NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.
Economic Fluctuations and Growth Research Meeting
Lawrence Christiano and James Stock, Organizers
July 20, 2002
Royal Sonesta Hotel
5 Cambridge Parkway
Cambridge, Massachusetts
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, JULY 19:
6:30 PM Reception and Dinner
Royal Sonesta Hotel
SATURDAY, JULY 20:
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM JORDI GALI, CREI and NBER
MARK GERTLER, New York University and NBER
J. DAVID LÓPEZ-SALIDO, Bank of Spain
Markups, Gaps, and the Welfare Costs of Business Fluctuations
Discussant: ROBERT HALL, Stanford University and NBER
10:00 AM Coffee Break
10:30 AM V.V. CHARI, University of Minnesota and NBER
PATRICK KEHOE and
ELLEN MCGRATTAN, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis and NBER
Business Cycle Accounting
Discussant: OLIVIER BLANCHARD, MIT and NBER
11:30 AM ANDREW ABEL, University of Pennsylvania and NBER
JANICE EBERLY, Northwestern University and NBER
Discussant: BOYAN JOVANOVIC, New York University and NBER
12:30 PM Lunch
1:30 PM RICARDO CABALLERO, MIT and NBER
MOHAMAD HAMMOUR, DELTA-ENS
Discussant: FRANKLIN ALLEN, University of Pennsylvania
2:30 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM NEVILLE FRANCIS, Lehigh University
VALERIE RAMEY, UC, San Diego and NBER
Is the Technology-Driven Real Business Cycle Hypothesis Dead?
Shocks and Aggregate Fluctuations Revisited
Discussant: HARALD UHLIG, Humboldt University
4:00 PM ARIEL BURSTEIN, Northwestern University
MARTIN EICHENBAUM and
SERGIO REBELO, Northwestern University and NBER
Why Is Inflation So Low After Large Devaluations?
Discussant: ALAN STOCKMAN, University of Rochester and NBER
5:00 PM Adjourn