SI 2024 Behavioral Macro
Organized by Andrew Caplin and Ulrike Malmendier
July 19, 2024
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA, zoom.us
Friday, July 19
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
8:30 am

Risk-Taking Adaptation to Macroeconomic Experiences (slides)

Remy Levin, University of Connecticut
Daniela M. Vidart, University of Connecticut

Discussant:
James J. Choi, Yale University and NBER
9:30 am

What Can Measured Beliefs Tell Us About Monetary Non-Neutrality?

Hassan Afrouzi, Columbia University and NBER
Joel P. Flynn, Yale University and NBER
Choongryul Yang, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Discussant:
Luminita Stevens, University of Maryland, College Park
10:30 am
Break
11:00 am

Leaning Against Inflation Experiences

Stefan Nagel, University of Chicago and NBER

Discussant:
Adi Sunderam, Harvard University and NBER
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm

The How and Why of Household Reactions to Income Shocks

Roberto Colarieti, Harvard University
Pierfrancesco Mei, Harvard University
Stefanie Stantcheva, Harvard University and NBER

Discussant:
Matthew D. Shapiro, University of Michigan and NBER
2:00 pm
Break
2:30 pm

Emotions and Subjective Crash Beliefs

William N. Goetzmann, Yale University and NBER
Dasol Kim, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Robert J. Shiller, Yale University and NBER

Discussant:
John V. Leahy, University of Michigan and NBER
3:30 pm

Optimism Shifting

Stefano Cassella, Tilburg University
Chukwuma Dim, The George Washington University
Tural Karimli, Catholic University of Portugal

Discussant:
Roland Bénabou, Princeton University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn