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The Money Macro and Finance Society is a registered charity committed to the advancement of education in the fields of monetary economics, macroeconomics, and financial economics.
We are now posting two photos taken from Prof Mike Wickens Maxwell Fry Lecture at the @unibirmingham on 21 Oct 2026 & warmly thank him for a fascinating talk! We also thank all participants in the Macro & Finance MMF Research Networks joint workshop: mmf.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads…
Delighted to invite you on 21 Oct 26 at @unibirmingham B/s School, University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham B15 2TY, at the annual Maxwell Fry lecture on "The Taylor Rule: did the Fed ever use it? And if not what did it do, and why?" by Prof Michael Wickens @UniOfYork:
Attendance to the forthcoming MMF Macro and Finance Research Network Workshop (see the original post below) is open to all, but please register using the Google form link:
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We look forward to welcoming many of you at the @unibirmingham.
We are pleased to announce that the next MMF Macro and Finance Research Network Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026, at the @unibirmingham, ahead of the Maxwell Fry Lecture, which this year will be delivered by Professor Mike Wickens (see our preceding post).
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We are pleased to announce that the next MMF Macro and Finance Research Network Workshop will take place on Wednesday, 21 Oct 2026, at the @unibirmingham, ahead of the Maxwell Fry Lecture, which this year will be delivered by Professor Mike Wickens (see our preceding post).
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The workshop brings together members of both the Macro Research Network and the Finance Research Network. Here is a link to the programme:
mmf.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads…
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Delighted to invite you on 21 Oct 26 at @unibirmingham B/s School, University House, 116 Edgbaston Park Rd, Birmingham B15 2TY, at the annual Maxwell Fry lecture on "The Taylor Rule: did the Fed ever use it? And if not what did it do, and why?" by Prof Michael Wickens @UniOfYork:
york.ac.uk/economics/people/…
Free attandance, please register:
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Maxwell J. Fry (1944-2000) was a prominent figure around the world in International Finance & his work was widely acclaimed in central banking circles. His contribution was in the fields of intl
& development (‘global’) finance & this annual lecture is given by an internationally leading academic or policymaker on a topic that reflects Fry’s interests. On past lectures, read more on our website:
mmf.ac.uk/maxwell-fry/
We look forward to welcoming many of you there!
We are delighted to invite you to the @bankofengland & its Watchers' Conference on 10 Nov 2026, 8:30-17:30, hosted by @kingsbschool & @MMF_research at the Institute for Engineering & Technology, 2 Savoy Place, London, WC2r 0BL:
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The conference will feature keynote addresses from Chris Waller, Member of @federalreserve Board of Governors, Clare Lombardelli, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, @bankofengland, & Philip Lane, Chief Economist & Executive Board Member, @ecb.
It will bring together
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policymakers, economists, financial market participants, academics, & business leaders to discuss the key challenges & opportunities facing the UK economy & central banking today.
All welcome - please register at:
kcl.ac.uk/events/the-bank-of…
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Money Macro and Finance Society retweeted
📢 Call for Papers: Challenges to Monetary Policy 📢
Join the @UniversityLeeds & @bankofengland joint workshop: "Challenges to Monetary Policy" 🏦📉
🗓️ 17–18 Feb 2027
📍 Leeds, UK (In-person)
🎙️ Keynote: Huw Pill (Chief Economist, BoE)
⏰ Submission Deadline: 10th December 2026
Our 57th annual conference at @LancasterUni on 9-11 September 2026 was a great success. In this final, summary post on it, we thank once again the keynote speakers, @PierpaBenigno , Eric Swanson, Ester Faia & Lucio Sarno (a photo of each below), the chairs and presenters
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in the 7 special sessions, the Chair of the Local Organising Committee @lorenzarossi3 (photo) and her team as well as all participants (photo from the main lecture theatre) for a wonderful event, enjoyable learning from each other and unforgettable experiences.
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After two days of exciting keynote talks & stimulating special & parallel sessions, the 57th MMF Society annual conference at @LancasterUni is closing right now with its 4th & final keynote, by Prof Lucio Sarno (@Cambridge_Uni) on Large Moves in the Foreign Exchange Market.
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He was introduced by Prof @FGulcin_Ozkan (@KingsCollegeLon), Chairwoman of the MMF Society. Our sincere thanks go to all organisers and participants for a wonderful conference, & most of all to the local organisers chaired by Prof @lorenzarossi3.
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The 2nd day of the conference of our Society at @LancasterUni concludes with a 3rd keynote, by Prof Ester Faia (@goetheuni), on The Role of the Labor Market in Heterogenous Agent Models & the Inflation-Inequality Trade-off, introduced by Local Org Comm Chair Prof @lorenzarossi3.
The 2nd day of the MMF annual conference at @LancasterUni is now featuring another topical special session, by the @BIS_org, on AI, the Macroeconomy and Monetary Policy. We list the presentations below and add a photo for each speaker:
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1. AI & Monetary Policy: Cyclical Transmission, Structural Transition, & Fin Stability, Simone Lenzu (Federal Reserve Bank of New York, @Cambridge_Uni)
2. AI, Inflation & Monetary Policy: Insights from a Task-Based New Keynesian Model, Alina Kempf (@EUI_EU)
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3. Artificial Intelligence, Human Capital, & the Demographic Productivity Drag, Murat Ozbilgin (@bankofengland)
4. Artificial Intelligence and Growth in Advanced & Emerging Economies: Short-Run Impact, @aaron_mehrotra (@BIS_org)
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