policy frameworks?

Chair: Peter Tillmann, Giessen University and IMFS
Speakers:
Ricardo Reis, Columbia University  Presentation     Video
Helmut Siekmann,Goethe University Frankfurt and IMFS     Video
Volker Wieland, Goethe University Frankfurt and IMFS  Presentation    Video

12.30 – 1.30 pm

Lunch

1.30 – 2.00 pm

Keynote speech

Yves Mersch, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank

Moderation: Günter Beck, University of Siegen and IMFS

2.00 – 3.30 pm

The role of central banks in ensuring financial stability

Chair: Tobias Tröger, Goethe University Frankfurt
Speakers:
Anil Kashyp, University of Chicago Booth School of Business  Presentation     Video
Vikrant Vig, London Business School    Video
Chiara Zilioli, European Central Bank  Presentation 

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Wrap up and Coffee