08:30–09:25
Non-linear Effects of Taxation on Growth.
Nir Jaimovich and Sergio Rebelo
Conference program
Financial Frictions, Sentiments and Aggregate Fluctuations
Co-sponsored with Tsinghua University.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
09:25–09:40
Q&A
09:40–10:35
Housing Prices and Unemployment.
Zheng Liu,Jianjun Miao and Tao Zha
10:35–10:50
Discussant: Lin Lu, Tsinghua University
11:00–11:55
Equilibrium Unemployment
Larry Christiano, Marty Eichenbaum, and Mathias Trabandt
11:55–12:10
Discussant: Bing Li, Tsinghua University
13:30–14:25
Sentiments and Aggregate Demand Fluctuations.
Jess Benhabib, Pengfei Wang, and Yi Wen
14:25–14:40
Discussant: Martin Schneider
14:40–15:35
Sentiments
Mario Angeletos and Jennifer Lao
15:35–15:50
Discussant: Pengfei Wang, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
16:00–16:55
Household Balance Sheets, Consumption, and the Economic Slump
Atif Mian, Kamalesh Rao, and Amir Sufi
16:55–17:10
Discussant: Meixin Guo, Tsinghua University
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
08:20–09:15
Segmented Housing Search.
Martin Schneider, Monika Piazzesi, Johannes Stroebel
09:15–09:30
Discussant: Yuan Xu, Tsinghua University
09:30–10:25
Understanding the Equity Premium and the Consumption Correlation Puzzle.
Rui Albuquerque, Martin Eichenbaum, and Sergio Rebelo
10:25–10:40
Discussant: Min Ouyang, Tsinghua University
10:50–12:00
Policy Panel: Monetary Policy Making in Emerging Economies
Charles Evans, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Daokui Li, Tsinghua University; former member of the Monetary Policy Committee, People’s Bank of China
Bo Li, Director General of the Second Department of Monetary Policy, People’s Bank of China
Chong-En Bai, Associate Dean and Department Chair, Tsinghua University