37th Annual Conference on Macroeconomics

Martin S. Eichenbaum, Erik Hurst, and Valerie A. Ramey, Organizers

March 31 - April 1, 2022

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, March 31
1:30 pm
Andrea L. Eisfeldt, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Antonio Falato, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Mindy Z. Xiaolan, University of Texas at Austin

Human Capitalists
Discussants: Giovanni L. Violante, Princeton University and NBER
Eric Zwick, University of Chicago and NBER
2:45 pm
Break
3:00 pm
Rishabh Aggarwal, Stanford University
Adrien Auclert, Stanford University and NBER
Matthew Rognlie, Northwestern University and NBER
Ludwig Straub, Harvard University and NBER

Excess Savings and Twin Deficits: The Transmission of Fiscal Stimulus in Open Economies
Discussants: Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University and NBER
Linda Tesar, University of Michigan and NBER
4:15 pm
Break
4:30 pm
Job Boerma, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Loukas Karabarbounis, University of Minnesota and NBER

Persistent Racial Wealth Gaps
Discussants: Ellora Derenoncourt, Princeton University and NBER
Jonathan A. Parker, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
5:45 pm
Break
6:00 pm
How Effective Are Economic Sanctions?
Lawrence Summers, Harvard University and NBER
6:45 pm
Adjourn
7:00 pm
Reception and Dinner -- Parkview Room at the Royal Sonesta Hotel
Friday, April 1
8:15 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am
Michael D. Bauer, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Eric T. Swanson, University of California, Irvine and NBER

A Reassessment of Monetary Policy Surprises and High-Frequency Identification
Discussants: Simon Gilchrist, New York University and NBER
Mark W. Watson, Princeton University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Guido Menzio, New York University and NBER

Stubborn Beliefs in Search Equilibrium
Discussants: Ilse Lindenlaub, Yale University and NBER
Richard Rogerson, Princeton University and NBER
11:30 am
Break
11:45 am
Panel: The Future of Work
Moderator: Katharine Abraham, University of Maryland and NBER
Steven Davis, University of Chicago and NBER (Slides)
Edward Glaeser, Harvard University and NBER (Slides)
Joel Mokyr, Northwestern University (Slides)
1:00 pm
Adjourn/Lunch - Somerset Room