NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2006

Economic Fluctuations and Growth

Growth Meeting

Chad Jones and Pete Klenow, Organizers

NBER

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts

July 14, 2006

PROGRAM

FRIDAY, JULY 14:
8:30 am	Coffee and Pastries
9:00 am	CHRISTIAN BRODA, University of Chicago and NBER
	JOSHUA GREENFIELD, Columbia University
	DAVID WEINSTEIN, Columbia University and NBER
	From Groundnuts to Globalization: A Structural Estimate of Trade and Growth
	Discussant:  PAUL ROMER, Stanford University and NBER
10:00 am	Break
10:15 am	RAMON MARIMON, University of Pompeu Fabra
	VINCENZO QUADRINI, University of Southern California and NBER
	Competition, Innovation and Growth with Limited Commitment
	Discussant:  MICHELE BOLDRIN, University of Minnesota
11:15 am	MOSHE HAZAN, Hebrew University
	Longevity and Lifetime Labor Input: Data and Implications
	Discussant:  GUILLAUME VANDENBROUCKE, University of Southern California
12:15 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm	DIEGO COMIN, New York University and NBER
	BART HOBIJN, and EMILIE ROVITO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
	Five Facts You Need to Know About Technology Diffusion
	Discussant:  RODOLFO MANUELLI, University of Wisconsin
2:15 pm	Break
2:30 pm	ANDRES EROSA, University of Toronto
	TATYANA KORESHKOVA, Oberlin College
	DIEGO RESTUCCIA, University of Toronto
	On the Aggregate and Distributional Implications of Productivity Differences Across Countries
	Discussant:  ANANTH SESHADRI, University of Wisconsin
3:30 pm	DARON ACEMOGLU and SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER
	Disease and Development: The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth
	Discussant:  HOYT BLEAKLEY, University of Chicago
4:30 pm	Adjourn
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