Sovereign Debt and Financial Crisis Conference
Organized by Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Carmen M. Reinhart, and Kenneth S. Rogoff
Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation
October 18-19, 2013
NBER, 1050 Mass. Ave

Friday, October 18

1

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

Fabrizio Balassone, Banca d'Italia
Maura Francese, International Monetary Fund
Angelo Pace, Banca d'Italia

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