Friday, October 18

1

Economic Performance in A High Debt Country: the Case of Italy

Fabrizio Balassone, Bank of Italy
Maura Francese, International Monetary Fund
Angelo Pace, Bank of Italy

2

Are Government Bonds Bad for Banks? Evidence from a Rare Fiscal Shock

Yusuf Soner Baskaya, University of Glasgow
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Brown University and NBER

3

Partial Default

Cristina Arellano, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Xavier Mateos-Planas, Queen Mary University of London
José-Víctor Ríos-Rull, University of Pennsylvania and NBER