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8th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics

DateDecember 6–7, 2019

VenueEmory Conference Center and Hotel

Hosted by Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.

Friday, December 6

9:15–10:30 · Can Information Shift Preferences towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments

Presenter: Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Discussant: Sung Je Byun, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

10:45–12:00 · Trade, Skills, and Unemployment

Presenter: Maximiliano Dvorkin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussant: Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland

1:30–2:45 · Global Banks and Systemic Debt Crisis

Presenter: Pablo Ottonello, University of Michigan
Discussant: Dean Corbae, University of Wisconsin–Madison

3:00–4:15 · International Capital Flows: Private versus Public

Presenter: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Discussant: Dmitry Mukhin, University of Wisconsin–Madison

4:30–5:45 · Consumption-led Growth

Presenter: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, University of California, Berkeley
Discussant: Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University

Saturday, December 7

9:15–10:30 · The Impact of Health Care, Pension, and Tax Policy in the U.S.

Presenter: Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Mariacristina De Nardi, University of Minnesota

10:45–12:00 · Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?

Presenter: Justin Pierce, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Andrew Greenland, Elon University