Segmented Asset Markets and Optimal Exchange Rate Regimes
Lahiri, Amartya (New York Fed), Rajesh Singh (Iowa State) and Carlos Vegh (UCLA)
Discussant: Andy Neumeyer (di Tella)
Conference program
The Determinants of Growth and Development
Co-sponsored with the University of Tokyo.
Program
Large Devaluations and the Real Exchange Rate
Burstein, Ariel (UCLA) Martin Eichenbaum (Northwestern), and Sergio Rebelo (Northwestern)
Discussant: Michael Devereux (British Columbia)
Synchronization of Business Cycles
Burstein, Ariel (UCLA) and Linda Tesar (Michigan)
Discussant: R. Anton Braun (Tokyo)
Non Performing Loans, Prospective Bailouts, and Japan’s Slowdown.
Levon Barseghyan (Cornell)
Discussant: Fumio Hayashi (Tokyo)
Exchange Rate Volatility
Charles Engel (Wisconsin) and Michael Devereux (British Columbia)
Discussant: Giancarlo Corsetti (European Institute)
A Historical Perspective on Technology Transfer
Joel Mokyr (Northwestern)
Discussant: V.V. Chari (Minnesota)
The Great Depression
Lawrence Christiano (Northwestern)
Discussant: Edward Prescott (Minnesota)
International Trade and Macroeconomic Dynamics with Heterogeneous Firms
Marc J. Melitz (Harvard) and Fabio Ghironi (Boston College)
Discussants: Hugo Hopenhein (UCLA)
Hedging Sudden Stops and Precautionary Recessions: A Quantitative Framework
Ricardo Caballero (MIT)
Discussant: Lars Hansen (Chicago)