Public hearing in the Committee on Finance on the evaluation of Swedish monetary policy 2015–2024
On Tuesday 17 February, the Committee on Finance will hold a public hearing on the evaluation of Swedish monetary policy 2015–2024
The Committee on Finance commissioned an evaluation of the Riksbank’s monetary policy 2015–2024. The evaluation was conducted by Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University, and Morten Ravn, Professor of Economics at University College London.
In connection with this, the Committee will host a public meeting with a hearing of the evaluators and the Executive Board of the Riksbank, with comments from Professor Lars Calmfors.
- Time: 9:00–11.15
- Venue: The former Second Chamber
The meeting will be open to the public and the media, and can followed directly or on demand via the Riksdag webcast service. The meeting will be interpreted into English.
Programme
9.00 The Chair of the Committee on Finance Edward Riedl (Moderate Party) welcomes the participants.
9.05 Introductory addresses by
- Morten Ravn, Professor of Economics at University College London
- Carolyn Wilkins, Senior Research Scholar at Princeton University
9.25 Comments from Erik Thedéen, Governor of the Riksbank.
9.40 Comments from Lars Calmfors, Professor Emeritus at the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University.
9.55 Questions from members of the Committee on Finance
11.15 (at the latest) Deputy Chair of the Committee on Finance Mikael Damberg (Social Democratic Party) concludes the hearing.
About interpretation
A simultaneous interpretation of the debate is provided in English. The simultaneous interpretation is not an authorised translation. In the case of differences between the interpretation and what originally was said by any of the speakers in the debate, please check against the delivery of the original speaker.