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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 Christopher Pissarides,
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InterContinental |
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Venus Suite, (Level 8) |
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St. Julian's, STJ 3310 |
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PROGRAM |
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THURSDAY, JUNE
16: |
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7:30
pm Welcome Reception
hosted by the Central Bank of Malta - InterContinental Malta, Al Fresco
Gardens |
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(dress: Smart
Casual) |
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FRIDAY, JUNE 17: |
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8:30 am |
Registration and Welcome Coffee |
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9:00 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
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9:15 am |
Barry Eichengreen, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Andrew Rose, UC, Berkeley and NBER |
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Flexing Your Muscles:
Effects of Abandoning Fixed Exchange Rates for Greater Flexibility |
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Discussants: |
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Jorge de
Macedo, Universidade Nova de Lisboa and NBER |
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Kenneth West, University of Wisconsin and NBER |
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10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:45 am |
Claudio Michelacci, CEMFI |
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Alejandro Justiniano, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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The Cyclical
Behavior of Equilibrium Unemployment and Vacancies in the US and Europe |
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Discussants: |
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Marcus Hagedorn, |
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Steinar Holden, |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
Romain Wacziarg,
UC, |
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Enrico Spolaore,
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Discussants: |
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Rachel Ngai, |
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Linda Tesar, |
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2:45 pm |
Giancarlo Corsetti, |
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Luca Dedola, European Central Bank |
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Francesca Viani, Bank of Spain |
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Traded and Nontraded Goods Prices, and International Risk Sharing: An Empirical Investigation |
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Discussants: |
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Mario Crucini, |
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Richard Clarida, |
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4:00 pm |
Coffee Break |
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4:15 pm |
Andrei Levchenko, |
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Julian di Giovanni, International Monetary Fund |
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The Risk Content of Exports: A Portfolio
View of International Trade |
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Discussants: |
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Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan,
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Assaf Razin, Tel Aviv University and NBER |
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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7:00 pm |
Departure from Hotel Lobby for Mdina Walking Tour |
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Official Dinner
hosted by the Central Bank of Malta at
Bacchus Restaurant |
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(dress: Smart Casual) |
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11:00 pm |
Return to InterContinental Hotel |
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SATURDAY, JUNE
18: |
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9:00 am |
Gilles Saint-Paul, Toulouse School of Economics |
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Discussants: |
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Allan Drazen, |
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Enrico Spolaore,
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10:15 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 am |
Joshua Aizenman, UC, |
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Yothin Jinjarak,
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The Fiscal Stimulus in 2009-11: Trade Openness, Fiscal Space and Exchange Rate Adjustment |
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Discussants: |
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Menzie Chinn, |
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Francesco Giavazzi, |
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11:45 am |
Gianmarco Ottaviano,
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Pricing-to-Market, Intra-Industry Reallocations and Macroeconomic Dynamics |
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Discussants: |
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Charles Engel, |
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Paolo Pesenti, Federal Reserve Bank of New York and NBER |
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1:00 pm |
Lunch and Adjourn |
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2:30 pm |
Departure from Hotel Lobby for Optional Sight-Seeing Tour |
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(dress: casual please note that the tour will include visits to places of worship where sleeveless wear and stiletto heels for women and shorts for men are not allowed) |
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6:30 pm |
Return to InterContinental Hotel |
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6/13/11