International Lending and Sovereign Debt RPN - China in the International Financial System Workshop

The CEPR International Lending and Sovereign Debt RPN and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy organised a 2-day Workshop on 

China in the International Financial System 

Thursday-Friday, 29-30 June 2023
Zoom, 02:00-5:30 PM (CEST), 01:00-4:30 PM (BST), 08:00-11:30 AM (EST)

Organised by Sebastian Horn (World Bank and RPN Member), Carmen Reinhart (Harvard Kennedy School, CEPR and RPN Member) and Christoph Trebesch (Kiel Institue for the World Economy, Kiel University, CEPR & International Lending and Sovereign Debt RPN Leader).  

Programme

Thursday, 29 June 2023

• Session 1 - 2-3:30 PM (CEST), 1-2:30 PM (BST), 8-9:30 AM (EST)

Saleem Bahaj (UCL & CEPR)
The Monetary Theory of Exchange Rates Redux: Evidence from China - Slides

Jesse Schreger (Columbia Business School, CEPR & RPN Member) 
China in Tax Havens - Slides

• Session 2 - 4-5:30 PM (CEST), 3-4:30 PM (BST), 10-11:30 AM (EST)

Chang Ma (Fudan University) 
China’s Increasing Global Financial Impact - Slides

Andreas Presbitero (IMF & CEPR)

The HIPC Initiative and China’s Emergence as a Lender: post hoc or propter hoc?

Friday, 30 June 2023

• Session 3 - 2-3:30 PM (CEST), 1-2:30 PM (BST), 8-9:30 AM (EST)

Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School, CEPR & RPN Member) 
Defaulting on China - Slides

Aitor Erce (Navarra Public University& RPN Member) 
Debt Relief games - Slides

• Session 4 - 4-5:30 PM (CEST), 3-4:30 PM (BST), 10-11:30 AM (EST)

Andreas Fuchs (University of Göttingen) 
Can Aid Buy Foreign Public Support? Evidence from Chinese Development Finance - Slides

Sebastian Horn (World Bank & RPN Member) 
China as an International Lender of Last Resort - Slides