Keynote speakers
New challenges for macroeconomic stabilisation policy: the role of fiscal policy
Presented by: Dr Caralee McLiesh (Secretary to The Treasury)
Enhancing the role of fiscal policy in macro stabilisation
Presented by: Oscar Parkyn (Treasury)
Fiscal multipliers
Presented by: Yifei Lyu (Treasury)
Discussant by: Gunes Kamber (IMF)
Understanding monetary-fiscal interactions
Presented by: Eric Leeper (University of Virginia)
Fiscal consolidation scenarios for NZ
Presented by: Andrew Binning (Treasury)
Discussant: Kirdan Lees (Sense Partners)
Distributional impacts of monetary policy
Presented by: Karsten Chipenuik and Gulnara Nolan (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: Robert Kirkby (Victoria University of Wellington)
The welfare implications of dual mandate for monetary policy
Presented by: Punnoose Jacob and Murat Ozbilgin (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Discussant: Dennis Wesselbaum (University of Otago)
Key issues in public sector policy
Presented by: Dominick Stephens (Treasury, Moderator)
Public sector chief economists:
Bronwyn Croxson (Ministry of Health)
Yuong Ha (Reserve Bank of New Zealand)
Joanne Leung (Transport)
Donna Purdue (Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment)