SI 2023 Economic Growth

Ufuk Akcigit, Francisco J. Buera, and David Lagakos, Organizers

July 13-14, 2023

Parkview Room

Royal Sonesta Hotel, Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA and zoom.us

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, July 13
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Daron Acemoglu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Pascual Restrepo, Boston University and NBER

Automation and Rent Dissipation: Implications for Within-Group Inequality, Productivity, and Welfare (slides)
Discussant: Richard Rogerson, Princeton University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Diego A. Comin, Dartmouth College and NBER
Xavier Cirera, The World Bank
Marcio Cruz, IFC, World Bank Group

Technological Factor Productivity (slides)
Discussant: John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
Paul Carrillo, George Washington University
Dave Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Dina Pomeranz, University of Zurich
Monica Singhal, University of California, Davis and NBER

Misallocation in Firm Production: A Nonparametric Analysis Using Procurement Lotteries
Discussant: Mark Bils, University of Rochester and NBER
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
David Baqaee, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Ariel Burstein, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Cédric Duprez, National Bank of Belgium
Emmanuel Farhi, Harvard University

Supplier Churn and Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis
Discussant: Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University and NBER
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Hyejin Park, Université de Montréal
Younghun Shim, International Monetary Fund

How Task-Biased is Capital-Embodied Innovation?
Discussant: Julieta Caunedo, Cornell University
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Mehmet Yorukoglu, Koc University
Emin Dinlersoz, U.S. Census Bureau
Nikolas Zolas, U.S. Department of State
Nathan Goldschlag, U.S. Census Bureau

On The Role of Trademarks: From Micro Evidence to Macro Outcomes
Discussant: Leena Rudanko, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
5:00 pm
Adjourn
Friday, July 14
8:30 am
Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am
Hans-Joachim Voth, University of Zurich
Bruno Caprettini, University of St Gallen
Alex Trew, University of Glasgow

Fighting for Growth: Labor Scarcity and Technological Progress During the British Industrial Revolution
Discussant: Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER
10:00 am
Break
10:15 am
Ufuk Akcigit, University of Chicago and NBER
Harun Alp, Federal Reserve Board
André Diegmann, Halle Institute for Economic Research
Nicolas Serrano-Velarde, Bocconi University

Committing to Grow: Privatizations and Firm Dynamics in East Germany
Discussant: Chang-Tai Hsieh, University of Chicago and NBER
11:15 am
Break
11:30 am
J. Vernon Henderson, London School of Economics
Adam Storeygard, Tufts University and NBER
Bo Yeon Jang, Brown University
David N. Weil, Brown University and NBER

Climate Change, Population Growth, and Population Pressure
Discussant: David Hémous, University of Zurich
12:30 pm
Lunch
1:30 pm
Ernest Liu, Princeton University and NBER
Song Ma, Yale University and NBER

Innovation Networks and R&D Allocation (slides)
Discussant: Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi, Northwestern University
2:30 pm
Break
2:45 pm
Salomé Baslandze, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Jeremy Greenwood, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
Ricardo Marto, University of Pennsylvania
Sara Moreira, Northwestern University and NBER

The Expansion of Varieties in the New Age of Advertising (slides)
Discussant: Joseph S. Vavra, University of Chicago and NBER
3:45 pm
Break
4:00 pm
Ishan B. Nath, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Valerie A. Ramey, Stanford University and NBER
Peter J. Klenow, Stanford University and NBER

How Much Will Global Warming Cool Global Growth?
Discussant: Benjamin Jones, Northwestern University and NBER
5:00 pm
Adjourn