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2013 North American Winter Meeting of the Econometric Society
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Session ID 5: Assessing Unconventional Monetary Policy
Session Chair: Athanasios Orphanides, Central Bank of Cyprus
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: E52,E42,E44
Date: January 4, 2013
1. The Macroeconomic Effects of Large-Scale Asset Purchase Programs
By Han Chen; University of Pennsylvania Vasco Curdia; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Andrea Ferrero; Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Presented by: Andrea Ferrero, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:   Frank Smets, European Central Bank
2. The Effect of TARP on Bank Risk-Taking
By Lamont Black; Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Presented by: Lamont Black, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Discussant:   Roberto Motto, European Central Bank
3. BANK BALANCE SHEETS IN THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
By Domenico Giannone; Université Libre de Bruxelles Michele Lenza; European Central Bank Huw Pill; Goldman Sachs Lucrezia Reichlin; London Business School
Presented by: Michele Lenza, European Central Bank
Discussant:   Hakan Kara, Central Bank of Turkey
4. The Financial Crisis, Bank Lending, and the Effectiveness of Lending Facilities: The experiences of the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank
By Selva Demiralp; Koc University Jens Eisenschmidt; European Central Bank
Presented by: Jens Eisenschmidt, European Central Bank
Selva Demiralp, Koc University
Seth Carpenter, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant:   Mike Joyce, Bank of England
Session ID 9: Beliefs Distortions and Welfare
Session Chair: Markus Brunnermeier, Princeton University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: D91
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Salience and Consumer Choice
By Pedro Bordalo Nicola Gennaioli; CREI-UPF, Barcelona ANDREI SHLEIFER; HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Presented by: ANDREI SHLEIFER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Discussant:   Wei Xiong Xiong, Department of Economics and Bendheim Cen
2. Groupthink: Collective Delusions in Organizations and Markets
By Roland Benabou; Princeton University
Presented by: Roland Benabou, Princeton University
Discussant:   Alp Simsek, Harvard University
3. A Welfare Criterion for Models with Distorted Beliefs
By Markus Brunnermeier; Princeton University Alp Simsek; Harvard University Wei Xiong; Princeton University
Presented by: Wei Xiong Xiong, Department of Economics and Bendheim Cen
Discussant:   ANDREI SHLEIFER, HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Session ID 10: Search and Mechanisms
Session Chair: Benoit Julien, Australian School of Business, UNSW
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: J64,E24
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Efficient Cheap Talk in Directed Search: On the Non-essentiality of Commitment in Market Games
By Kyungmin Kim; University of Iowa Philipp Kircher; LSE
Presented by: Philipp Kircher, LSE
Discussant:   Michael Peters, University of British Columbia
2. Buiyers, Seller and Middlemen: Variations on Search-Theoretic Themes
By Yuet-Yee Linda Wong; Binghamton University Randall Wright; U Wisconsin
Presented by: Randall Wright, U Wisconsin
Discussant:   Chengsi Wang, University of New South Wales
3. Matching by Luck or Search? Empirical Evidence from Executive Labor Market
By Michael Peters; University of British Columbia Pai XU; University of Hong Kong
Presented by: Michael Peters, University of British Columbia
Discussant:   Gabriele Camera, Purdue University
4. Directed Search and Moral Hazard
By Benoit Julien; Australian School of Business, UNSW Guillaume Roger; The University of New South wales
Presented by: Benoit Julien, Australian School of Business, UNSW
Guillaume Roger, The University of New South wales
Discussant:   Veronica Guerrieri, University of Chicago
Session ID 11: Emerging Issues in Commodity Markets
Session Chair: Wei Xiong Xiong, Department of Economics and Bendheim Cen
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: G13,Q40
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Investor Flows and the 2008 Boom/Bust in Oil Prices
By Kenneth Singleton; Stanford University
Presented by: Kenneth Singleton, Stanford University
Discussant:   Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
2. Risk Premia in Crude Oil Futures Prices
By James Hamilton; University of California, San Diego Jing Cynthia Wu; The University of Chicago
Presented by: Jing Cynthia Wu, The University of Chicago
Discussant:   Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
3. The Role of Inventories and Speculative Trading in the Global Market for Crude Oil
By Daniel Murphy; University of Michigan
Presented by: Daniel Murphy, University of Michigan
Discussant:   Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
4. Convective Risk Flows in Commodity Futures Markets
By Ing-Haw Cheng; University of Michigan Andrei Kirilenko; Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wei Xiong; Princeton University
Presented by: Ing-Haw Cheng, University of Michigan
Discussant:   Dacheng Xiu, University of Chicago
Session ID 12: International Trade Pricing
Session Chair: Robert J. Vigfusson, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: F31,F41,E31
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Importers, exporters, and exchange rate disconnect
By Mary Amiti; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Oleg Itskhoki; Princeton University Joep Konings; Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Presented by: Mary Amiti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:   Robert J. Vigfusson, Federal Reserve Board
2. Exchange Rate Pass Through into Import and Domestic Prices
By Raphael Auer; Swiss National Bank Raphael Schoenle; Brandeis University
Presented by: Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University
Discussant:   Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
3. The Hitchhiker's Guide to Missing Import Price Changes and Pass-Through
By Etienne Gagnon; Federal Reserve Board Benjamin Mandel; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Robert J. Vigfusson; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Etienne Gagnon, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant:   Mario Crucini, Vanderbilt University
4. The Sensitivity of Producer Prices to Exchange Rates: Insights from Micro Data
By Shutao Cao; Bank of Canada Wei Dong; Bank of Canada Ben Tomlin; Bank of Canada
Presented by: Shutao Cao, Bank of Canada
Discussant:   Jay Shambaugh, George Washington
Discussants:      1 Mario Crucini, Vanderbilt University      2 Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York      3 Robert J. Vigfusson, Federal Reserve Board
Session ID 13: Robust Inference in Econometrics
Session Chair: Matias Cattaneo, University of Michigan
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Maximum Likelihood Estimation and Inference with Sporadic Identification Failure
By Donald Andrews; Yale University Xu Cheng; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Donald Andrews, Yale University
2. Inference with Persistent Regressors
By Marcelo Moreira; FGV Humberto Moreira; FGV
Presented by: Marcelo Moreira, FGV
3. On the Asymptotic Size of Subvector Tests in the Linear Instrumental Variables Model
By Patrik Guggenberger; UCSD
Presented by: Patrik Guggenberger, UCSD
4. Alternative Asymptotics and the Partially Linear Model with Many Regressors
By Matias Cattaneo; University of Michigan Michael Jansson; University of California, Berkeley Whitney Newey; MIT
Presented by: Matias Cattaneo, University of Michigan
Session ID 15: Incentive Pay and Competition
Session Chair: Jean Tirole, TSE
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: G30
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Rising Through the Ranks: The Evolution of the Market for Corporate Executives, 1936-2003
By Carola Frydman; Boston University
Presented by: Carola Frydman, Boston University
2. Competitive Pay and Work Ethics
By Roland Benabou; Princeton University Jean Tirole; TSE
Presented by: Roland Benabou, Princeton University
3. THE (IR)RESISTIBLE RISE OF AGENCY RENTS
By Bruno Biais; Toulouse School of Economics (IDEI, CRM, CNRS) augustin landier; Toulouse School of Economics
Presented by: augustin landier, Toulouse School of Economics
4. Seeking Alpha: Excess Risk Taking and Competition for Managerial Talent
By Viral Acharya; New York University Marco Pagano; Università di Napoli Federico II Paolo Volpin; London Business School
Presented by: Marco Pagano, Università di Napoli Federico II
Session ID 16: Modeling and forecasting oil prices
Session Chair: Hilde Bjornland, Norwegian Business School
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: Q43,Q47
Date: January 5, 2013
1. Real-Time Analysis of Oil Price Risks Using Forecast Scenarios
By Christiane Baumeister; Bank of Canada Lutz Kilian; University of Michigan
Presented by: Christiane Baumeister, Bank of Canada
Discussant:   Knut Are Aastveit, Norges Bank
2. Forecasting the Price of Oil
By Ron Alquist; Bank of Canada Lutz Kilian; University of Michigan Robert J. Vigfusson; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Robert J. Vigfusson, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant:   Marcelle Chauvet, University of California
3. What drives oil prices? Emerging Asia versus developed economies
By Hilde Bjornland; Norwegian Business School Knut Are Aastveit; Norges Bank Leif Thorsrud; BI Norwegian Business School
Presented by: Hilde Bjornland, Norwegian Business School
Discussant:   James Hamilton, University of California, San Diego
4. The Effect of Oil Price Shocks on the U.S. Stock Market: Do Sign and Size Matter?
By Zeina Alsalman; Wayne State University Ana Maria Herrera; Wayne State University
Presented by: Zeina Alsalman, Wayne State University
Discussant:   Lutz Kilian, University of Michigan
Session ID 17: New Evidence from Online Job Search
Session Chair: Marianna Kudlyak, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: J64
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Sorting by Skill over the Course of Job Search
JEL codes: J31, J24, E24
By Marianna Kudlyak; Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond Damba Lkhagvasuren; Concordia University Roman Sysuyev; NECA
Presented by: Marianna Kudlyak, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Discussant:   Ryan Michaels, University of Rochester
2. Gender Discrimination in Job Ads: Theory and Evidence
By Peter Kuhn; University of California, Santa Barbara Kailing Shen; Xiamen University
Presented by: Peter Kuhn, University of California, Santa Barbara
Discussant:   Lisa Kahn, Yale University
3. Mismatch Unemployment
By Aysegul Sahin; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Joseph Song; Columbia University Giorgio Topa; Federal Reserve Bank of New York Gianluca Violante; NYU
Presented by: Giorgio Topa, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:   Shigeru Fujita, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
4. What Drives Job Search? Evidence from Google Search Data
By Scott Baker; Stanford Andrey Fradkin; Stanford University
Presented by: Scott Baker, Stanford
Discussant:   camille landais, Stanford University
Discussants:      1 Ryan Michaels, University of Rochester      2 Lisa Kahn, Yale University      3 Shigeru Fujita, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia      4 camille landais, Stanford University
Session ID 21: Media and Political Economics
Session Chairs:
1. Hulya Eraslan, Johns Hopkins University
2. Przemyslaw Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: D72
Date: January 4, 2013
1. The Effect of Radio Market Concentration on Local Elections
By Hulya Eraslan; Johns Hopkins University Przemyslaw Jeziorski; Johns Hopkins University Gizem Kosar; Johns Hopkins University
Presented by: Przemyslaw Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University
Discussant:   Cesar Martinelli, ITAM-CIE
2. Do Newspapers Serve the State? Incumbent Party Influence on the U.S. Press, 1869-1928
By Matthew Gentzkow; University of Chicago Nathan Petek; Chicago Booth Jesse Shapiro; University of Chicago GSB
Presented by: Matthew Gentzkow, University of Chicago
Discussant:   Przemyslaw Jeziorski, Johns Hopkins University
3. Media vs politicians: Who buys whom?
By Alejandro Castañeda; El Colegio de México Cesar Martinelli; ITAM-CIE
Presented by: Cesar Martinelli, ITAM-CIE
Discussant:   David Stromberg, IIES
4. The Determinants of Media Bias in China
By Bei Qin; IIES, Stockholm University David Stromberg; IIES Yanhui Wu; Department of Finance and Business Econo
Presented by: David Stromberg, IIES
Discussant:   Matthew Gentzkow, University of Chicago
Session ID 22: Nature of Labor Income Risk
Session Chair: Fatih Karahan, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: E25,E21
Date: January 4, 2013
1. THE NATURE OF COUNTERCYCLICAL INCOME RISK
By Fatih Guvenen; University of Minnesota Serdar Ozkan; Federal Reserve Board Jae Song; Social Security Administration
Presented by: Serdar Ozkan, Federal Reserve Board
2. Reconciling Estimates of Income Processes in Growth Rates and Levels
By Moira Daly; Copenhagen Business School Dmytro Hryshko; University of Alberta Iourii Manovskii; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Dmytro Hryshko, University of Alberta
3. Rising Inequality: Transitory or Permanent? New Evidence from a Panel of U.S. Tax Returns 1987-2006
By Jason DeBacker; U.S. Department of the Treasury Bradley Heim; Indiana University Vasia Panousi; Federal Reserve Board Ivan Vidangos; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Ivan Vidangos, Federal Reserve Board
4. On the Persistence of Income Shocks over the Life Cycle: Evidence, Theory, and Implications
By Fatih Karahan; University of Pennsylvania Serdar Ozkan; Federal Reserve Board
Presented by: Fatih Karahan, University of Pennsylvania
Session ID 23: New Developments in Empirical Modeling of Games
Session Chairs:
1. Whitney Newey, MIT
2. Elie Tamer, Northwestern
3. Steven Berry, Yale University
4. Stefan Hoderlein, Boston College
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C51,C72,L13
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Identification of Potential Games and Demand Models for Bundles
By Jeremy Fox; University of Michigan Natalia Lazzati; University of Michigan
Presented by: Jeremy Fox, University of Michigan
Discussant:   Elie Tamer, Northwestern
2. Robust Inference in Ordered Response Games with Incomplete Information: Are Firms Strategic Substitutes?
By Amit Gandhi; University of Wisconsin Andres Aradillas-Lopez; University of Wisconsin Madison
Presented by: Amit Gandhi, University of Wisconsin
Discussants:      1 Peter Reiss, Stanford University      2 Natalia Lazzati, University of Michigan
3. Random Coefficients in Static Games of Complete Information
By fabian dunker; University of Goettingen Stefan Hoderlein; Boston College Hiroaki Kaido; Boston University
Presented by: Stefan Hoderlein, Boston College
Discussants:      1 Whitney Newey, MIT      2 Andres Aradillas-Lopez, University of Wisconsin Madison
4. Identification and Estimation of Games with Incomplete Information Using Excluded Regressors
By Arthur Lewbel; Boston College Xun Tang; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Arthur Lewbel, Boston College
Discussants:      1 Steven Berry, Yale University      2 Jeremy Fox, University of Michigan
Session ID 24: Macroeconomic Reforms
Session Chair: Gary Hansen, UCLA
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: E62,E64,H63
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Optimal Income Taxation: Mirrlees Meets Ramsey
By Jonathan Heathcote; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Hitoshi Tsujiyama; University of Minnesota
Presented by: Jonathan Heathcote, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
2. Debt and the U.S. Economy
By Kaiji Chen; Emory University Ayse Imrohoroglu; usc
Presented by: Kaiji Chen, Emory University
3. Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective
By Gary Hansen; UCLA Selahattin Imrohoroglu; University of Southern California
Presented by: Selahattin Imrohoroglu, University of Southern California
4. Health Insurance Reform: The impact of a Medicare Buy-in
By Gary Hansen; UCLA Minchung Hsu; National Grad Institute Policy Studies Junsang Lee; Korea Development Institute
Presented by: Gary Hansen, UCLA
Session ID 25: Labor Markets and the Aggregate Economy
Session Chair: Iourii Manovskii, University of Pennsylvania
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: J64,E24
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Unions in a Frictional Labor Market
By Per Krusell; Stockholm University Leena Rudanko; Boston University
Presented by: Leena Rudanko, Boston University
2. Taxation and Labor Supply of Married Women: A Macroeconomic Cross-Country Analysis
By Alexander Bick; Goethe University Nicola Fuchs-Schündeln; Goethe University Frankfurt /Main
Presented by: Alexander Bick, Goethe University
3. The trend is the cycle: job polarization and jobless recoveries
By Nir Jaimovich; Duke Henry Siu; University of British Columbia
Presented by: Henry Siu, University of British Columbia
4. Identifying Sorting
By Marcus Hagedorn; University of Cologne Tzuo Hann Law; University of Pennsylvania Iourii Manovskii; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Iourii Manovskii, University of Pennsylvania
Session ID 26: Bounded Rationality
Session Chair: Giacomo Rondina, University of California, San Diego
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D82,D84
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Inattentive Valuation and Reference-Dependent Choice
By Michael Woodford; Columbia University
Presented by: Michael Woodford, Columbia University
2. DISCRETE ACTIONS IN INFORMATION-CONSTRAINED TRACKING PROBLEMS
By Filip Matejka; CERGE-EI Christopher Sims; Princeton University
Presented by: Filip Matejka, CERGE-EI
3. Sparse Boundedly Rational Dynamic Programming and Aggregate Fluctuations
By Xavier Gabaix; New York University
Presented by: Xavier Gabaix, New York University
4. Informational Fragility of Dynamic Rational Expectations Equilibria
By Giacomo Rondina; University of California, San Diego Todd Walker; Indiana University
Presented by: Giacomo Rondina, University of California, San Diego
Session ID 27: Credit and Bankruptcy
Session Chair: TengTeng Xu, Bank of Canada
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: E32,G32,G33
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Macroeconomic Effects of Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Policies
By Kurt Mitman; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Kurt Mitman, University of Pennsylvania
2. Dynamic Poaching In Credit Card Lending
JEL codes: D1,D8,G2
By Lukasz Drozd; University of Pennsilvania Ricardo Serrano-Padial; University of Wisconsin - Madison
Presented by: Ricardo Serrano-Padial, University of Wisconsin - Madison
3. Default Risk and Aggregate Fluctuations in an Economy with Production Heterogeneity
By Aubhik Khan; Ohio State University Tatsuro Senga; The Ohio State University Julia Thomas; The Ohio State University
Presented by: Tatsuro Senga, The Ohio State University
4. Business Cycle Effects of Credit and Technology Shocks in a DSGE Model with Firm Defaults
By TengTeng Xu; Bank of Canada Hashem Pesaran; University of Cambridge and USC
Presented by: TengTeng Xu, Bank of Canada
Session ID 29: Econometrics of derivatives markets
Session Chair: Eric Renault, Brown University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C58,G13
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Affine Option Pricing Model in Discrete Time
By Eric Renault; Brown University
Presented by: Eric Renault, Brown University
Discussant:   Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
2. The Term Structure of Variance Swaps, Risk Premia and the Expectation Hypothesis
By Yacine Ait-Sahalia; Princeton University Mustafa Karaman; University of Zurich Loriano Mancini; Swiss Finance Institute at EPFL
Presented by: Yacine Ait-Sahalia, Princeton University
Discussant:   Ian Martin, Stanford University
3. Parametric Inference and Dynamic State Recovery from Option Panels
By Viktor Todorov; Northwestern University
Presented by: Viktor Todorov, Northwestern University
Discussant:   David Bates, University of Iowa
4. Testing for Jumps: A Delta-Hedging Perspective
By Jia Li; Duke University
Presented by: Jia Li, Duke University
Discussant:   Torben Andersen, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Discussant:   Kris Jacobs, University of Houston
Session ID 30: Macroeconomics and asset prices
Session Chair: Lars Hansen, University of Chicago
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: E44,G12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Measuring and Pricing Sensitivity to Tail Risk
By Jaroslav Borovicka; Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Lars Hansen; University of Chicago Jose Scheinkman; PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Presented by: Jaroslav Borovicka, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
2. Innovation, Growth and Asset Prices
By Howard Kung; Duke University Lukas Schmid; Duke University
Presented by: Lukas Schmid, Duke University
3. Wage Rigidity: A Solution to Several Asset Pricing Puzzles
By Xiaoji Lin; The Ohio State University
Presented by: Xiaoji Lin, The Ohio State University
4. Inflation Risk in Corporate Bonds
By Johnny Kang; Harvard Business School Carolin Pflueger; Harvard Business School
Presented by: Carolin Pflueger, Harvard Business School
Session ID 31: Deception and Persuasion
Session Chair: paul heidhues, ESMT
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D70
Date: January 4, 2013
1. What Do You Want to Know? Communication with Endogenous Information Acquisition
JEL codes: D82, D83
By Di Pei; Toulouse School of Economics
Presented by: Di Pei, Toulouse School of Economics
Discussant:   paul heidhues, ESMT
2. Communication with Detectable Deceit
By Wioletta Dziuda; Kellogg School of Management
Presented by: Wioletta Dziuda, Kellogg School of Management
Discussant:   Fei Li, University of Pennsylvania
3. The Market for Deceptive Products
By paul heidhues; ESMT Botond Koszegi; University of California Takeshi Murooka; University of California, Berkeley
Presented by: paul heidhues, ESMT
Discussant:   Wioletta Dziuda, Kellogg School of Management
4. When to persuade a decision maker
By Fei Li; University of Pennsylvania
Presented by: Fei Li, University of Pennsylvania
Discussant:   Di Pei, Toulouse School of Economics
Session ID 32: Contract Theory
Session Chair: Yuliy Sannikov, Princeton University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D86
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Optimal Long-term Contracting with Learning
By Zhiguo He; University of Chicago, Booth School of B Bin Wei; Federal Reserve Board Jianfeng Yu; University of Minnesota
Presented by: Jianfeng Yu, University of Minnesota
Discussant:   Yuliy Sannikov, Princeton University
2. Flexible Renegotation and Persistent Private Information
By Bruno Strulovici; Northwestern University
Presented by: Bruno Strulovici, Northwestern University
Discussant:   Jianfeng Yu, University of Minnesota
3. Agency Models with Frequent Actions: A Quadratic Approximation Method
By Tomasz Sadzik; New York University Ennio Stacchetti; New York University
Presented by: Ennio Stacchetti, New York University
Discussant:   Bruno Strulovici, Northwestern University
4. Moral Hazard and Long-Run Incentives
By Yuliy Sannikov; Princeton University
Presented by: Yuliy Sannikov, Princeton University
Discussant:   Ennio Stacchetti, New York University
Session ID 33: Mechanism Design
Session Chair: Maciej Kotowski, Harvard University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D44
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Information Aggregation in Double Auctions with Interdependent Values
By Eiichiro Kazumori; The State University of New York
Presented by: Eiichiro Kazumori, State University of New York
Discussant:   Shiran Rachmilevitch, University of Haifa
2. Repeated Implementation with Finite Mechanisms and Complexity
By Jihong Lee; Seoul National University Hamid Sabourian; University of Cambridge
Presented by: Jihong Lee, Seoul National University
Discussant:   Hanzhe Zhang, University of Chicago
3. On Asymmetric Reserve Prices
By Maciej Kotowski; Harvard University
Presented by: Maciej Kotowski, Harvard University
Discussant:   Charles Zheng, University of Western Ontario
4. Matching with Contracts in Large Economies
By John Hatfield; Stanford University Eduardo Azevedo; Harvard University
Presented by: John Hatfield, Stanford University
Discussant:   Jihong Lee, Seoul National University
Session ID 34: Product Markets
Session Chair: Luis Cabral, New York University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D40
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Durable Goods Monopoly with Stochastic Costs
By Juan Ortner; Princeton University
Presented by: Juan Ortner, Princeton University
Discussant:   Huseyin Yildirim, Duke University
2. Payoff Uncertainty, Bargaining Power, and the Strategic Sequencing of Bilateral Negotiations
By Huseyin Yildirim; Duke University
Presented by: Huseyin Yildirim, Duke University
Discussant:   Juan Ortner, Princeton University
3. A Reputational Theory of Firm Dynamics
By Simon Board; UCLA Moritz Meyer-ter-Vehn; UCLA
Presented by: Simon Board, UCLA
Discussant:   Luis Cabral, New York University
Session ID 35: Information Economics
Session Chair: Edward Green, Penn State U.
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D80
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Marriage as a Rat Race: Noisy Pre-Marital Investments with Assortative Matching
By V Bhaskar; University College London Ed Hopkins; University of Edinburgh
Presented by: V Bhaskar, University College London
Discussant:   Rodrigo Novinski, Ibmec Business School
2. Aggregation of Information and Beliefs: Asset Pricing Lessons from Prediction Markets
By Marco Ottaviani; Bocconi University Peter Sorensen; University of Copenhagen
Presented by: Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen
Discussant:   V Bhaskar, University College London
3. Optimal Risk Sharing with Optimistic and Pessimistic Decision Makers
By Aloisio Araujo; IMPA and FGV JEAN MARC BONNISSEAU; Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne Alain Chateauneuf; Universite Paris 1 Rodrigo Novinski; Ibmec Business School
Presented by: Rodrigo Novinski, Ibmec Business School
Discussant:   Edward Green, Penn State U.
4. Events concerning knowledge
By Edward Green; Penn State U.
Presented by: Edward Green, Penn State U.
Discussant:   Peter Sorensen, University of Copenhagen
Session ID 36: Auction Theory
Session Chair: John Hatfield, Stanford University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D44
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Bribing in first-price auctions
By Shiran Rachmilevitch; University of Haifa
Presented by: Shiran Rachmilevitch, University of Haifa
Discussant:   Maciej Kotowski, Harvard University
2. Existence of Monotone Pure Strategy Equilibrium in First-Price Auctions with Resale
By Charles Zheng; University of Western Ontario
Presented by: Charles Zheng, University of Western Ontario
Discussant:   Jihong Lee, Seoul National University
3. Optimal Auction Design In the Presence of Posted Price Competition
JEL codes: D44, D43
By Hanzhe Zhang; University of Chicago
Presented by: Hanzhe Zhang, University of Chicago
Discussant:   Eiichiro Kazumori, State University of New York
Session ID 37: Offshoring and Technology Transfer
Session Chair: Philippe Bacchetta, University of Lausanne
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: F21,F41
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Offshoring and Directed Technical Change
By Daron Acemoglu; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Gino Gancia; CREI and UPF Fabrizio Zilibotti; University of Zurich
Presented by: Gino Gancia, CREI and UPF
2. Offshore Production and Business Cycle Dynamics with Heterogeneous Firms
By Andrei Zlate; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Presented by: Andrei Zlate, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
3. Technology Capital Transfer
By Thomas Holmes; University of Minnesota Ellen McGrattan; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Edward Prescott; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Presented by: Ellen McGrattan, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
4. Capital Controls with International Reserve Accumulation: Can this Be Optimal?
By Philippe Bacchetta; University of Lausanne Kenza Benhima; University of Lausanne (HEC) Yannick Kalantzis; Banque de France
Presented by: Philippe Bacchetta, University of Lausanne
Session ID 38: International Trade and Heterogeneous Firms
Session Chair: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, UC Berkeley
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: F10,F15
Date: January 5, 2013
1. Different Trade Models, Different Trade Elasticities?
By Ina Simonovska; University of California, Davis Michael Waugh; New York University
Presented by: Ina Simonovska, University of California, Davis
Discussant:   Andres Rodriguez-Clare, UC Berkeley
2. Imported Intermediate Goods and Product Innovation: Evidence from India
By Murat Seker; World Bank
Presented by: Murat Seker, World Bank
Discussant:   Miklos Koren, Central European University
3. Fixed Costs per Shipment
By Andreas Kropf; Northwestern University Philip Sauré; Swiss National Bank
Presented by: Philip Sauré, Swiss National Bank
Discussant:   Andreas Moxnes, Dartmouth College
4. Structural Adjustments in Production and International Trade: Theory and Evidence from China
By Vivian Yue; Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Presented by: Vivian Yue, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Discussant:   Dan Lu, Princeton University/U Rochester
Session ID 40: Labor Markets and International Trade
Session Chair: Chinhui Juhn, University of Houston
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: J30,J60,F16,F14
Date: January 4, 2013
1. When the Floodgates Open: Northern Firms' Response to Removal of Trade Quotas on Chinese Goods
JEL codes: F14; L25; L60
By Hale Utar; University of Colorado, Boulder
Presented by: Hale Utar, University of Colorado, Boulder
Discussant:   David Hummels, Purdue University
2. Trade Adjustment: Worker-Level Evidence
By David Autor; Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Dorn; CEMFI Gordon Hanson; University of California, San Diego Jae Song; Social Security Administration
Presented by: David Dorn, CEMFI
Discussant:   Brian Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University
3. Endogenous Skill Acquisition and Export Manufacturing in Mexico
By David Atkin; Yale University
Presented by: David Atkin, Yale University
Discussant:   Chinhui Juhn, University of Houston
4. Comparative advantage, multi-product firms and trade liberalisation : An empirical test
By Catherine Fuss; National Bank of Belgium Linke Zhu; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Linke Zhu, Shanghai University of Finance and Econo
Discussant:   Guy Michaels, LSE
Session ID 41: Political Economy
Session Chair: Marcus Berliant, Washington University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D70
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Hierarchical Accountability in Government: Theory and Evidence
By Razvan Vlaicu; University of Maryland Alexander Whalley; University of California, Merced & NBER
Presented by: Razvan Vlaicu, University of Maryland
Discussant:   Gabriele Gratton, University of New South Wales
2. Pandering, Faith, and Electoral Competition
By Gabriele Gratton; School of Economics
Presented by: Gabriele Gratton, University of New South Wales
Discussant:   Levent Celik, CERGE-EI
3. When is it Optimal to Delegate: The Theory of Fast-track Authority
By Levent Celik; CERGE-EI Bilgehan Karabay; University of Auckland John McLaren; University of Virginia/University of Cambridge
Presented by: Levent Celik, CERGE-EI
Discussant:   Marcus Berliant, Washington University
4. Local Politics and Economic Geography
By Marcus Berliant; Washington University Takatoshi Tabuchi; University of Tokyo
Presented by: Marcus Berliant, Washington University
Discussant:   Razvan Vlaicu, University of Maryland
Session ID 42: Advances in the Economics of Education
Session Chair: Julian Betts, UCSD
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: I21,I24
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Anti-Lemons: Competion and Reputation
By W. Bentley MacLeod; Columbia University Miguel Urquiola; Columbia University
Presented by: W. Bentley MacLeod, Columbia University
Discussant:   Daniel Hamermesh, University of Texas at Austin
2. Teacher Quality Policy When Supply Matters
By Jesse Rothstein; University of California, Berkeley
Presented by: Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant:   Julian Betts, UCSD
3. Entry, Sorting and Incentives in the Teacher Market
By Maria Ferreyra; Carnegie Mellon University Pierre Liang; Carnegie Mellon University
Presented by: Maria Ferreyra, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant:   Karthik Muralidharan, UCSD
4. It's Not What You Know, but Who You Know: the Role of Connections in Academic Promotions
By Manuel Bagues; Universidad Carlos III
Presented by: Manuel Bagues, Universidad Carlos III
Discussant:   Jesse Rothstein, University of California, Berkeley
Session ID 43: Household, Microenterprise and Agricultural Finance in Developing Countries
Session Chair: Manuel Hernandez, IFPRI
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: D13;D2;O12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Group lending with heterogeneous consumer types
By Li Gan; Texas A&M University Manuel Hernandez; IFPRI Yanyan Liu; International Food Policy Research Institute
Presented by: Manuel Hernandez, IFPRI
Discussant:   Arun Chandrasekhar, MIT
2. Diffusion of Microfinance
By Abhijit Banerjee; MIT Arun Chandrasekhar; MIT Esther Duflo; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Matthew Jackson; Stanford University
Presented by: Matthew Jackson, Stanford University
Discussant:   Christopher Udry, Yale University
3. Interplay among credit, insurance and savings for farmers in developing countries
By Francesca de Nicola; IFPRI Ruth Vargas Hill; IFPRI
Presented by: Francesca de Nicola, IFPRI
Discussant:   Jonathan Robinson, UC Santa Cruz
4. Capital Constraints in Agriculture: Evidence from Mali
By Lori Beaman; Northwestern University Dean Karlan; Yale University Bram Thuysbaert; KULeuven Christopher Udry; Yale University
Presented by: Dean Karlan, Yale University
Discussant:   Greg Fischer, London School of Economics
Session ID 46: Pricing of Health Goods in Developing Countries
Session Chair: James Berry, Cornell University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: D1;I12;O12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Eliciting and Utilizing Willingness to Pay: Evidence from Field Trials in Northern Ghana
By James Berry; Cornell University
Presented by: James Berry, Cornell University
Discussant:   Daniel Keniston, Yale
2. Corruption in the Delivery of Targeted Health Subsidies
By Pascaline Dupas; Stanford University
Presented by: Pascaline Dupas, Stanford University
Discussant:   Benjamin Olken, MIT
3. Externalities from Subsidies? Evidence from marketing of multiple health products in Uganda
By Greg Fischer; London School of Economics Dean Karlan; Yale University Margaret McConnell; Harvard University Pia Raffler; Yale University
Presented by: Dean Karlan, Yale University
Discussant:   Pascaline Dupas, Stanford University
4. Nonlinear Pricing of Food in Village Economies
By Orazio Attanasio; University College London Elena Pastorino; Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and University of Minnesota
Presented by: Elena Pastorino, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and University of Minnesota
Discussant:   Aprajit Mahajan, Stanford University
Session ID 47: European Labor Markets
Session Chair: Till von Wachter, Columbia University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: J4
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Is there monopsonistic discrimination against immigrants? First evidence from linked employer–employee data
By Elke Jahn; Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Aarhus University and IZA Boris Hirsch; Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Presented by: Elke Jahn, Institute for Employment Research (IAB), Aarhus University and IZA
Discussant:   Steven Raphael, University of California, Berkeley
2. Do anonymous resumes make the battlefield more even? Evidence from a randomized field experiment
By luc behaghel; paris school of economics Bruno Crépon; CREST Thomas Le Barbanchon; Crest
Presented by: luc behaghel, paris school of economics
Discussant:   Kate Antonovics, University of California, San Diego
3. High-School Dropouts and Transitory Labor Market Shocks: The Case of the Spanish Housing Boom
By Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll; Collegio Carlo Alberto
Presented by: Ainhoa Aparicio Fenoll, Collegio Carlo Alberto
Discussant:   Gordon Dahl, UC San Diego
4. Private and Public Provision of Counseling to Job-Seekers: Evidence from a Large Controlled Experiment
By Luc Behaghel; Paris School of Economics Bruno Crépon; CREST Marc Gurgand; Paris School of Economics
Presented by: Marc Gurgand, Paris School of Economics
Discussant:   Till von Wachter, Columbia University
Session ID 48: Social Choice and Welfare Analysis
Session Chair: Luis Rayo, University of Utah
Session type: contributed
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Redistributive Taxation in a Roy Model
By Casey Rothschild; Wellesley College Florian Scheuer; Stanford University
Presented by: Florian Scheuer, Stanford University
Discussant:   Emmanuel Farhi, Harvard University
2. Behavioral Fair Social Choice
By Marc Fleurbaey; Princeton University Erik Schokkaert; K U Leuven
Presented by: Marc Fleurbaey, Princeton University
Discussant:   Luis Rayo, University of Utah
3. Endogenous Public Information and Welfare
By Xavier Vives; IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Presented by: Xavier Vives, IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL
Discussant:   Jennifer La'o, Chicago Booth
Session ID 50: Dynamic Games
Session Chair: Jidong Zhou, New York University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C70,C73,L13
Date: January 4, 2013
1. An Aggregation Method to Solve Dynamic Games
By Carlos Santos; Tilburg University
Presented by: Carlos Santos, Tilburg University
Discussant:   Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
2. Aggregative Games with Entry
By Simon Anderson; University of Virginia Nisvan Erkal; University of Melbourne Daniel Piccinin; Brick Court Chambers
Presented by: Nisvan Erkal, University of Melbourne
Discussant:   Jidong Zhou, New York University
3. Exploding Offers and Buy-Now Discounts
By Jidong Zhou; Stern School of Business, New York Unive Mark Armstrong; University of Oxford
Presented by: Jidong Zhou, New York University
Discussant:   Carlos Santos, Tilburg University
Session ID 51: Health
Session Chair: Adriana Lleras-Muney, UCLA
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: I11,I12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Productivity and Quality in Health Care: Evidence from the Dialysis Industry
By Paul Grieco; Pennsylvania State University Ryan McDevitt; University of Rochester
Presented by: Paul Grieco, Pennsylvania State University
Discussant:   Darius Lakdawalla, University of Southern California
2. Access to Treatment and Educational Inequalities in Cancer Survival
By Jon Fiva; Norwegian Business School
Presented by: Jon Fiva, Norwegian Business School
Discussant:   Adriana Lleras-Muney, UCLA
3. In absolute or relative terms? How framing prices affects the consumer price sensitivity of health plan choice
By Nicolas Ziebarth; Cornell University Hendrik Schmitz; University of Duisburg-Essen
Presented by: Nicolas Ziebarth, Cornell University
Discussant:   Emilia Simeonova, Tufts University
4. Small Area Variation in C-Sections: Norms, Spillovers and Market Power
By Janet Currie; Princeton W. Bentley MacLeod; Columbia University
Presented by: Janet Currie, Princeton
Discussant:   Amitabh Chandra,
Session ID 52: Bounded Rationality, Switching Costs and Competitive Strategies
Session Chair: Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: L15,D21,D23,D43
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Switching Costs and Price Competition
By Luis Cabral; New York University
Presented by: Luis Cabral, New York University
Discussant:   Paulo Saumaini, Stanford University
2. Consumer Unawareness and Competitive Strategies
By ZHEN LIU; SUNY at Buffalo Chun Qiu; McGill University
Presented by: ZHEN LIU, SUNY at Buffalo
Discussant:   Emir Kamenica, University of Chicago
3. The Identification Power of the Markov Assumption in Dynamic Discrete Choice Models
By John Lazarev; Stanford University
Presented by: John Lazarev, Stanford University
Discussant:   Jeremy Fox, University of Michigan
Session ID 53: Social Networks, Peer Effects and Politics
Session Chair: Pedro Vicente, Nova University of Lisbon
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: D72,O12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Voting, Influence, and Peer Effects: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique
By Marcel Fafchamps; Oxford University Ana Vaz; University of Oxford Pedro Vicente; Nova University of Lisbon
Presented by: Pedro Vicente, Nova University of Lisbon
Discussant:   Edward Miguel, University of California, Berkeley
2. COMMUNITARIANISM, OPPOSITIONAL CULTURES, AND HUMAN CAPITAL CONTAGION: THEORY AND EVIDENCE FROM FORMAL VERSUS KORANIC EDUCATION
By pritha dev; ITAM
Presented by: pritha dev, ITAM
Discussant:   Arun Chandrasekhar, MIT
3. Determinants of Peer Influence on Political Choices: Evidence from Classroom Random Assignments in College
By Camila Campos; Insper
Presented by: Camila Campos, Insper
Discussant:   Lori Beaman, Northwestern University
4. Together We Will: Experimental Evidence on Female Voting Behavior in Pakistan
By Xavier Gine; The World Bank Ghazala Mansuri; World Bank
Presented by: Xavier Gine, The World Bank
Discussant:   Steven Durlauf, University of Wisconsin
Session ID 54: Weakly Identified Models
Session Chair: Zhongjun Qu, Boston University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C20,C30
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Conditional moment models under weak identification
By Bertille Antoine; Simon Fraser University Pascal Lavergne; Toulouse School of Economics
Presented by: Bertille Antoine, Simon Fraser University
2. Powerful Procedures with Correct Size for Test Statistics with Limit Distributions that are Discontinuous in Some Parameters
By Adam McCloskey; Brown University
Presented by: Adam McCloskey, Brown University
3. Weak Identification: a Geometric Approach
By Isaiah Andrews; MIT Anna Mikusheva; Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Presented by: Anna Mikusheva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4. Local and Global Parameter Identification in DSGE Models Allowing for Indeterminacy
By Zhongjun Qu; Boston University
Presented by: Zhongjun Qu, Boston University
Session ID 55: Identification in Models with Endogeneity
Session Chair: Yingyao Hu, Johns Hopkins University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C26,C36
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Identification of Average Random Coefficients under Magnitude and Sign Restrictions on Confounding
By Karim Chalak; Boston College
Presented by: Karim Chalak, Boston College
2. Continuous triangular systems without functional form restrictions - Identification and nonparametric Bayesian estimation
By Maximilian Kasy; UCLA
Presented by: Maximilian Kasy, UCLA
3. Simultaneous Equations Models for Discrete Outcomes: Coherence, Completeness, and Identification
JEL codes: C10, C14, C50
By Andrew Chesher; University College London Adam Rosen; University College London
Presented by: Adam Rosen, University College London
4. Nonparametric Identification Using Instrumental Variables: Sufficient Conditions For Completeness
By Yingyao Hu; Johns Hopkins University Ji-Liang Shiu; National Chung-Cheng University
Presented by: Yingyao Hu, Johns Hopkins University
Session ID 56: Factor Models and Structural VARs
Session Chair: Serena Ng, Columbia University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C38
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Inference on Impulse Response Functions in Structural VAR Models
By Atsushi Inoue; North Carolina State University Lutz Kilian; University of Michigan
Presented by: Lutz Kilian, University of Michigan
2. Bootstrapping factor-augmented regression models
By Silvia Goncalves; Université de Montréal Benoit Perron; Universite de Montreal
Presented by: Benoit Perron, Universite de Montreal
3. Linear Regression for Panel with Unknown Number of Factors as Interactive Fixed Effects
JEL codes: C23, C33
By Hyungsik Roger Moon; University of Southern California Martin Weidner; University College London
Presented by: Martin Weidner, University College London
4. Factor Augmented Autoregressive Distributed Lag Models
By Serena Ng; Columbia University Dalibor Stevanovic; Université du Québec à Montréal
Presented by: Dalibor Stevanovic, Université du Québec à Montréal
Session ID 57: Testing
Session Chair: Douglas Steigerwald, University of California, Santa Barbara
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C12
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Testing the Number of Components in Finite Mixture Models
By Hiroyuki Kasahara; University of British Columbia Katsumi Shimotsu
Presented by: Hiroyuki Kasahara, University of British Columbia
2. Credibility of Confidence sets in Nonstandard Econometric Problems
By Ulrich Mueller; Princeton University Andriy Norets; Princeton University
Presented by: Andriy Norets, Princeton University
3. Asymptotic F Test in GMM Framework with Cross Sectional Dependence
JEL codes: C12, C14, C31
By Yixiao Sun; University of California, San Diego Min Seong Kim; Ryerson University
Presented by: Min Seong Kim, Ryerson University
4. On Accurate Cluster-Robust Inference
By Douglas Steigerwald; University of California, Santa Barbara Andrew Carter; UC Santa Barbara Kevin Schnepel; UCSB
Presented by: Douglas Steigerwald, University of California, Santa Barbara
Session ID 58: Matching and Network Models
Session Chair: Senay SOKULLU, University of Bristol
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C51
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Understanding Mate Preferences from Two-Sided Matching Markets: Identication, Estimation and Policy Analysis
JEL codes: J12; C21;C25
By Yu-Wei Hsieh; New York University
Presented by: Yu-Wei Hsieh, New York University
2. Identification and Estimation of a Pairwise Regression Model with Mutual Consent and Unobservable Heterogeneity
By Zhentao Shi; Yale University
Presented by: Zhentao Shi, Yale University
3. Identification and Estimation of Network Formation Games
By Shuyang Sheng; University of Southern California
Presented by: Shuyang Sheng, University of Southern California
4. Nonparametric Analysis of Two-Sided Markets
By Senay SOKULLU; University of Bristol
Presented by: Senay SOKULLU, University of Bristol
Session ID 59: Structural Models
Session Chair: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C50
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Interdependent Durations in Joint Retirement
By de Paula Aureo; University College London Bo Honore; Princeton University
Presented by: de Paula Aureo, University College London
2. Testing for Monotonicity of the Reservation Wage Function
By Daniel Gutknecht; University of Warwick
Presented by: Daniel Gutknecht, University of Warwick
3. Demand Estimation for Differentiated Products: The Many Markets Case
By Amit Gandhi; University of Wisconsin zhengtong Lu; university of wisconsin madison Xiaoxia Shi; University of Wisconsin
Presented by: Xiaoxia Shi, University of Wisconsin
4. Testing for Biases Induced by Approximation Error in the Estimation of Dynamic Decision Models
By Victor Aguirregabiria; University of Toronto
Presented by: Victor Aguirregabiria, University of Toronto
Session ID 60: Nonstationary Time Series
Session Chair: Jun Yu, Singapore Management University
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C22,C32
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Co-summability: From Linear to Non-linear Co-integration
By Vanessa Berenguer-Rico; University of Oxford Jesus Gonzalo; U. Carlos III de Madrid
Presented by: Vanessa Berenguer-Rico, University of Oxford
2. Regulated Variance Ratio Unit Root Tests
By Mirza Trokic; McGill University
Presented by: Mirza Trokic, McGill University
3. Limits on the Linear Process of GARCH(1,1) Noises with Applications to Unit Root Tests
By CY (Chor-yiu) SIN; National Tsing Hua University
Presented by: CY (Chor-yiu) SIN, National Tsing Hua University
4. Double Asymptotics for Explosive Continuous Time Models
By Xiaohu Wang; Singapore Management University Jun Yu; Singapore Management University
Presented by: Jun Yu, Singapore Management University
Session ID 61: Forecasting/Financial Econometrics
Session Chair: Allan Timmermann, University of California, San Diego
Session type: contributed
Session JEL code: C58
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Modelling Dependence in High Dimensions with Factor Copulas
By Dong Hwan Oh; Duke University Andrew Patton; Duke University
Presented by: Andrew Patton, Duke University
2. Inferring the Predictability Induced by a Persistent Regressor in a Predictive Threshold Model
JEL codes: C1
By Jesus Gonzalo; U. Carlos III de Madrid jean-yves pitarakis; U. Southampton
Presented by: Jesus Gonzalo, U. Carlos III de Madrid
3. Economic theory and forecasting
By Raffaella Giacomini; University College London Giuseppe Ragusa; LUISS
Presented by: Raffaella Giacomini, University College London
4. Choice of Sample Split in Out-of-Sample Forecast Evaluation
By Allan Timmermann; University of California, San Diego
Presented by: Allan Timmermann, University of California, San Diego
Session ID 63: International Finance and Currency Risk
Session Chair: Adrien Verdelhan, MIT Sloan
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: F30,F31
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Conditional Currency Risk Premia
By Michael Weber; UC Berkeley
Presented by: Michael Weber, UC Berkeley
Discussant:   Ralph Koijen, University of Chicago
2. Pass-Through, Exposure, and the Currency Composition of Debt
By Michael Michaux; University of Southern California
Presented by: Michael Michaux, University of Southern California
Discussant:   Veronica Rappoport, Columbia University
3. The Share of Systematic Variation in Bilateral Exchange Rates
By Adrien Verdelhan; MIT Sloan
Presented by: Adrien Verdelhan, MIT Sloan
Discussant:   Matteo Maggiori, UC Berkeley
4. Monetary Policy and the Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Puzzle
By David Backus; New York University, Stern School of Bus Federico Gavazzoni; Carnegie Mellon University Christopher Telmer; Carnegie Mellon University Stanley Zin; NY University, Stern
Presented by: Christopher Telmer, Carnegie Mellon University
Session ID 64: Real Effects of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Session Chair: David Sraer, Princeton University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: L26,O30
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Technological Innovation, Resource Allocation and Growth
By Leonid Kogan; MIT Dimitris Papanikolaou; Northwestern University Amit Seru; University of Chicago Noah Stoffman; Indiana University
Presented by: Dimitris Papanikolaou, Northwestern University
Discussant:   Petra Moser, Stanford University
2. Entrepreneurship and Urban Growth: An Empirical Assessment with Historical Mines
By Edward Glaeser; Harvard Sari Kerr; Wellesley University William Kerr; Harvard University
Presented by: William Kerr, Harvard University
Discussant:   Patrick Kline, University of California - Berkeley
3. Should we make it safer to start a business?
By Johan Hombert; HEC Paris Antoinette Schoar; Massachusetts Institute of Technology David Sraer; Princeton University David Thesmar; HEC and CEPR
Presented by: Antoinette Schoar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant:   Matthew Notowidigdo, University of Chicago
4. What Stimulates Growth of Microenterprises?
By Christopher Woodruff; University of Warwick
Presented by: Christopher Woodruff, University of Warwick
Discussant:   Shawn Cole, Harvard Business School
Session ID 65: Measuring Risk and Time Preferences
Session Chair: Shachar Kariv, University of California--Berkeley
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D81,C91
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Parametric Recoverability of Preferences
By Yoram Halevy; University of British Columbia Dotan Persitz; Tel Aviv University Lanny Zrill; University of British Columbia
Presented by: Yoram Halevy, University of British Columbia
Discussant:   Shachar Kariv, University of California--Berkeley
2. Measuring Time Preferences with Simple Tasks
By James Andreoni; University of California San Diego Michael Kuhn; UCSD Charles Sprenger; Stanford University
Presented by: James Andreoni, University of California San Diego
Discussant:   Glenn Harrison, Georgia State University
3. Substantive and Procedural Rationality in Decisions under Uncertainty
By Syngjoo Choi; University College London Douglas Gale; New York University Shachar Kariv; University of California--Berkeley
Presented by: Shachar Kariv, University of California--Berkeley
Discussant:   James Andreoni, University of California San Diego
4. Recent Developments in Measuring Risk and Time Preferences
By Glenn Harrison; Georgia State University
Presented by: Glenn Harrison, Georgia State University
Discussant:   Yoram Halevy, University of British Columbia
Session ID 66: JBES Invited Paper
Session Chair: Jonathan Wright, Johns Hopkins University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: C22
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Inference with Inconsistent Long-Run Variance Estimators
By Ulrich Mueller; Princeton University
Presented by: Ulrich Mueller, Princeton University
Discussants:      1 Matias Cattaneo, University of Michigan      2 Yixiao Sun, University of California, San Diego      3 Nicholas KIEFER, Cornell University      4 Tim Vogelsang, Michigan State U.      5 Anna Mikusheva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology      6 Richard Crump, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussants:      1 Matias Cattaneo, University of Michigan      2 Yixiao Sun, University of California, San Diego      3 Anna Mikusheva, Massachusetts Institute of Technology      4 Richard Crump, Federal Reserve Bank of New York      5 Nicholas KIEFER, Cornell University      6 Tim Vogelsang, Michigan State U.
Session ID 67: Networks, Mechanisms, and Big Data: Economics Meets Decision Science
Session Chair: B. Douglas Bernheim, Stanford University
Session type: invited
Session JEL code: D02
Date: January 4, 2013
1. Crowds, Networks and Markets
By Jon Kleinberg
Presented by: Jon Kleinberg,
Discussant:   Hal Varian, University of California
2. Human Computing
By Luis Von Ahn; Carnegie Mellon University
Presented by: Luis Von Ahn, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant:   Hal Varian, University of California

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