SI 2017 Monetary Economics

Christina D. Romer and David H. Romer, Organizers

July 10-14, 2017

Charles Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 10
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00 pm

Burning Money? Government Lending in a Credit Crunch
1:50 pm

Financial Frictions and Employment during the Great Depression
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

The Economics of the "Fed Put"
3:50 pm

The Macroeconomic Effects of Government Asset Purchases: Evidence from Postwar US Housing Credit Policy
4:40 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 11
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00 pm

The Loan Covenant Channel: How Bank Health Transmits to the Real Economy
1:50 pm

Disentangling the Effects of a Banking Crisis: Evidence from German Firms and Counties
2:40 pm
Break
3:00 pm

Consumption Inequality and The Frequency of Purchases
3:50 pm

Regional Heterogeneity and Monetary Policy
4:40 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 12
 Joint meeting with Macro, Money and Financial Frictions in Ballroom A
12:00 noon
Lunch
2:00 pm
Break
2:30 pm

The Federal Reserve and Market Confidence
Discussant: Anna Cieslak, Duke University and NBER
3:30 pm

The Private Production of Safe Assets
Discussant: Alexi Savov, New York University and NBER
4:30 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Clambake at the Royal Sonesta Hotel (Ballroom B/ West Tower)
Thursday, July 13
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00 pm
Discussion with Governor Lael Brainard, Federal Reserve Board
2:15 pm
Break
2:30 pm

The Effect of House Prices on Household Borrowing: A New Approach
3:25 pm
Break
3:35 pm

How Do Credit Supply Shocks Affect the Real Economy? Evidence from the United States in the 1980s
4:30 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 14
12:00 noon
Lunch
1:00 pm

A New Normal for Interest Rates? Evidence from Inflation-Indexed Debt
1:55 pm
Break
2:05 pm

The Transmission of Monetary Policy Shocks
3:00 pm
Break
3:10 pm

Measuring the Effects of Federal Reserve Forward Guidance and Asset Purchases on Financial Markets
4:05 pm
Adjourn