Monday, July 17

9:00 am

Coffee and Pastries

9:30 am

The Dean and The Chair (slides)

Paolo Martellini, New York University
Guido Menzio, New York University and NBER

Discussant:
Jennifer La'O, Columbia University and NBER

10:30 am

Break

10:45 am

Optimal Exchange Rate Policy

Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University and NBER
Dmitry Mukhin, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Discussant:
Masao Fukui, Boston University

11:45 am

Break

12:00 pm

The Impact of Commercial Real Estate Regulations on U.S. Output

Filip Babalievsky, Census Bureau
Kyle F. Herkenhoff, University of Minnesota and NBER
Lee E. Ohanian, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Discussant:
Benny Kleinman, Stanford University and NBER

1:00 pm

Lunch

2:00 pm

A Theory of Fiscal Responsibility and Irresponsibility

Marina Halac, Yale University
Pierre Yared, Columbia University and NBER

Discussant:
Alessandro Dovis, University of Pennsylvania and NBER

3:00 pm

Break

3:15 pm

International Spillovers and Bailouts

Marina Azzimonti, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Vincenzo Quadrini, University of Southern California and NBER

Discussant:
Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin - Madison and NBER

4:15 pm

Break

4:30 pm

The Macroeconomics of Trade Credit

Luigi Bocola, Stanford University and NBER
Gideon Bornstein, University of Pennsylvania

Discussant:
Pablo Ottonello, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER

5:30 pm

Adjourn