Macro Workshops
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 Tuesdays at 12:20pm, Monteith 339
Date |
Presenter |
Topic |
February 26 |
Christian Zimmermann |
Unemployment Insurance Generosity: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison |
March 4 |
Uluc Aysun |
Increasing Activity in Developing
Country Derivatives Markets:
Speculation or Hedging? |
March 11 |
Spring Break |
|
March 18 |
Michael Cohen and Phil
Shaw |
Nonparametric Instrumental Variables
Estimation Through Tikhonov
Regularization: In Theory and Practice |
March 25 |
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April 1 |
Biplab Ghosh |
Asymmetric Information and Asset Price Volatility |
April 8 |
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April 15 |
Shalini Mitra |
A Study of Global Macroeconomic
Imbalances |
April 22 |
Parag Waknis |
Government Spending
and Economic Growth: A Political Economy
Perspective |
April 29 |
Ismahile Ba Boukari |
Equity Premium Puzzle: Where do We
Stand? |
Past workshops: Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring
2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall
2007. |