Event
Can we claim victory over inflation?
Speakers
Olivier Blanchard
Robert Solow Professor of economics emeritus, MIT
(Joining remotely)
Lucrezia Reichlin
Non-resident fellow
Agenda
Check-in and lunch
12:30-13:00Agenda
Conversation
13:00-13:45- Chair: Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director
- Olivier Blanchard, Robert Solow Professor of economics emeritus, MIT; (Joining remotely)
- Lucrezia Reichlin, Non-resident fellow
Agenda
Q&A
13:45-14:00After years of low inflation, most economies in the post-Covid-19 era have experienced levels of inflation not seen since the seventies. Central banks have reacted with a massive cycle of monetary tightening. Has the move been successful - is inflation finally conquered? If not, how much more tightening is needed? How different have the inflation and disinflation experiences been in the US and the euro area? What lessons can be learned?