Attendees will be divided into groups of 6 to 7 participants with a mix of university faculty, graduate students, government employees, and private sector professionals to discuss and identify stakeholders’ needs, underutilized information, and potential improvements in evaluating and forecasting food prices.
Discussion topics
| Topic | Discussants |
|---|---|
| Concentration and IO | James MacDonald (Group 1), Metin Çakir (Group 2) |
| Forecasting | Aaron Smith (Group 3), Matthew MacLachlan (Group 4) |
| Impacts of Price Changes | Anne Byrne (Group 5), Abigail Okrent (Group 6) |
| Input Price Pass-Through | Jude Bayham (Group 7), Kailin Kroetz (Group 8) |
| International Markets | Simon Somogyi (Group 9), John Baffes (Group 10) |
| Price Indexes | Chen Zhen (Group 11), Ana Aizcorbe (Group 12) |