Co-sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and Emory University.
Friday, December 9
9:15–10:30 · Trade Integration and the Trade Balance in China
Presenter: George Alessandria, University of Rochester
Discussant: Joseph Steinberg, University of Toronto
- 10:30–10:45 · Refreshment break
10:45–12:00 · Sectoral Heterogeneity and the Gains from Trade
Presenter: Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston
Discussant: Fernando Parro, Johns Hopkins University
- 12:00–1:30 · Lunch
1:30–2:45 · Private Leverage and Sovereign Default
Presenter: Yan Bai, University of Rochester
Discussant: Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Indiana University
- 2:45–3:00 · Refreshment break
3:00–4:15 · The Currency Composition of Sovereign Debt
Presenter: Diego Perez, New York University
Discussant: Vivian Yue, Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- 4:15–4:30 · Refreshment break
4:30–5:45 · Optimal Time-Consistent Taxation with Default
Presenter: Tasos Karantounias, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Discussant: Pablo D’Erasmo, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Saturday, December 10
9:15–10:30 · Migration, Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy
Presenter: Charles Engel, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Discussant: Federico Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- 10:30–10:45 · Refreshment break
10:45–12:00 · How Exporters Grow
Presenter: Doireann Fitzgerald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Discussant: Kim Ruhl, Pennsylvania State University
- 12:00 · Lunch and adjournment