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Aggregate Fluctuations: Causes and Consequences

June 2014

Syracuse, Italy

Co-sponsored with University College London, the Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance, the University of Naples Federico II, and the Centre for Macroeconomics at the University of Cambridge.

Friday, June 13, 2014

Morning Sessions

10:00–11:15

The Transmission of Monetary Policy Operations through Redistributions and Durable Purchases

Silvana Tenreyro (London School of Economics)

Joint with V. Sterk.

Discussant: Francesco Lippi (Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance)

11:45–13:00

Quantifying Confidence

Marios Angeletos (MIT)

Joint with F. Collard and H. Dellas.

Discussant: Morten Ravn (University College London)

Afternoon sessions

14:30–15:45

Delayed Capital Reallocation

Wei Cui (University College London)

Discussant: Andrew Ellul (Indiana University)

15:45–17:00

Consumption and public transfer: Evidence from natural disasters

Giancarlo Corsetti (Cambridge University)

Joint with A. Acconcia and S. Simonelli.

Discussant: Ethan Ilzetzki (London School of Economics) TBC

17:30–18:45

Financial Health Economics

Harald Uhlig (The University of Chicago)

Joint with R.S.J. Koijen and T. J. Philipson.

Discussant: Martin Ellison (Oxford University)

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Morning Sessions

09:00–10:15

Valuation Risk and Asset Pricing

Martin Eichenbaum (Northwestern University)

Joint with R. Albuquerque and S. Rebelo.

10:15–11:30

Understanding The Great Recession

Larry Christiano (Northwestern University)

Joint with M. S. Eichenbaum and M. Trabandt.

Discussant: Franck Portier (Université des Sciences Sociales de Toulouse)

12:00–13:15

Frugal Consumers and the Labor Market

Sergio Rebelo (Northwestern University)

Discussant: Vincent Sterk (University College London)

Afternoon sessions

14:30–15:45

Cross-Border Interbank Transactions In The Financial Crisis

Lucrezia Reichlin (London Business School)

Joint with A. Colangelo, D. Giannone, M. Lenza, H. Pill.

Discussant: Paolo Angelini (Banca d’Italia)

15:45–17:00

Credit supply and the housing boom

Giorgio Primiceri (Northwestern University)

Joint with A. Justiniano and A.Tambalotti.

Discussant: Marco Pagano (University of Naples)

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