The Effects of New Geopolitical Risks on Financial Markets and Firms

The Swedish House of Finance's Annual Conference brings together leading academics and practitioners in the field of financial economics to discuss important, and current topics.

This year’s conference focus on the effects of new geopolitical risks on financial markets and firms. Pandemics, climate risks, wars, and sanctions have increased the relevance of geopolitical risks. Over the next few years, these shocks will have effects on international currencies, supply chains, financial markets, and the macroeconomy.

The conference will discuss how to measure the new risks, which companies and assets are likely to be more exposed to, and evidence of the effects of these shocks.

Conference format

August 22 – Open policy conference: The first day of the conference is open to the general public and features discussions on policy implications.

August 23 – Academic conference: The second part of the conference is around presentations of research papers with comments by invited discussants. These sessions are open primarily to invited academics but also to selected policymakers and practitioners with an academic interest.

First day – Open policy conference

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Nicholas BloomProfessor of Economics, Stanford University

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Sebnem Kalemli-OzcanProfessor of Economics and Finance, University of Maryland

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Steven OngenaProfessor of Banking, University of Zurich

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Jens HenrikssonPresident and CEO, Swedbank

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Marion JansenDirector of the Trade and Agriculture Directorate, OECD

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Stefan IngvesFormer governor of Sweden’s Riksbank

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Torbjörn BeckerDirector, Stockholm Institute of Transition Economics – SITE

Second day – Academic conference

  • Gordon Phillips, Dartmouth "Global Supply Chain Disruptions"
  • Yakov Amihud, New York University "Efficiency or resiliency? Corporate choice between financial and operational hedging"
  • Cecilia Parlatore, New York University "Financing Infrastructure in the Shadow of Expropriation"
  • Russ Wermers, University of Maryland "Economic Policy Uncertainty and Global Portfolio Allocations"
  • Dario Caldara, Federal Reserve Board "Do Geopolitical Risks Raise or Lower Inflation?"
  • Camelia Minoiu, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta "Trade Uncertainty and U.S. Bank Lending"