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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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International Seminar on Macroeconomics |
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Jeffrey Frankel and Francesco Giavazzi, ISOM Chairs |
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Jeffrey Frankel and Christopher Pissarides, Program
Organizers |
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City Hotel |
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Dalmatinova 15 |
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SI-1000 |
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June 20-21, 2008 |
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PROGRAM |
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FRIDAY, JUNE
20: |
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Registration |
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Welcome |
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Opening Remarks by Dr.
Marko Kranjec, Governor of the Bank of |
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9:15 am |
Etienne Wasmer, Sciences Po Paris |
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A Note on the Employment Effects of the 35-Hour Workweek
Regulation in France |
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(with
Matthieu Chemin) |
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Discussants: John Abowd, Cornell University and NBER |
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Christopher Pissarides,
London School of Economics |
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10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 am |
Richard Baldwin, Graduate
Institute, Geneva and NBER |
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Virginia Di Nino, Bank of
Italy |
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Discussants: Philippe Bacchetta,
University of Lausanne |
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Jose Manuel Campa, IESE
Business School and NBER |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
Dalia Marin, University of
Munich |
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Discussants: Josef Brada, Arizona State University |
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Polona Domadenik,
University of Ljubljana |
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2:15 pm |
Laura Alfaro, Harvard
University and NBER |
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Andrew Charlton, London
School of Economics |
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Fabio Kanczuk, Universidade
de Sao Paulo |
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Discussants: John Haltiwanger, University of Maryland
and NBER |
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TBA |
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3:30 pm |
Coffee Break |
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3:45 pm |
Paul Bergin, UC, Davis and
NBER |
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Ching-Yi Lin, UC, Davis |
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Discussants: George von Furstenberg, National Science
Foundation |
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Stephen Redding, London
School of Economics |
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5:00 pm |
Mark Taylor, University of
Warwick |
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Real Variables, Nonlinearity, and European Real Exchange
Rates |
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(with Hyeyoen Kim) |
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Discussants: Charles Engel, University of Wisconsin and
NBER |
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Kenneth West, University of
Wisconsin and NBER |
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6:15 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:45 pm |
Guided Walking Tour of the Inner-City
Sites, Ending at the River House Restaurant |
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8:00 pm |
Formal Dinner at the River
House Restaurant, Hosted by Dr. Marko Kranjec, Governor of the Bank of
Slovenia |
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SATURDAY, JUNE 21: |
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9:00 am |
Francis Warnock, University
of Virginia and NBER |
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Current Account Sustainability and the Relative
Reliability of the International Accounts |
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(with Stephanie Curcuru and
Charles Thomas) |
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Discussants: Michael Dooley, UC, Santa Cruz and NBER |
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Daniel Gros, Centre for
European Policy Studies |
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10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
Carmen Reinhart, University
of Maryland and NBER |
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Vincent Reinhart, American Enterprise
Institute |
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Capital Flow Bonanzas:
An Encompassing View of the Past and Present |
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Discussants: Francesco Giavazzi, MIT and NBER |
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Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan,
University of Houston and NBER |
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11:45 am |
Richard Clarida, Columbia
University and NBER |
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Discussants: Paolo Pesenti, Federal Reserve Bank of New
York and NBER |
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Frank Smets, European
Central Bank |
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1:00 pm |
Adjourn and Lunch |
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2:45 pm |
Bus Departs from Hotel
Entrance for Guided Tour (dress code:
casual) |
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4:00 pm |
Guided Tour (part on electric
train, part walking) of Postojna Underground Cave (temp. 8° C) and Predjama
Castle |
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7:30 pm |
Dinner at the Tourist Farm
Hudicevec (local cuisine) |
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6/17/08 |
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