Friday, July 14
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am

Are Ideas Getting Harder to Find?

Nicholas Bloom, Stanford University and NBER
Charles I. Jones, Stanford University and NBER
John Van Reenen, London School of Economics and NBER
Michael Webb, Stanford University

Discussant:
Samuel S. Kortum, Yale University
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am

The Aggregate Implications of Innovative Investment in the Garcia-Macia, Hsieh, and Klenow Model

Ariel Burstein, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Andrew Atkeson, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Discussant:
Ellen McGrattan, University of Minnesota and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am

Escaping Malthus: Economic Growth and Fertility Change in the Developing World

Shoumitro Chatterjee, Johns Hopkins University
Tom Vogl, University of California, San Diego and NBER

Discussant:
David N. Weil, Brown University and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm

Refugees and Local Agglomeration - Evidence from Germany’s Post-War Population Expulsions

Michael Peters, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm

Demographics and Robots

Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pascual Restrepo, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
Valerie A. Ramey, Stanford University and NBER
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Misallocation or Mismeasurement?

Mark Bils, University of Rochester and NBER
Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER
Cian Ruane, Central Bank of Ireland

Discussant:
Joel M. David, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
5:00 pm
Adjourn
6:30 pm
Group Dinner at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Grand Ballroom)