November 2, 2018
Time	Location	Event
12:00 to 16:30	Wilson Lobby	Registration
13:00 to 14:30	see below	Sessions I, Godchaux
14:30 to 15:00	Wilson Lobby	Break
15:10 to 16:40	see below	Sessions II, Wilson Hall
16:45 to 18:00		Keynote Lecture: Joseph Kaboski, "Macroeconomic Development and Micro Evaluations", Wilson 103
18:00 to 20:00	Wilson Lobby	Conference Reception
November 3, 2018
Time	Location	Event
08:00 to 09:00	Wilson Lobby	Continental Breakfast
09:00 to 10:30	see below	Sesssions III, Wilson Hall
10:30 to 11:00	Wilson Lobby	Break
11:00 to 12:30	see below	Session IV, Wilson Hall
12:30 to 13:30	Wilson Lobby	Lunch
13:30 to 15:00	see below	Session V, Wilson Hall
15:00 to 15:30	Wilson Lobby	Coffee/Tea Break
15:30 to 17:00	see below	Session VI, Wilson Hall
17:00 to 18:15		Keynote Lecture by Ellen McGrattan, "Measurement Behind Theory", Wilson 103
18:30 to 18:45		Board buses, 21st Avenue behind Wilson Hall
19:00 to 22:30	Wildhorse Saloon	Conference Banquet
November 4, 2018
Time	Location	Event
08:00 to 09:00	Wilson Lobby	Breakfast
09:00 to 10:30	see below	Session VII, Wilson Hall
10:30 to 11:00	Wilson Lobby	Coffee/Tea Break
11:00 to 12:30	see below	Session VIII, Wilson Hall

Summary of All Sessions
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#	Date/Time	Location	Type	Title	Papers
1	November 2, 2018 13:00-14:30	Godchaux 166	invited	Income risk	3
2	November 2, 2018 13:00-14:30	Godchaux 167	invited	Monetary Policy	3
3	November 2, 2018 13:00-14:30	Godchaux 165	invited	Labor policy	2
4	November 2, 2018 13:00-14:30	Godchaux 162	invited	Misallocation	2
5	November 2, 2018 13:00-14:30	Godchaux 164	invited	Banking	3
6	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary Policy	3
7	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 113	invited	Fiscal policy	3
8	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 115	invited	Firm dynamics	3
9	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 121	invited	Fiscal policy	3
10	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 122	invited	Inflation	3
11	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 127	invited	Political Economy	2
12	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 129	invited	Sovereign debt	3
13	November 2, 2018 15:10-16:40	Wilson 120	invited	Wage rigidity	3
14	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary Policy	3
15	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 113	invited	Inequality	3
16	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 115	invited	Housing	3
17	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 121	invited	Computation	3
18	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 122	invited	Migration	3
19	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 127	invited	Supply chains	3
20	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 129	invited	Inequality	2
21	November 3, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 120	invited	Banking	3
22	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary Policy	3
23	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 113	invited	Wage rigidity	3
24	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 115	invited	Housing	3
25	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 121	invited	Credit constraints	2
26	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 122	invited	Demographics	2
27	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 127	invited	Inventories	3
28	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 129	invited	Tariffs and trade	3
29	November 3, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 120	invited	Human capital	2
30	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 112	invited	Interwar Macroeconomics	3
31	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 113	invited	Labor micro	3
32	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 115	invited	Housing	3
33	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 121	invited	Open Economy Macro	3
34	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 122	invited	Open Economy Macro	3
35	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 127	invited	Development	2
36	November 3, 2018 13:30-15:00	Wilson 120	invited	Forecasting	3
37	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary	3
38	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 113	invited	Labor market	3
39	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 115	invited	Firm dynamics	3
40	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 121	invited	Sovereign debt	3
41	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 122	invited	Uncertainty	3
42	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 127	invited	Supply chains	3
43	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 129	invited	Taxation	3
44	November 3, 2018 15:30-17:00	Wilson 120	invited	Monetary Policy	3
45	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary Policy	3
46	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 113	invited	Labor micro	3
47	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 115	invited	Life cycle	3
48	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 121	invited	Sovereign debt	2
49	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 122	invited	Labor market	3
50	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 127	invited	Supply chains	3
51	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 129	invited	Inequality	2
52	November 4, 2018 9:00-10:30	Wilson 120	invited	Banking	3
53	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 127	invited	Inequality	3
54	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 112	invited	Monetary Policy	3
55	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 113	invited	Labor search	2
56	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 115	invited	Search	3
57	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 121	invited	Exchange rates	3
58	November 4, 2018 11:00-12:30	Wilson 122	invited	Finance	3

 

58 sessions, 163 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers

Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings
Detailed List of Sessions

Session 1: Monetary Policy November 2, 2018 13:00 to 14:30 Godchaux 167
Session Chair: Stephen Cole, Marquette University
Session type: invited
Level-k DSGE and Monetary Policy
presented by: Zhesheng Qiu, City University of Hong Kong
Heterogeneity in Individual Expectations, Optimism/Pessimism, and Constant-Gain Learning
presented by: Stephen Cole, Marquette University
Assessing the international comovement of equity returns
presented by: Girum Abate, World Bank
Session 2: Income risk November 2, 2018 13:00 to 14:30 Godchaux 166
Session Chair: Penghui Yin, Goethe University Frankfurt
Session type: invited
The Consumption Response to Tail Earnings Shocks
presented by: Rocio Madera, Southern Methodist University
Cyclical Labor Income Risk
presented by: Makoto Nakajima, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
The optimal amount of attention to capital income risk
presented by: Penghui Yin, Goethe University Frankfurt
Session 3: Labor policy November 2, 2018 13:00 to 14:30 Godchaux 165
Session Chair: Joaquin Garcia-Cabo, University of Minnesota
Session type: invited
Eligibility, Experience Rating, and Unemployment Insurance Take-up
presented by: David Fuller, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
The Macroeconomic Effects of Employment Protection on Human Capital and Jobs
presented by: Joaquin Garcia-Cabo, University of Minnesota
Session 4: Misallocation November 2, 2018 13:00 to 14:30 Godchaux 162
Session Chair: Roberto Samaniego, George Washington University
Session type: invited
Misallocation or Misspecification? The Effect of "Average" Distortions on TFP Gains Estimations
presented by: Juan Wlasiuk, Banco Central de Chile
Uncertainty and Misallocation
presented by: Roberto Samaniego, George Washington University
Session 5: Banking November 2, 2018 13:00 to 14:30 Godchaux 164
Session Chair: Tong Xu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Session type: invited
Interbank Network Disruptions and the Real Economy
presented by: Dasha Safonova, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Liquidity, Bank Runs, and Financial Crises
presented by: Wenhao Li, Stanford University
A Model of Bank Credit Cycles
presented by: Tong Xu, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics
Session 6: Monetary Policy November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Sanjay Singh, University of California, Davis
Session type: invited
Welfare Enhancing Reserve Pooling in the Presence of Competitive Hoarding
presented by: Dongwon Lee, University of California, Riverside
Reverse Quantitative Easing: What are the macroeconomic consequences of shrinking the Federal Reserve's balance sheet?
presented by: Kyle Rechard, Clemson University
Understanding Persistent Stagnation
presented by: Sanjay Singh, University of California, Davis
Session 7: Fiscal policy November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Nam Vu, Miami University
Session type: invited
Sectoral Heterogeneity, Production Networks, and the Effects of Government Spending
presented by: Omar Rachedi, Banco de España
Money-Financed Fiscal Stimulus: The Effects of Implementation Lag
presented by: Takayuki Tsuruga, Osaka Unviersity
Fiscal Stimulus, Forward Monetary Guidance, and the Liquidity Trap: Implications for State-Dependent Government Spending Multiplier
presented by: Nam Vu, Miami University
Session 8: Firm dynamics November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Wyatt Brooks, University of Notre Dame
Session type: invited
Economies of Scale and International Business Cycles
presented by: Daisoon Kim, London Business School and University of Washington
Entry Decision, Option Value of Delay and Business Cycles
presented by: Ia Vardishvili, University of Virginia
Bringing Data to the Model: Firm-to-Firm Learning in a Structural Model
presented by: Wyatt Brooks, University of Notre Dame
Session 9: Fiscal policy November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Hewei Shen, University of Oklahoma
Session type: invited
The Failure of Fiscal Policy and Japan's Lost Decades: The Role of Household Expectations
presented by: Geeta Garg, Indiana University
Understanding Why Fiscal Stimulus Can Fail through the Lens of the Survey of Professional Forecasters
presented by: Hyeongwoo Kim, Auburn University
Fiscal Commitment and Sovereign Default Risk
presented by: Hewei Shen, University of Oklahoma
Session 10: Inflation November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Tomohiro Tsuruga, Bank of Japan
Session type: invited
Understanding de-anchoring of inflation expectations. Evidence from Chile
presented by: Michael Pedersen, Central Bank of Chile
Missing Wage Inflation? Estimating the Natural Rate of Unemployment in a Nonlinear DSGE Model
presented by: Mototsugu Shintani, University of Tokyo
Central Bank Communication on Inflation Target: The Value of Public Information under Unknown Priors
presented by: Tomohiro Tsuruga, Bank of Japan
Session 11: Political Economy November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia
Session type: invited
A Three-Party Game of Institutional Resilience versus Transition: A Model and Comparative History of China-Japan Revisited
presented by: Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo
Delays in Public Goods
presented by: Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia
Session 12: Sovereign debt November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 129
Session Chair: Hyungseok Joo, Wayne State University
Session type: invited
The Ultralong Sovereign Default Risk
presented by: Radek Paluszynski, University of Houston
Government Debt Maturity Structure, Fiscal Policy, and Default
presented by: Sergii Kiiashko, National Bank of Ukraine, Kyiv School of Economics
Sovereign Debt Overhang, Expenditure Portfolio, and Debt Restructurings
presented by: Hyungseok Joo, Wayne State University
Session 13: Wage rigidity November 2, 2018 15:10 to 16:40 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Jean-François Rouillard, Université de Sherbrooke
Session type: invited
Minimum Wage and Occupational Mobility
presented by: Yizhou Liu, UC, Santa Barbara
New Evidence on Cyclical Variation in Labor Costs
presented by: Grace GU, UC Santa Cruz
Credit crunch and downward nominal wage rigidities
presented by: Jean-François Rouillard, Université de Sherbrooke
Session 14: Monetary Policy November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Xu Zhang, University of California, San Diego
Session type: invited
When and Why Can Forward Guidance De-anchor Expectations?
presented by: Georg Strasser, European Central Bank
Optimal Central Bank Forward Guidance
presented by: Eunmi Ko, University of Rochester
Evaluating the Effects of Forward Guidance and Large-scale Asset Purchases
presented by: Xu Zhang, University of California, San Diego
Session 15: Inequality November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Siddhartha Sanghi, Washington University in St. Louis
Session type: invited
How Important Is Health Inequality for Lifetime Earnings Inequality?
presented by: Kai Zhao, University of Connecticut
Health Disparities and the Socioeconomic Gradient in Elderly Life-Cycle Consumption
presented by: Neha Bairoliya, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Health Inequality: Role of Insurance and Technological Progress
presented by: Siddhartha Sanghi, Washington University in St. Louis
Session 16: Housing November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Greg Howard, University of Illinois
Session type: invited
The Housing Market, Financial Shocks, and Spillovers
presented by: Ayse Sapci, Utah State University
Housing Boom and Non-housing Consumption: Evidence from Urban Households in China
presented by: Dong Cheng, Union College
The Geography Channel of House Price Appreciation
presented by: Greg Howard, University of Illinois
Session 17: Computation November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Tyler Atkinson, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Session type: invited
Automated Solution of Heterogeneous Agent Models
presented by: David Childers, Carnegie Mellon University
Generalized Endogenous Grid Method for Models with a Default Option
presented by: Youngsoo Jang, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
The Accuracy of Linear and Nonlinear Estimation in the Presence of the Zero Lower Bound
presented by: Tyler Atkinson, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Session 18: Migration November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Marius Bickmann, TU Dortmund
Session type: invited
Labor demand response to labor supply incentives: Evidence from the German Mini-Job reform
presented by: Gabriela Galassi, Bank of Canada
The Distributional Implications of Migration: An Open-Economy Analysis of Germany and Poland
presented by: Marius Bickmann, TU Dortmund
Welfare Gains from Trade in Multi-Sector Models: The Role of Aggregation and Income Elasticities
presented by: Hakan Yilmazkuday, Florida International University
Session 19: Supply chains November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Wataru Miyamoto, University of Hong Kong
Session type: invited
Intermediate Goods and Exchange Rate Disconnect
presented by: William Craighead, Colorado College
International Price System, Intermediate Inputs and Regional Trade
presented by: Nikhil Patel, BIS
International Linkages and the Changing Nature of International Business Cycles
presented by: Wataru Miyamoto, University of Hong Kong
Session 20: Inequality November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 129
Session Chair: Guanyi Yang, St. Lawrence University
Session type: invited
Household Portfolio Accounting
presented by: Siqiang Yang, University of Pittsburgh
Best Time for College? Quantitative Evaluation of Life-cycle Higher Education Choices and Labor Income Inequality
presented by: Guanyi Yang, St. Lawrence University
Session 21: Banking November 3, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Tingting Zhu, Unversity of California, Davis
Session type: invited
Risk Pooling, Leverage Constraints, and the Business Cycle
presented by: Andrea Modena, Ca' Foscari University of Venice
No Pain, No Gain. Multinational Banks in the Business Cycle
presented by: Qingqing Cao, Michigan State University
Endogenous risk and credit contagion
presented by: Tingting Zhu, Unversity of California, Davis
Session 22: Monetary Policy November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Willem Van Zandweghe, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Session type: invited
Are supply curves convex? Implications for state-dependent responses to shocks
presented by: Christoph Boehm, UT Austin
Government Spending during Sudden Stop Crises
presented by: Siming Liu, Indiana University
Monetary Policy and Macroeconomic Stability Revisited
presented by: Willem Van Zandweghe, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Session 23: Wage rigidity November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Pritha Chaudhuri, Purdue University
Session type: invited
Optimal Monetary Policy with Skill Heterogeneity and Wage Rigidity
presented by: Pritha Chaudhuri, Purdue University
Downward Nominal Wage Rigidity and Inflation Dynamics during and after the Great Recession
presented by: Tomohide Mineyama,
On the Cyclicality of Real Wages and Employment: New Evidence and Stylized Facts from Performance Pay and Fixed Wage Jobs
presented by: Christos Makridis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Session 24: Housing November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Rory McGee, University College London/IFS
Session type: invited
Housing Boom, Mortgage Default and Agency Friction
presented by: Desen Lin, University of Pennsylvania
Housing Finance, Boom-Bust Episodes, and Macroeconomic Fragility
presented by: Aaron Hedlund, University of Missouri
Housing, Heterogeneity and Bequest Motives
presented by: Rory McGee, University College London/IFS
Session 25: Credit constraints November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Tiago Tavares, CIE ITAM
Session type: invited
Corporate debt composition and business cycles
presented by: Jelena Zivanovic, Bank of Canada
Investment Slumps during Financial Crises: The Role of Credit Constraints
presented by: Tiago Tavares, CIE ITAM
Session 26: Demographics November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Yongquan Cao, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Demographics and the European Divide
presented by: Edwin Nusbaum, University of California, Santa Barbara
Demographic Uncertainties and Macroeconomic Cycles
presented by: Yongquan Cao, Indiana University
Session 27: Inventories November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Hsuan Yu, University of Maryland
Session type: invited
Inflation, Debt, and Default
presented by: Sewon Hur, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
The Effect of Credit Crunch on Output Price Dynamics: The Corporate Inventory and Liquidity Management Channel
presented by: Ryan Kim, Johns Hopkins University
The Behavior of Inventories and Marginal Cost under Rational Inattention
presented by: Hsuan Yu, University of Maryland
Session 28: Tariffs and trade November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 129
Session Chair: AKM Morshed, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Session type: invited
Why Containerization Did Not Reduce Ocean Trade Shipping Costs
presented by: Benjamin Bridgman, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
How do Trade Frictions Differentially Impact Trade Outcomes? Lessons from the US Transportation Revolution
presented by: James Harrison, United States Naval Academy
The Great Recession and Price Convergence Among United States Cities
presented by: AKM Morshed, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Session 29: Human capital November 3, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Lutz Hendricks, UNC Chapel Hill
Session type: invited
Income, Education and Democracy
presented by: Luis Felipe Saenz, University of South Carolina
Human Capital and Development Accounting with Imperfect Skill Substitution
presented by: Lutz Hendricks, UNC Chapel Hill
Session 30: Interwar Macroeconomics November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Margaret Jacobson, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Complications for the United States from International Credits: 1913 -1940
presented by: George Hall, Brandeis University
The International Diffusion of the Automobile from 1913 to 1940
presented by: Mario Crucini, Vanderbilt University
Recovery of 1933
presented by: Margaret Jacobson, Indiana University
Session 31: Labor micro November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Soojin Kim, Purdue University
Session type: invited
Elderly Care in an Aging Population and the Female Labor Markets
presented by: Jue (Jessie) Wang, Furman University
Couples' Time-Use and Aggregate Outcomes: Evidence from a Structural Model
presented by: Monika Merz, University of Vienna
Labor Market Screening and Social Insurance Program Design for the Disabled
presented by: Soojin Kim, Purdue University
Session 32: Housing November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Sanha Noh, University of Missouri
Session type: invited
Propagation of Housing Market Disruptions during the Great Recession: Supply Chain Network Channel
presented by: Jay Hyun, Columbia University
State-dependent Adjustment Cost and Labor Dynamics in Recessions: Evidence using FGTS Policy in Brazil
presented by: Neville Francis, UNC Chapel Hill
House Price Uncertainty, Business Cycles, and Welfare
presented by: Sanha Noh, University of Missouri
Session 33: Open Economy Macro November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Yang Jiao, Dartmouth College and FISF, Fudan Unviersity
Session type: invited
The Monetary Policy Dilemma in Emerging Economies
presented by: Seunghoon Na, Purdue University
Financial Crises, Bailouts and Monetary Policy in Open Economies
presented by: Yang Jiao, Dartmouth College and FISF, Fudan Unviersity
Financial (in) stability in Chile
presented by: Ekaterina Kazakova, HSE
Session 34: Open Economy Macro November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Xiang Fang, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: invited
Monetary Policy in Sudden Stop-prone Economies
presented by: Louphou Coulibaly, University of Montreal
The Information Content of Capital Controls
presented by: Owen Nie, University of Michigan
Monetary Policy and Exchange Rate Puzzles: An Intermediary Perspective
presented by: Xiang Fang, University of Pennsylvania
Session 35: Development November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Jacob Short, Bank of Canada
Session type: invited
Transition and Inequality
presented by: Haiyan Ding, Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Can Capital Deepening Explain the Global Decline in Labor's Share
presented by: Jacob Short, Bank of Canada
Session 36: Forecasting November 3, 2018 13:30 to 15:00 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Taeyoung Doh, Economic Research Dept.
Session type: invited
Forecasting Recessions: A Hybrid Alternative to DSGE Models
presented by: Marta Boczon, University of Pittsburgh
Combining Survey Long-Run Forecasts and Nowcasts with BVAR Forecasts Using Relative Entropy
presented by: Saeed Zaman, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Reconciling VAR-based Forecasts with Survey Forecasts
presented by: Taeyoung Doh, Economic Research Dept.
Session 37: Monetary November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Riccardo DiCecio, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Session type: invited
Discouraging Deviant Behavior in Macroeconomics
presented by: Lawrence Christiano, Northwestern University
Persistence Dependence in Historical FOMC Fed Funds Rate Responses and the Great Inflation
presented by: Randal Verbrugge, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Optimal Monetary Policy for the Masses
presented by: Riccardo DiCecio, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Session 38: Labor market November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Kevin Donovan, Yale University
Session type: invited
Trade-Induced Job Turnover, Unemployment, and Allocative Efficiency: The Role of Demand Elasticity Adjustment
presented by: Hamid Firooz, Pennsylvania State University
Assessing the Impact of Informal Sector Employment on Young Less-Educated Workers
presented by: John Gibson, Georgia State University
Labor Market Flows and Development
presented by: Kevin Donovan, Yale University
Session 39: Firm dynamics November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Gajendran Raveendranathan, McMaster University
Session type: invited
Firm Entry, Excess Capacity and Endogenous Productivity
presented by: Anthony Savagar, University of Kent
Bribery, Plant Size and Economic Development
presented by: Nazim Tamkoc, Arizona State University
The Firm Dynamics of Business Cycles
presented by: Gajendran Raveendranathan, McMaster University
Session 40: Sovereign debt November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Nicolas Maeder,
Session type: invited
A Quantitative Theory of Hard and Soft Sovereign Defaults
presented by: Grey Gordon, FRB Richmond
Bank Pass-Through of Global Capital Flows
presented by: Diogo Sampaio Lima, Indiana University Bloomington
Likelihood Estimation of a Nonlinear Economy: Identification of a Regime Switch in the Market for Sovereign Debt
presented by: Nicolas Maeder,
Session 41: Uncertainty November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Zhao Han, College of William and Mary
Session type: invited
Market-Based Monetary Policy Uncertainty
presented by: Aeimit Lakdawala, Michigan State University
Deconstructing Uncertainty
presented by: Xiaohan Ma, Texas Tech University
Low-frequency Fiscal Uncertainty
presented by: Zhao Han, College of William and Mary
Session 42: Supply chains November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis
Session type: invited
Industrial Policy and Welfare in a Two-Sector-R&D Economy
presented by: Gilad Sorek, Auburn University
Structural Change with Input-Output Linkage
presented by: Hang Hu, University of Melbourne
Mismatch and Assimilation
presented by: Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis
Session 43: Taxation November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 129
Session Chair: Herve Zeida, Université de Montréal
Session type: invited
Efficient wealth inequality and differential asset taxation with dynamic agency
presented by: Thomas Phelan, University of Minnesota
Estate Taxation, Capital Income Taxation, Efficiency, and Wealth Inequality
presented by: Shahar Rotberg, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and The University of Toronto
Optimal Business Income Taxation
presented by: Herve Zeida, Université de Montréal
Session 44: Monetary Policy November 3, 2018 15:30 to 17:00 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Matthias Meier, University of Mannheim
Session type: invited
Investment Shocks and Optimal Monetary Policy
presented by: Daeha Cho, University of Melbourne
Why do Contractionary Monetary Policy shocks lower aggregate TFP?
presented by: Matthias Meier, University of Mannheim
Communicating Monetary Policy Rules
presented by: Andrew Foerster, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Session 45: Monetary Policy November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Pavel Chakraborty, Lancaster University
Session type: invited
Taking Away the Punch Bowl: Monetary Policy and Financial Instability
presented by: Kevin Sheedy, London School of Economics
A Monetary Business Cycle Model for India
presented by: Parantap Basu, Durham University
Financial Crisis, Monetary Policy and Exports: Evidence from a Matched Firm-Bank Dataset
presented by: Pavel Chakraborty, Lancaster University
Session 46: Labor micro November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Fang Yang, Louisiana State University
Session type: invited
Nonlinear household earnings dynamics, self-insurance, and welfare
presented by: Gonzalo Paz Pardo, University College London
Can the unemployed borrow? Implications for public insurance
presented by: J. Carter Braxton, University of Minnesota
The effects of marriage-related taxes and Social Security benefits
presented by: Fang Yang, Louisiana State University
Session 47: Life cycle November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky
Session type: invited
Heterogeneity, risk-sharing and policy in a life-cycle model
presented by: Eungsik Kim, Carnegie Mellon University
Demographics, monetary policy, and the zero lower bound
presented by: Michał Brzoza-Brzezina, Narodowy Bank Polski
Demographics and Monetary Policy Shocks
presented by: Steven Lugauer, University of Kentucky
Session 48: Sovereign debt November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Georgios Stefanidis, York University
Session type: invited
Political Constraints And Sovereign Default Premia
presented by: Nirvana Mitra, Stony Brook University
IMF Lending in Sovereign Default
presented by: Georgios Stefanidis, York University
Session 49: Labor market November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Minchul Yum, University of Mannheim
Session type: invited
Labor Market Dynamics under Technology Shocks: the Role of Subsistence Consumption
presented by: Myungkyu Shim, Sogang University
Financial Crises and Labor Market Recoveries: A Bayesian Evaluation
presented by: Shahed Khan, York University
Is Household Heterogeneity Important for Business Cycles?
presented by: Minchul Yum, University of Mannheim
Session 50: Supply chains November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 127
Session Chair: Wenting Yu, Carnegie Mellon University
Session type: invited
forecast shock in production networks
presented by: Can Tian, University of North Carolina
Cyclical Dynamics of Trade Credit with Production Networks
presented by: Wukuang Cun, University of Southern California
A Tale of Many Cities: Industrial Networks and Urban Productivity
presented by: Wenting Yu, Carnegie Mellon University
Session 51: Inequality November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 129
Session Chair: Gaston Chaumont, Pennsylvania State University
Session type: invited
Monetary Policy and Inequality: How Does One Affect the Other?
presented by: Eunseong Ma, Texas A&M University
Wealth Accumulation, On the Job Search, and Inequality
presented by: Gaston Chaumont, Pennsylvania State University
Session 52: Banking November 4, 2018 9:00 to 10:30 Wilson 120
Session Chair: Guillaume Sublet, University of Montreal
Session type: invited
Bank Regulation and Monetary Policy Transmission: Evidence from the U.S. States Liberalization
presented by: Matthew Schaffer, University of North Carolina - Greensboro
Macroprudential and Monetary Policies with an Imperfectly Competitive Banking Sector
presented by: Nimrod Segev, Fordham University
Optimal Macro-Prudential Policy
presented by: Guillaume Sublet, University of Montreal
Session 53: Monetary Policy November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 112
Session Chair: Thibaut Duprey, Bank of Canada
Session type: invited
A New Perspective on Identifying Monetary-Fiscal Policy Regimes -- A Sign-identified SVAR Approach
presented by: Junjie Guo, Indiana University
How to Manage Macroeconomic and Financial Stability Risks: A New Framework
presented by: Thibaut Duprey, Bank of Canada
Flexible Information Acquisition and Optimal Policy in Lemons Markets
presented by: Seungjun Baek, Florida State University
Session 54: Inequality November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 127
Session Chair: David Enocksson, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Entrepreneurial Investment Dynamics And The Wealth Distribution
presented by: Eugene Tan, Duke University
Innovate to Lead or Innovate to Prevail: When do Monopolistic Rents Induce Growth?
presented by: Roberto Piazza, International Monetary Fund
Implications of Contract Provisions and Employment Compensation Strategies for Occupational Choice
presented by: David Enocksson, University of Iowa
Session 55: Labor search November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 113
Session Chair: Hie Joo Ahn, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: invited
The Marginal Propensity to Hire
presented by: Davide Melcangi, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Dynamic Beveridge Curve Accounting
presented by: Hie Joo Ahn, Federal Reserve Board
Session 56: Search November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 115
Session Chair: Seth Neumuller, Wellesley College
Session type: invited
Accounting for the Sources of Gender Wage Gap: A Search and Matching Approach
presented by: Anni Isojarvi, IOWA STATE UNIV
Cyclical Part-time Employment in an Estimated New Keynesian Model with Search Frictions
presented by: Kazuhiro Teramoto, New York University
Can Income Differences Explain the Racial Wealth Gap? A Quantitative Analysis
presented by: Seth Neumuller, Wellesley College
Session 57: Exchange rates November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 121
Session Chair: Xiang Fang, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: invited
An Equilibrium Model of the International Price System
presented by: Dmitry Mukhin, Yale University
Deviations in real exchange rate levels in the OECD countries and their structural determinants
presented by: Martin Berka, Massey University
Volatility, Intermediaries, and Exchange Rates
presented by: Xiang Fang, University of Pennsylvania
Session 58: Finance November 4, 2018 11:00 to 12:30 Wilson 122
Session Chair: Nathaniel Throckmorton, William & Mary
Session type: invited
The Effect of Mutualization and Collateralization On Credit Default Swaps
presented by: Freddy Rojas Cama, Rutgers University
Optimal contract for asset trades: Collateralizing or selling?
presented by: Kee Youn Kang, Yonsei University
Valuation Risk Revalued
presented by: Nathaniel Throckmorton, William & Mary

 

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