4th Annual UTDT Economics Conference
Monday, December 21, 2015
10.30-11.30
A Model of the Twin Ds: Optimal Default and Devaluation
Martin Uribe (Columbia University and NBER), Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe (Columbia University, CEPR and NBER), S. Na (Columbia University), V. Yue (Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
11.30-12.30
The Distributional Consequences of Large Devaluations
Javier Cravino (University of Michigan and NBER) & Andrei A. Levchenko (University of Michigan, NBER and CEPR)
12.30-14.00
Lunch
14.00-15.00
The Blighted Youth: The Impact of Recessions and Policies on Life-Cycle Unemployment
Bernabé Lopez Martin (Banco de México) & Naoki Takayama (Cabinet Office Japan)
15.00-16.00
Balance Sheet Recessions with Informational and Trading Frictions
Vladimir Asriyan (CREI, UPF and Barcelona GSE)
16.00-16.30
Coffee Break
16.30-17.30
Monetary Shocks and Bank Balance Sheets
Pablo Kurlat (Stanford University) & Sebastián Di Tella (Stanford University)
17.30-18.30
The Tail that Wags the Economy: Belief-Driven Business Cycles and Persistent Stagnation
Julian Kozlowski (NYU), Laura Veldkamp (NYU Stern, CEPR and NBER) and Venky Venkateswaran (NYU Stern and NBER)
20.00
Conference Dinner at Gardiner
10.30-11.30 | A Model of the Twin Ds: Optimal Default and Devaluation Martin Uribe (Columbia University and NBER), Stephanie Schmitt-Grohe (Columbia University, CEPR and NBER), S. Na (Columbia University), V. Yue (Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta) |
11.30-12.30 | The Distributional Consequences of Large Devaluations Javier Cravino (University of Michigan and NBER) & Andrei A. Levchenko (University of Michigan, NBER and CEPR) |
12.30-14.00 | Lunch |
14.00-15.00 | The Blighted Youth: The Impact of Recessions and Policies on Life-Cycle Unemployment |
15.00-16.00 | Balance Sheet Recessions with Informational and Trading Frictions Vladimir Asriyan (CREI, UPF and Barcelona GSE) |
16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
16.30-17.30 | Monetary Shocks and Bank Balance Sheets Pablo Kurlat (Stanford University) & Sebastián Di Tella (Stanford University) |
17.30-18.30
| The Tail that Wags the Economy: Belief-Driven Business Cycles and Persistent Stagnation Julian Kozlowski (NYU), Laura Veldkamp (NYU Stern, CEPR and NBER) and Venky Venkateswaran (NYU Stern and NBER) |
20.00 | Conference Dinner at Gardiner |
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
10.30-11.30 | Information Acquisition vs. Liquidity in Financial Markets Victoria Vanasco (Stanford University) |
11.30-12.30 | On the Direction of Innovation Hugo Hopenhayn (UCLA) & Francesco Squintani (University of Warwick) |
12.30-14.00 | Lunch |
14.00-15.00 | Trade and the Global Recession |
15.00-16.00 | How Important Are Terms of Trade Shocks? Stephanie Schmitt-Grohé (Columbia University, CEPR and NBER) & Martín Uribe (Columbia University and NBER) |
16.00-16.30 | Coffee Break |
16.30-17.30 | Adverse Selection, Risk Sharing and Business Cycles Marcelo Veracierto (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago) |
17.30-18.30 | Optimal Asset Management Contracts with Hidden Savings Sebastian Di Tella (Stanford University) & Juliy Sannikov
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19.30 | Cocktail at La Mar Cevicheria |
