This workshop is organized jointly between the Becker Friedman Institute (BFI), the Kenneth. C. Griffin Department of Economics, and the Chicago Booth School of Business. The majority of the talks are given by external speakers presenting works in progress; however, some talks are reserved for internal speakers. Please refer to the weekly announcement for up-to-date time changes.

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Agenda

Wednesday, February 22, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Mechanics of Spatial Growth

Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Selection and Sorting of Heterogenous Firms through Competitive Pressures

Kiminori Matsuyama, Northwestern University

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

The Diffusion of New Technologies

Tarek Hassan, Boston University

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

The Macroeconomic Consequences of Exchange Rate Depreciations

Jon Steinsson, University of California, Berkeley

Wednesday, April 5, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Martin Beraja, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Wednesday, April 12, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Pascual Restrepo, Boston University

Wednesday, April 19, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Sydney Ludvigsson, New York University

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Ben Moll, London School of Economics

Wednesday, May 3, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Jennifer La’O, Columbia University

Wednesday, May 10, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Price Level and Inflation Dynamics in Heterogeneous Agent Economies

Greg Kaplan, University of Chicago (Co-author)

Georgios Nikolakoudis, Princeton University (Co-author)

Gianluca Violante, Princeton University (Presenter)

Wednesday, May 17, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Anatomy of the Phillips Curve: Micro Evidence and Macro Implications

Mark Gertler, New York University

Wednesday, May 24, 2023
15:30:00–17:00:00

Frank Smets, European Central Bank