Women in Macro Conference
The second annual Women in Macro Conference brought together influential women economists from around the world working in the field of macroeconomics, broadly defined. The objective of the conference is to feature the high-quality work of women in a field in which they are significantly under-represented. It provided participants an informal venue to strengthen their research, build their network, and receive mentoring, particularly to women at early stages of their careers. This year, the conference also included an international policy panel featuring women macro-economists who work or have worked for central banks and other governmental institutions. The conference was organized with support of the Becker Friedman Institute by Marina Azzimonti (Stony Brook University), Alessandra Fogli (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), and Veronica Guerrieri (University of Chicago, Booth School of Business).
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Agenda
Might Uncertainty Promote International Trade?
Laura Veldkamp, Professor of Finance, Columbia University
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Discussant: Claudia Steinwender, Assistant Professor of Applied Economics, MassachusettsInstitute of Technology
Answering the Queen: Online Machine Learning and Financial Crises
Hélène Rey, Professor of Economics, London Business School; Member of the Commission Economique de la Nation, France
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Discussant: Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
Lunch
Policy Panel - The Global Economy: Challenges and Solutions
Janice Eberly, Professor of Finance, Northwestern University; former Chief Economist of the US Department of Treasury
Silvana Tenreyro, Professor of Economics, London Business School; Monetary Policy Committee Member, Central Bank of England
Hélène Rey, Professor of Economics, London Business School; Member of the Commission Economique de la Nation, France
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Moderator:
Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Professor of Economics, University of Maryland
Break
Money and Banking in a New Keynesian Model
Monika Piazzesi, Professor of Economics, Stanford University
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Discussant: Jennifer La’O, Associate Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Means of Payment
Nancy Stokey, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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Discussant: Kinda Hachem, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia
Marriage, Labor Supply and the Dynamics of the Social Safety Net?
Alessandra Voena, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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Discussant: Mariacristina De Nardi, Professor of Economics, University College London; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Optimal Taxation and R&D Policies
Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics, Harvard University
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Discussant: Sevin Yeltekin, Professor of Economics, Carnegie Mellon University
Break
The Matching Multiplier and the Amplification of Recessions
Christina Patterson, PhD Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Discussant: Corina Boar, Assistant Professor of Economics, New York University
Lunch
The Cyclical Behavior of the Price-cost Markup
Valerie Ramey, Professor of Economics, University of California, San Diego
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Discussant: Linda Tesar, Professor of Economics, University of Michigan
Rents and Intangible Capital: A Q+ Framework
Janice Eberly, Professor of Finance, Northwestern University; former Chief Economist of the US Department of Treasury
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Discussant: Andrea Eisfeldt, Endowed Chair in Finance, University of California Los Angeles
Break
The End of the American Dream? Inequality and Segregation in US Cities
Veronica Guerrieri, Professor of Economics, University of Chicago
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Discussant: Elisa Giannone, Assistant Professor of Economics, Pennsylvania State University