SI 2017 International Finance & Macroeconomics

Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan and Andrei A. Levchenko, Organizers

July 10-14, 2017

Charles Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 10
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Currencies and Trade
8:30 am

Dominant Currency Paradigm
Discussant: Jordi Galí, Center for Research in International Economics and NBER
9:30 am
Break
9:45 am

Pricing in Multiple Currencies in Domestic Markets
Discussant: Javier Cravino, University of Michigan and NBER
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

Protectionism and the Business Cycle
Discussant: Giancarlo Corsetti, European University Institute
12:00 noon
Adjourn and Lunch
4:00 pm
IFM Data Sources Project
Tuesday, July 11
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with International Asset Pricing
Capital Flows and Exchange Rates
8:30 am

Gravity in FX R2: Understanding the Factor Structure in Exchange Rates
Discussant: Tarek Alexander Hassan, Boston University and NBER
9:30 am
Break
9:45 am

International Monetary Theory: Mundell-Fleming Redux
Discussant: Bernard Dumas, INSEAD and NBER
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

Unpacking Global Capital Flows: A Micro-Data Approach to Macro Facts
Discussant: Gian Maria Milesi Ferretti, The Brookings Institution
12:00 noon
Adjourn and Lunch
1:00 pm
International Trade & Macroeconomics
Parkview Room
1:00 pm
International Asset Pricing
Longfellow Room
Wednesday, July 12
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Morning joint with Macro, Money and Financial Frictions in Ballroom A
Leverage and Crises
8:30 am

The Dollar, Bank Leverage and the Deviation from Covered Interest Parity
Discussant: Hanno Lustig, Stanford University and NBER
9:30 am
Break
9:30 am

Financial Crises and Lending of Last Resort in Open Economies
Discussant: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, International Monetary Fund and NBER
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

Credit Allocation under Economic Stimulus: Evidence from China
Discussant: Tao Zha, Emory University and NBER
12:00 pm
Adjourn and Lunch
6:00 pm
Reception and Dinner Honoring Jeffrey Frankel
MIT Samberg Conference Center, 50 Memorial Drive, 7th floor
Thursday, July 13
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Exchange Rate Shocks
8:30 am

Commodity Shocks, Firm-level Responses and Labor Market Dynamics
Discussant: Philippe Martin, Sciences Po
9:30 am
Break
9:45 am

Price and Consumption Responses to Large Exchange-Rate Shocks: Evidence from the 2015 Appreciation in Switzerland
Discussant: Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University and NBER
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

Importing, Exporting and Aggregate Productivity in Large Devaluations
Discussant: Robert C. Johnson, University of Notre Dame and NBER
12:00 noon
Adjourn and Lunch
Friday, July 14
8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries
Sovereign Debt and Default
8:30 am

Sovereign Default Risk and Firm Heterogeneity
Discussant: Vivian Yue, Emory University and NBER
9:20 am
Break
9:45 am

Debauchery and Original Sin: Currency Composition of Sovereign Debt
Discussant: Pablo Ottonello, University of Maryland, College Park and NBER
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am

The Politics of Sovereign Default Under Financial Integration
Discussant: Manuel Amador, University of Minnesota and NBER
12:00 noon
Adjourn and Lunch