The conference aims to close gaps in our understanding of the international transmission of vulnerabilities, shocks and policies, and the trade-offs for policymakers, in the current environment of incomplete and divergent recoveries, high uncertainty, and structural change.

The Coronavirus pandemic and the widespread economic downturn in the wake of the resulting ‘lockdown’ in many countries have spurred an unprecedented output of research in multiple disciplines. This research is serving as a vital guide to policymakers in governments, central banks and...

Topics: - The impact of machine learning and AI on economic growth, productivity and employment; - How machine learning and AI has or will influence inflation and price stability; - Implications for financial stability and systemic risk from AI and machine learning; - Empirical assessments of...