We are pleased to welcome Philip R. Lane, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, for a lecture reviewing the developments of the 2021–2025 period, with a particular focus on inflation dynamics and the monetary policy response.
Exceptional economic fluctuations have marked the years following the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning with the sharp rise in inflation during 2021–2022, followed by a significant disinflationary phase, this period has brought inflation rates closer to the target of two per cent.
Drawing on his role at the heart of the ECB, Philip R. Lane will reflect on the lessons learned during this volatile period, highlighting the interplay between inflation, disinflation, and the evolving strategy of monetary policy.
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Philip R. Lane joined the European Central Bank as a Member of the Executive Board in 2019. He is responsible for the Directorate General Economics and the Directorate General Monetary Policy. Before joining the ECB, he was the Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland. He has also chaired the Advisory Scientific Committee and Advisory Technical Committee of the European Systemic Risk Board and was Whately Professor of Political Economy at Trinity College Dublin. He is also a research fellow at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin, he was awarded a PhD in Economics from Harvard University in 1995 and was Assistant Professor of Economics and International Affairs at Columbia University from 1995 to 1997, before returning to Dublin. In 2001 he was the inaugural recipient of the Bernácer Prize for outstanding contributions to European monetary economics.
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The Economic and Monetary Union Laboratory (EMU Lab) is a collaborative initiative driven by the Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Chair and the Pierre Werner Chair, aiming to reassess the Economic and Monetary Union's structure in light of current European and global economic conditions.
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