This event brought together doctoral students from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and UChicago to present their ongoing research in macroeconomics, finance, growth and development, and corporate finance.
The aim was to allow students to present their work to a less familiar audience, to get a wider range of feedback, and to interact and build relationships with potential future colleagues. Each paper presented was discussed by a student from the other university. Participants presented to an audience of fellow students.
Agenda
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Breakfast
Do Financial Factors Drive Aggregate Productivity? Evidence from Indian Manufacturing Establishments
Searching for Jobs under Debt Burden: Aggregate Implications of Student Loans
Recovery Shapes: A Dynamic Explanation from Bank Screening and Borrower Entry
Lunch
Knowing Thy Neighbor: Information that Neighbors Have About One Another and How to Best Elicit It
What is the Social Trade-off of Securitization?: A Tale of Financial Innovation
Understanding the Impact of Microcredit Expansions: A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of 7 Randomised Experiments
Wednesday, May 18, 2016