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NATIONAL BUREAU OF
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Economic
Fluctuations and Growth Research Meeting |
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Olivier Blanchard
and Martin Eichenbaum, Organizers |
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October 19,
2007 |
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Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago |
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230 South LaSalle
Street |
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Chicago, Illinois
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER
18: | |
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6:30
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Reception and
Dinner |
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Federal Reserve
Bank of Chicago |
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER
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8:30
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Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00 am |
Ricardo Caballero,
MIT and NBER |
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Arvind
Krishnamurthy, Northwestern University |
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Critic: Craig
Burnside, Duke University and NBER |
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10:00
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Coffee
Break |
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10:30
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Robert Lucas,
University of Chicago and NBER |
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Critic: Peter
Klenow, Stanford University and NBER |
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11:30
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William Adams,
Citigroup |
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Liran Einav,
Stanford University and NBER |
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Jonathan Levin,
Stanford University and NBER |
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Liquidity Constraints and
Imperfect Information in Subprime
Lending |
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Critic: Jonathan
Parker, Northwestern University and NBER |
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12:30
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Lunch
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1:30 pm |
Manuel Amador,
Stanford University and NBER |
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Pierre-Olivier
Weill, UC, Los Angeles |
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Learning from Prices: Central
Bank Communication and Welfare |
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Critic: Ricardo
Reis, Princeton University and NBER |
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2:30
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Coffee
Break |
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3:00
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Gita Gopinath,
Harvard University and NBER |
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Oleg Itskhoki,
Harvard University |
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Roberto Rigobon,
MIT and NBER |
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Critic: Emi
Nakamura, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and NBER |
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4:00
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Nicholas Bloom,
Stanford University and NBER |
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Raffaella
Sadun, London School of Economics |
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John
Van Reenen, London School of Economics and NBER |
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Americans Do I.T. Better: US
Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle |
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Critic: John
Fernald, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco |
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5:00
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Adjourn |
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9/20/07 |
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