Collin M Constantine

The Federal Reserve’s 2022-23 tightening cycle involved the use of two monetary policy tools: changes in administrative rates and changes in the size of its balance sheet. In today's post, the authors explore how these tools affect money market conditions. nyfed.org/4slycqb

The late #EconomicsNobel laureate Chris Sims transformed how scholars & practitioners analyse economic dynamics & inform central bank decisions; his influence spanned econometrics & macroeconomics, from DSGE models to rational inattention, @voxeu cepr.org/voxeu/columns/…

"The pricing is SOFR +3.95% for the first tranche and 4% for subsequent tranches, which the document said “is considered competitive relative to prevailing Eurobond yields.” FAB:ADX cnbcafrica.com/2026/nigeria-p…

MSc in Development Statistics @ SALISES, UWI St. Augustine ✔️ Online delivery ✔️ 1 yr FT | 2 yrs PT ✔️ Specialisations in (1) Social and Demographic Stats & (2) Survey Research Apply: sta.uwi.edu/postgrad More Info. - uwi.edu/salises/conten…

Foreign exchange reserves can be a lifeline. Countries that build buffers in good times are better protected when shocks arrive. See our blog by @pogourinchas on why strengthening reserves today can help safeguard stability tomorrow: imf.org/en/blogs/artic…

The Great Equalizer (on my "Grear Global Transformation") en.ara.cat/opinion/the-gr…

📢 Call for papers for the 7th joint annual workshop on International Capital Flows and Financial Policies, organized by the IMF, @bankofengland, @banquedefrance, @bancaditalia, and @OECD. ➡️ For more details: imf.org/en/news/semina… 📅 Deadline to submit: April 25, 2026

⏳ Last call for applications The EU-LAC International Foundation invites consultants and research teams to contribute a Discussion Paper on the untapped potential of the EU–Latin America and Caribbean Global Gateway Investment Agenda and the bi-regional trade and partnership agreements. Don’t miss the opportunity to provide strategic analysis, highlight best practices, and offer recommendations that strengthen EU–LAC cooperation. Application deadline: 15 March 2026, 23:59 CEST Submissions and inquiries: call@eulacfoundation.org 🔗 More information: eulacfoundation.org/en/call-applic…

The March 2026 issue of the Journal of Economic Literature (64, 1) is now available online at aeaweb.org/issues/838.

Money adoption depends on comparative advantage between payment and non-payment roles, suggesting stablecoins and central bank digital currencies may not displace bank deposits despite superior technology, from Itay Goldstein, Ming Yang, and Yao Zeng nber.org/papers/w34865

New Substack! With transient economic successes, it is important to talk "industrial policy" or strategic macroeconomic development now in the very small open post-socialist economies.

Call for Papers – 2026 RIDGE May Forum Submit your paper to any of the workshops: ridge.org.uy/ridge-forums/

Call for Papers: 11th Annual West Coast Workshop in International Finance will be held at Santa Clara University. Submission deadline: January 16, 2026. Pdf here: sanjayrajsingh.github.io/CFP/Call_WCWIF… #EconTwitter @sffed @VitoCormun

📢 #CallForPapers: 2nd Kiel-CEPR Monetary Policy Conference, Berlin, 5–6 May 2026! Submit papers on #monetarypolicy & central bank independence by January 18, 2026. First confirmed speakers: @umalmend (Keynote), @AdamPosen & Philip Lane (@ecb) 👉 cepr.org/events/2nd-kie…

📢 Join us for the first @CFMUK public lecture of 2026, where @krogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider's View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead. #LSEEvents Register now 🎟️ lse.ac.uk/events/our-dol…

Japan joins the list of countries where rate hikes fail to strengthen the currency. The yen fell after @Bank_of_Japan_e rate hike likely reflecting growing concerns surrounding fiscal sustainability. @FT ft.com/content/cbaaff…

The US dollar’s share of global foreign reserves held steady in Q2, after adjustment for currency fluctuations. Exchange-rate effects drove nearly all the decline in the US currency’s share of reserves. Our blog has the details. imf.org/en/Blogs/Artic…

Highly recommended! "The Incidence of Tariffs: Rates and Reality" by Gita Gopinath and Brent Neiman. "In 2025, statutory tariff rates on U.S. imports rose to levels not seen in over one hundred years. What are the implications for prices? On the one hand, shipping lags, exemptions, and enforcement gaps have kept the actual implemented rates at only half of the statutory rates, moderating the tariffs’ impact. On the other hand, tariff pass-through to U.S. import prices is almost 100 percent, so the United States is bearing a large share of the costs." bfi.uchicago.edu/wp-content/upl…

I am really thrilled to see this article finally in press! 👉onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jo… The paper is a survey on Heterogeneous Agent (New Keynesian) models [HA(NK)]. It reviews (i) selected key mechanisms in HA(NK)s models and why we should (or not?) care and ... 1/5