SI 2018 Capital Markets and the Economy

Janice C. Eberly, Deborah J. Lucas, and Amir Yaron, Organizers

July 16-18, 2018

University Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 16
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Ruediger Bachmann, University of Notre Dame
Peter Zorn, University of Munich

What Drives Aggregate Investment? Evidence from German Survey Data
Discussant: Diego A. Comin, Dartmouth College and NBER
1:50 pm
Cynthia Balloch, London School of Economics

Inflows and Spillovers: Tracing the Impact of Bond Market Liberalization
Discussant: David S. Scharfstein, Harvard University and NBER
2:40 pm
Break
2:55 pm
Jack Favilukis, University of British Columbia
Xiaoji Lin, University of Minnesota
Xiaofei Zhao, Georgetown University

The Elephant in the Room: the Impact of Labor Obligations on Credit Markets
Discussant: Mindy Z. Xiaolan, University of Texas at Austin
3:45 pm
Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund
Jeremy C. Stein, Harvard University and NBER

Banking, Trade, and the Making of a Dominant Currency
Discussant: Arvind Krishnamurthy, Stanford University and NBER
4:35 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 17
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
Fabiano Schivardi, Luiss Guido Carli University
Enrico Sette, Bank of Italy
Guido Tabellini, IGIER

Credit Misallocation During the European Financial Crisis
Discussant: Alexi Savov, New York University and NBER
1:50 pm
Emin Dinlersoz, U.S. Census Bureau
Henry R. Hyatt, U.S. Census Bureau
Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, University of Maryland and NBER
Veronika Penciakova, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Leverage over the Life Cycle and Implications for Firm Growth and Shock Responsiveness
Discussant: Nicolas Crouzet, Northwestern University
2:40 pm
Break
2:55 pm
Boris Nikolov, University of Lausanne- Swiss Finance Institute
Lukas Schmid, University of Southern California
Roberto Steri, University of Luxembourg

Dynamic Financial Constraints: Which Frictions Matter for Corporate Policies?
Discussant: Vincenzo Quadrini, University of Southern California and NBER
3:45 pm
Andrew B. Abel, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Stavros Panageas, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER

Tobin's Q and Optimal Dividends, Investment, and Liquidity in a Financially-Constrained Firm
Discussant: Neng Wang, Columbia University and NBER
4:35 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 18
12:00 pm
Lunch
1:00 pm
James F. Albertus, Carnegie Mellon University
Brent Glover, Carnegie Mellon University
Oliver J. Levine, University of Wisconsin

Worldwide Taxes, Agency Conflicts, and Investment
Discussant: Robert L. McDonald, Northwestern University and NBER
1:50 pm
François Gourio, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Emmanuel Farhi, Harvard University

Accounting for Medium-Run Macro-Finance Trends: A Rising Equity Premium? (this paper cannot be posted due to publication rules)
Discussant: Matthew Rognlie, Northwestern University and NBER
2:40 pm
Break
2:55 pm
Fiorella De Fiore, Bank for International Settlements
Marie Hoerova, European Central Bank
Harald Uhlig, University of Chicago and NBER

Money Markets, Collateral and Monetary Policy
Discussant: Iván Werning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
3:45 pm
John Y. Campbell, Harvard University and NBER
Nuno Clara, Duke University
Joao Cocco, London Business School

Structuring Mortgages for Macroeconomic Stability
Discussant: Nikolai Roussanov, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
4:35 pm
Adjourn