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Preliminary
program for 2006: Oct. 6 - 7 at the
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Vienna, Austria
Organized by
David Andolfatto (SFU)
Martin Gervais (UWO)
Gabe Lee (Regensburg and IHS)
Last Update:
October 2, 2006
The goal of this two-day workshop is to cover a
wide range of current issues in macroeconomic theory and policy. The
workshop will provide an ideal venue for those interested in presenting
preliminary ideas and receiving comments from an eclectic group of
researchers. We're aiming to have an open environment where new ideas
could be freely exchanged.
For the information regarding
the workshop logistics, please contact Ms. Beatrix Pawelczak at
Department of Economics and Finance
Institute for Advanced Studies (IHS)
Stumpergasse 56 1060 Vienna, Austria
Tel. +43-(0)1-59991-145 Fax.
+43(0)1-59991-163 Email:
pawelcza@ihs.ac.at
Accommodation:
Please inform Beatrix of your arrival and departure dates.
How to get to the IHS/Intercity Hotel:
Info on the Web
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Taxi:
will costs you approximately €30 - €35.
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Train:
Take either the S7 or the City Airport Train (CAT),
then get off at the "Wien/Mitte City" station. Then take the U3 subway
to the Westbahnhof stop. From the Westbahnhof, walk 5 minutes in the
direction of the "Mariahilferstrasse".
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Bus:
Take the bus that goes to the "Westbahnhof".
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For
the time schedule and other information, please see the link above.
For comments and suggestions, please send us an email:
gabriel.lee@wiwi.uni-regensburg.de or
dandolfa@sfu.ca or
gervais@uwo.ca
Note: The papers will be updated
as soon as they are available.
First
Annual Macro workshop 2004
Second Annual Macro workshop 2005
Thursday,
October 5
7:30 p.m.: Reception
at the Plutzerbräu
(Stiftgasse/Schrankgasse 4/4, 1070 Wien)
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Friday, October 6
*Presenter
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9:00-9:50
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Registration
/ Coffee
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9:50-10:00
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Opening
Remarks by Bernhard Felderer (Director of IHS, Vienna)
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10:00-10:45
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Paper 1
"Natural Volatility, Taxation, and Welfare"
by Klaus Waelde* (University of
Würzburg, CESifo and UCL Louvain la Neuve) and Olaf Posch
(University of Hamburg)
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10:45-11:00
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Discussant: Francesco Lippi (University of
Sassari) + General Discussion
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11:00-11:45
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Paper 2
"Organizational Capital and Employment Fluctuations"
by Thjis Van Rens* (UPF)
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11:45-12:00
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Discussant: Allen Head (Queen's
Univerisity) + General Discussion
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12:00-1:30
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Lunch
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13:30-14:15
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Paper 3
"An Estimator for Dynamic Macroeconomic
Models"
by Oscar Jorda* (UC, Davis) and
Sharon Kozicki
(Bank
of Canada)
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14:15-14:30
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Discussant: David DeJong (University
of Pittsburgh) + General Discussion
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14:30-15:15
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Paper 4
"A Dynamic Model of Settlement"
by
Ted Temzelides* (University of Pittsburg), Thorsten Koeppl (Queen's
Univerisity), and Cyril Monnet (European Central Bank)
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15:15-15:30
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Discussant: Igor Livshits
(University of Western Ontario) + General Discussion
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15:30-16:00
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Coffee
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16:00-16:45
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Paper 5
"Interest Rate Policy in a Channel
System"
by Cyril
Monnet (ECB)* and Aleksander Berentsen (University of Basel)
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16:45-17:00
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Discussant: Ed Nosal (Federal
Reserve Bank, Cleveland) + General Discusssion
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17:00-17:45
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Paper 6
"Optimal Monetary Policy when Agents are
Learning"
by Krisztina Molnar*(Norwegian School of Economics) and
Sergio Santoro (UPF)
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17:45-18:00
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Discussant: Harris Dellas
(University of Bern) + General Discussion
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18:00
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Dinner at the Glacis Beisl at the
MuseumsQuartier Wien - MQ Wien (Address • 1070 Wien,
MuseumsQuartier / Entrance at the Breite Gasse 4)
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Saturday,
October 7
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10:00-10:30
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Coffee
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10:30-11:15
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Paper 7
"First-Time Home
Buyers"
by Jonas Fisher*(Federal Reserve Bank, Chicago) and Martin
Gervais (University of Western Ontario)
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11:15-11:30
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Discussant: Henry Siu (University of
British Columbia and Federal Reserve Bank, Minneapolis) + General Discussion
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11:30-12:15
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Paper 8
"Sharing Demographic Risk - Who's Afraid of the Baby Bust?"
by Michael Reiter (UPF) and Alexander Ludwig (University of
Mannheim)
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12:15-12:30
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Discussant: Alice Schoonbroodt
(University of Southhampton) + General Discussion
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12:30-14:00
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Lunch
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14:00-14:45
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Paper 9
"Dynamic Moral Hazard And Lack of Commitment"
by Fernando Martin* and Alexander K.
Karaivanov (Simon Fraser
University)
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14:45-15:00
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Discussant: Gabriele Camera* (Purdue
University) + General Discussion
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15:00-15:45
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Paper 10
"Inflation and Unemployment: LW Meets MP"
by
Aleks Berensten (University of Basel)
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15:45-16:00
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Discussant: Andreas Schabert (University
of Amsterdam) + General Discussion
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16:00-16:30
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Coffee
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16:30-17:15
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Paper 11
"Dynamic
Taxation, Private Information, and Money"
by
Chris Waller* (University of Notre Dame)
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17:15-17:30
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Discussant: Huberto Ennis (Federal
Reserve Bank, Richmond) + General Discussion
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17:30-18:00
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General Discussion + Wrap Up
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19:00
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Dinner at a Heurigen
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Other Participants/Reserved Discussants: Gabe
Lee (Regensburg/IHS), David Andolfatto (SFU), Martin Gervais
(UWO), Walter Fisher (IHS), Jamsheed Shorish (IHS),
Thomas Hintermaier (IHS), Klaus Ritzberger (IHS) , Vally
Koubi (Bern, ETHZ), Johann Scharler (Austrian National Bank),
Victor Dorofeenko (IHS), Julien Prat (Univ Wien), Gerhard
Sorger (Univ Wien), Christian Haefke (IHS), Andreas Hagermann
(Univ Regensburg), Johannes Gruber (Univ Regensburg), Helke
Simmchen (Univ Regensburg)
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