Microeconomic Aspects of the Globalization of Inflation: A Joint Conference with the Swiss National Bank

The Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute hosted “Microeconomic Aspects of the Globalization of Inflation,” a joint conference with the Swiss National Bank on Aug. 19–20 in Zurich. The conference brought together researchers to examine how globalization affects pricing, exploring in greater detail some of the issues raised by Auer and Fischer (2010), as well as to increase understanding of how price dynamics unleashed by globalization affect the measurement of fundamental determinants of improved living standards over time.