On 26 and 27 April 2023, the Bank of Italy hosted the conference on "The use of surveys for monetary and economic policy", jointly organized with the SUERF (The European Money and Finance Forum), the ECB (European Central Bank) and the EIB (European Investment Bank).
The conference was introduced by Luigi Federico Signorini, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, who highlighted the evolving challenges and opportunities for the sample surveys used for monetary and economic policy decision-making.
Professor Stefanie Stantcheva (Harvard University) delivered a keynote lecture on the lessons learnt from survey experiments on heterogeneous spending and saving behaviors.
A high-ranking policy panel discussed policy perspectives with senior representatives from key institutions.
The conference brought together high-level researchers from different institutions and academia, both national and international.
Scientific committee: David Loschiavo e Concetta Rondinelli (Bank of Italy, local organizers), Ernest Gnan (SUERF), Geoff Kenny e Dimitris Georgarakos (ECB), Matteo Gatti e Peter Harasztosi (EIB).
The conference documentation is available below.
