The CEBRA 2025 Annual Meeting is an academic conference intended for researchers. Registration is free of charge but only open to individuals actively engaged in economic research. Please note that the meeting is held off the record.
Meeting venues are the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) on Aug. 6 and Harvard Business School (HBS) on Aug. 7 and 8.
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST). Please note this itinerary may be subject to minor changes.
| Time | Wed 6 Aug (FRBB) | Thurs 7 Aug (HBS) | Fri 8 Aug (HBS) |
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration and Networking Coffee | Registration and Networking Coffee | |
| 8:45 a.m. | Welcome from HBS | Parallel Session IV | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Parallel Session I | ||
| 10:45 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:00 a.m. | Break | ||
| 11:15 a.m. | Parallel Session V | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Key Note: Alberto Cavallo (Professor of Business Administration at HBS, Co-Director HBS Pricing Lab): "Price Research in a Digital Age" | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Presentations 12:15 p.m. Project Spectrum: using generative AI to enhance inflation nowcasting 12:45 p.m. The Research Handbook on Inflation | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Registration and Networking (light lunch and refreshments provided) | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | Lunch | ||
| 1:15 p.m. | Poster Session and Lunch | ||
| 1:45 p.m. | Welcome Egon Zakrajšek (Executive Vice President and the Director of the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) | ||
| 2:00 p.m. | Panel: "What are the challenges for models and policy following post-COVID inflation?" (Organized by FRBB) Panelists: Guido Ascari (Professor of Economics, University of Pavia & Economic Advisor & Head of Monetary Policy Research De Nederlandsche Bank) Gabriel Chodorow-Reich (Professor of Economics, Harvard) Trevor Reeve (Director, Division of Monetary Affairs at Federal Reserve Board) Jing Yang (Managing Director of the Bank of Canada’s Economic and Financial Research) | Parallel Session II | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Parallel Session VI | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:45 p.m. | This panel is organized by FRB Boston in parallel to the CEBRA Annual Meeting, but is not part of the official CEBRA Annual Meeting program. Panel: "An evolving global landscape: What should central banks pay attention to?" (Organized by FRBB) Panelists: Luis Felipe Céspedes (Board Member, Central Bank of Chile) Susan M. Collins (President & CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) Lisa D. Cook (Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Moderator: Egon Zakrajšek (Executive Vice President and the Director of the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston) | ||
| 4:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 4:15 p.m. | Parallel Session III | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Annual Meeting General Assembly | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | Reception Event (until 7:15 p.m.) | Annual Meeting Ends | |
| 6:15 p.m. | Buffet Dinner at HBS (until 8:15 p.m.) |