Economic Fluctuations and Growth Research Meeting
Organized by Ufuk Akcigit and Sydney C. Ludvigson
February 28, 2020
Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Benjamin Strong Room, 10th Floor, 33 Liberty Street, New York, NY
Thursday, February 27
6:30 pm
Dinner, Federal Reserve Bank of New York (East Wing)
Participants should enter at 44 Maiden Lane for the dinner.
Friday, February 28
The meeting format for each paper will be a 15-minute presentation by the author, followed by one 20-minute discussion, and then another 25 minutes of general audience discussion.
8:30 am
Continental Breakfast
9:00 am

Firm Wages in a Frictional Labor Market

Leena Rudanko, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Discussant:
Christopher K. Huckfeldt, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am

How EU Markets Became More Competitive Than US Markets: A Study of Institutional Drift

Germán Gutiérrez, University of Washington
Thomas Philippon, New York University and NBER

Discussant:
Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Top Wealth in the United States: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich

Matthew Smith, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Owen M. Zidar, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Ellen McGrattan, University of Minnesota and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch - Liberty Dining Room, 1st Floor
1:30 pm

Monetary Policy, Redistribution, and Risk Premia

Rohan Kekre, University of Chicago and NBER
Moritz Lenel, Princeton University and NBER

Discussant:
Francesco Bianchi, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm

Immigration, Innovation, and Growth (slides)

Konrad B. Burchardi, IIES, Stockholm University
Thomas Chaney, University of Southern California
Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
Lisa Tarquinio, University of Western Ontario
Stephen J. Terry, University of Michigan and NBER

Discussant:
Michael Peters, Yale University and NBER
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Anatomy of Lifetime Earnings Inequality: Heterogeneity in Job Ladder Risk vs. Human Capital

Fatih Karahan, Amazon
Serdar Ozkan, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Jae Song, Social Security Administration

Discussant:
Richard Rogerson, Princeton University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn