Academic Conferences·May 24, 2024, 12:00 AM·University of Chicago | David Rubenstein Forum | 6th Floor | 1201 E. 60th Street Chicago, IL 60637

Conference in Memory and Honor of Robert E. Lucas, Jr.

Fernando Alvarez, Mikhail Golosov, Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Robert Shimer, and Nancy Stokey
May 24 2024

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and the Becker Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago hosted a conference and memorial in honor of our friend and colleague Robert E. Lucas, Jr., who passed away on May 15, 2023.

Memorial Webpage

All times are in CST. The format of this program was 45 minutes for paper presentations and 15 minutes for discussion.

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CONFERENCE PHOTOS

Conference in Memory and Honor of Robert E. Lucas, Jr.

DINNER PHOTOS

Dinner in Memory and Honor of Robert E. Lucas

Agenda

Friday, May 24, 2024
08:00:00–08:30:00

Coffee and Welcome

University Prefunction

08:30:00–09:30:00

Putting the 'Finance' into 'Public Finance': A Theory of Capital Gains Taxation

Benjamin Moll, London School of Economics and Political Science (Presenter)

Iván Werning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Discussant)

09:30:00–10:30:00

Building Credit Histories

Natalia Kovrijnykh, Arizona State University (Presenter)

Christopher Phelan, University of Minnesota (Discussant)
10:30:00–10:45:00

Break

10:45:00–11:45:00

Banks in Space

Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, University of Chicago (Presenter)

Vasco Carvalho, University of Cambridge (Discussant)
11:45:00–13:30:00

Lunch

12:15:00–12:45:00

Lunch Presentation

Thomas Sargent, New York University

12:45:00–13:15:00

Lunch Presentation

Fernando Alvarez, University of Chicago

13:30:00–14:30:00

Couples Taxation

Mikhail Golosov, University of Chicago (Presenter)

Mariacristina De Nardi, University of Minnesota (Discussant)
14:30:00–14:45:00

Break

14:45:00–15:45:00

Stable Transformation Paths

Francisco Buera, Washington University, St. Louis (Presenter)

John Coleman, Duke University (Discussant)
15:45:00–16:00:00

Break

16:00:00–17:00:00

Reconciling Macroeconomics and Finance 1929 to the Present

Andrew Atkeson, University of California, Los Angeles (Presenter)

Matthias Doepke, London School of Economics and Political Science (Discussant)

18:00:00

Cocktails and Dinner

Location: City View Room

Speakers:

Varadarajan V. Chari, University of Minnesota

Patrick Kehoe, Stanford University

Neil Wallace, Pennsylvania State University

Warren Weber, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

Saturday, May 25, 2024
08:00:00–08:30:00

Coffee and Welcome

University Prefunction

08:30:00–09:30:00

Global Knowledge and Trade Flows: Theory and Measurement

Natalia Ramondo, Boston University (Presenter)

Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University (Discussant)
09:30:00–10:30:00

On the Origins of the Multinational Premium

Stefania Garetto, Boston University (Presenter)

Santiago Caicedo, Northeastern University (Discussant)

10:30:00–10:45:00

Break

10:45:00–11:45:00

Quantity Theory Reloaded

Juan Pablo Nicolini, University of Minnesota (Presenter)

Marco Bassetto, Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota (Discussant)
11:45:00–13:15:00

Lunch

12:15:00–12:45:00

Lunch Presentation

Boyan Jovanovic, New York University

12:45:00–13:15:00

Lunch Presentation

Nancy Stokey, University of Chicago

13:15:00

Conference Concludes

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