THE 59th INTERNATIONAL ATLANTIC ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
London, England
9-13 March 2005

Financial Markets and the Real Economy
Saturday 16h00 - 18h00
Organizer: Burkhard Raunig, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Chair: Burkhard Raunig, Oesterreichische Nationalbank

Martin Scheicher, European Central Bank, Capital Requirements for Corporate Default Risk in the EU

Joachim Keller, Deutsche Bundesbank, What's the Wealth-Effect on Consumption in Germany?

Ben Craig, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Information from Fed Funds Futures and Options about the Real Economy

Burkhard Raunig, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Is Financial Market Information Useful for Forecasting Inflation and Output in Austria?

Discussants: Burkhard Raunig, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Ben Craig, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Joachim Keller, Deutsche Bundesbank, and Martin Scheicher, European Central Bank