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5th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics

DateDecember 9–10, 2016

VenueFederal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

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

10:45–12:00 · Sectoral Heterogeneity and the Gains from Trade

Presenter: Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston
Discussant: Fernando Parro, Johns Hopkins University

1:30–2:45 · Private Leverage and Sovereign Default

Presenter: Yan Bai, University of Rochester
Discussant: Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Indiana University

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

4:30–5:45 · 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

10:45–12:00 · How Exporters Grow

Presenter: Doireann Fitzgerald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Discussant: Kim Ruhl, Pennsylvania State University