NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2004 |
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Economic Fluctuations and Growth |
Growth Meeting |
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Chad Jones and Pete Klenow,
Organizers |
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NBER |
1050 Massachusetts Avenue |
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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July 16, 2004 |
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PROGRAM |
FRIDAY, JULY 16: |
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8:30 a.m. |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:00 a.m. |
ALWYN
YOUNG, University of Chicago and NBER |
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The Gift of the Dying: The Tragedy of AIDS and the
Welfare of Future African Generations |
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Discussant:
MATTHIAS DOEPKE, UC, Los Angeles |
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10:00
a.m. |
Break |
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10:15
a.m. |
ROCHELLE
EDGE, Federal Reserve Board |
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THOMAS LAUBACH,
OECD |
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JOHN C.
WILLIAMS, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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Discussant:
SUSANTO BASU, University of Michigan and NBER |
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11:15
a.m. |
DIEGO
RESTUCCIA, University of Toronto |
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DENNIS
TAO YANG, Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
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XIAODONG
ZHU, University of Toronto |
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Agriculture
and Aggregate Productivity: A Quantitative Cross-Country Analysis |
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Discussant:
CHANG-TAI HSIEH, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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12:15
p.m. |
Lunch |
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1:15 p.m. |
DARON
ACEMOGLU, MIT and NBER |
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The Form of Property Rights:
Oligarchic vs. Democratic Societies |
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Discussant: VINCENZO
QUADRINI, New York University and NBER |
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2:15 p.m. |
Break |
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2:30 p.m. |
EDWARD
PRESCOTT, Arizona State University and NBER |
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Discussant:
STEVEN DAVIS, University of Chicago and NBER |
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3:30 p.m. |
PAUL KLEIN,
University of Western Ontario |
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GUSTAVO
VENTURA, Pennsylvania State University |
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Discussant:
FRANCESCO CASELLI, Harvard University and NBER |
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4:30 p.m. |
Adjourn |
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7/6/04 |
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