SI 2020 Micro Data and Macro Models

Erik Hurst, Greg Kaplan, and Giovanni L. Violante, Organizers

July 13-15, 2020

on Zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Monday, July 13
11:00 am

Wealth, Race, and Consumption Smoothing of Typical Income Shocks
Discussant: Michaela Pagel, Washington University in St. Louis and NBER
12:20 pm

The Gender Pay Gap: Micro Sources and Macro Consequences (slides)
Discussant: Laura Pilossoph, Duke University and NBER
1:40 pm
Virtual Breakout Room
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Tuesday, July 14
11:00 am

Debt, Human Capital Accumulation, and the Allocation of Talent
Discussant: Simon Mongey, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and NBER (slides)
12:20 pm

Should Monetary Policy Care About Redistribution? (slides)
Discussant: Thomas J. Sargent, New York University and NBER
1:40 pm
Virtual Breakout Room
2:10 pm
Adjourn
Wednesday, July 15
11:00 am
Is the Pandemic Recession Driven by Declining Demand or Declining Supply? Does it Matter for Policy? Does it Even Make Sense to Think in These Terms?
Part 1: Active Research (15 minute high level overview for authors of each paper)

Macroeconomic Implications of COVID-19: Can Negative Supply Shocks Cause Demand Shortages?

Supply and Demand in Disaggregated Keynesian Economies with an Application to the Covid-19 Crisis (slides)

Measuring Labor Supply and Demand Shocks During COVID-19 (slides)
Part 2: A Broader Perspective and Discussion
Panelists: Mark Bils, Jenifer La’O and Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde will engage in a discussion with authors about the pros and cons of the broad research topic.
Panel moderated by conference organizers.
Participants can submit questions to the moderators.
1:10 pm
Virtual Breakout Room
1:40 pm
Adjourn