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The Macro workshops are regular and very informal meetings where faculty
and graduate students present research ideas, discuss interesting papers
or get updates on methods. Everybody is welcome to attend or present. To
sign up for a presentation, email Christian Zimmermann.
Check the schedule regularly here as short term changes may occur.
All meetings are Thursdays at 12:20pm, Monteith 339
| Date | Presenter | Topic |
| January 18 | Christian Zimmermann | Malaria
and GDP: The Latest |
| January 25 | None | |
| February 1 | Marius Jurgilas | Liquidity
Markets |
| February 8 | Cédric Tille (NY
Fed) | International Capital Flows |
| February 15 | None | |
| February 22 | None | |
| March 1 | Christian
Zimmermann | Unemployment Accounts vs. Unemployment
Insurance |
| March 15 | Ivan Jaccard (Wharton) | House
Prices, Real Estate Returns, and the Business Cycle |
| March 22 | Uluc Aysun | Increasing Activity
in Developing Country Derivatives
Markets: Speculation or Hedging? |
| March 29 | Kenneth Petersen | Predicting the
Fed |
| April 5 | Selini Katsaiti | The
Macroeconomics of Obesity |
| April 12 | Patrick Flaherty | Sticky Matches
and Mismatches |
| April 19 | Maroula Khraiche | Debt
Constraints and Asset Markets |
| April 26 | James Boudreau | Social Mobility
and Growth |
Past workshops: Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring
2006, Fall 2006.
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