| At the initiative of the Centre dEtudes Prospectives et dInformations Internationales (CEPII), the Bank of Frances Foundation for Research, and the Institut dEconomie publique of the University of Aix-Marseille (IDEP), a new forum to discuss economic policy was established. The first meeting of this forum was held at the Bank of France in April 2002. Its objective is to create a new platform of discussion in Paris, on monetary and financial affairs among university researchers, managers of financial enterprises and officials from monetary and financial institutions. The forum allows three speakers, all experts of the selected topic, to debate their respective points of view and to present a central topic, followed by two referees. At the time of the first forum, the principal speaker was a central banker and the two referees represented the academic and professional circles... |
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