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NATIONAL BUREAU OF
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Economic Fluctuations
and Growth Research Meeting |
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Daron Acemoglu and
Anil Kashyap, Organizers |
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July 15, 2006 |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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40 Edwin H. Land Blvd |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts |
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PROGRAM |
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FRIDAY, JULY 14: |
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6:30 pm |
Reception and Dinner |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel Parkview Room |
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SATURDAY, JULY 15: |
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8:30 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
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9:00
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RICARDO
CABALLERO, MIT and NBER |
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EMMANUEL
FARHI, MIT |
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PIERRE-OLIVIER
GOURINCHAS, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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An
Equilibrium Model of Global Imbalances and Low Interest Rates |
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Discussant: LARS SVENSSON, Princeton University and
NBER |
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10:00 am |
Coffee
Break |
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10:30 am |
JONATHAN
HEATHCOTE, Georgetown University |
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FABRIZIO
PERRI, New York University and NBER |
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The
International Diversification Puzzle is Not as Bad as You Think |
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Discussant: NOBUHIRO
KIYOTAKI, London School of Economics and NBER |
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11:30 am |
RAJ
CHETTY, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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ADAM
SZEIDL, UC, Berkeley |
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Discussant: JOHN HEATON, University of Chicago and
NBER |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch
Ballroom B |
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1:30
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NICK
BLOOM, Stanford University and NBER |
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The Impact of Uncertainty
Shocks: Firm Level Estimation and a 9/11 Simulation |
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Discussant: VALERIE RAMEY, UC, San Diego and NBER |
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2:30 pm |
Coffee
Break |
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3:00
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FATIH
GUVENEN and BURHANETTIN KURUSCU, University of Texas at Austin |
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Understanding Wage
Inequality: Ben-Porath Meets Skill-Biased Technical Change |
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Discussant: STEVEN DAVIS, University of Chicago and
NBER |
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4:00 pm |
FRANCISCO
BUERA, Northwestern University |
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JOSEPH
KABOSKI, Ohio State University |
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Discussant: ROBERT HALL, Stanford University and NBER |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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6/5/06 |
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