The focus of the conference will be on improving forecasting accuracy by using both time-series and cross-sectional information.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Badi Baltagi (Syracuse University)

• Rafaella Giacomini (University College London)

• Laura Liu  (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System)

•  Massimiliano Marcellino (Bocconi University)

• Roger Moon (USC)

• Allan Timmermann  (UCSD)