Co-organized by Emory University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Friday, March 22
- 8:30 · Breakfast
- 9:10–9:15 · Welcome remarks
Session 1: Global Imbalances and Fiscal Sustainability
9:15–10:30 · The Macroeconomic Implications of U.S. Market Power in Safe Assets
Presenter: Diego Perez, New York University
Discussant: Noémie Pinardon-Touati, Columbia University
- 10:30–10:45 · Break
10:45–12:00 · The End of Privilege: A Reexamination of the Net Foreign Asset Position of the United States
Presenter: Fabrizio Perri, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Discussant: Michael Devereux, University of British Columbia
- 12:00–1:30 · Lunch
1:30–2:45 · Plenary Talk: World Financial Cycles
Presenter: Yan Bai, University of Rochester
Session 2: Trade and Inflation
2:45–4:00 · Multilateral Comovement in a New Keynesian World: A Little Trade Goes a Long Way
Presenter: Pierre-Daniel Sarte, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Discussant: Saroj Bhattarai, University of Texas at Austin
- 4:00–4:15 · Break
4:15–5:30 · What Are the Price Effects of Trade? Evidence from the U.S. and Implications for Quantitative Trade Models
Presenter: Erick Sager, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Vanessa Alviarez, Inter-American Development Bank
- 5:45–7:00 · Reception
- 7:00 · Dinner
Saturday, March 23
- 8:30–9:15 · Breakfast
Session 3: Understanding the Effects of International Trade
9:15–10:30 · Neoclassical Growth in an Interdependent World
Presenter: Stephen Redding, Princeton University
Discussant: Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston
- 10:30–10:45 · Break
10:45–12:00 · Why Is Trade Not Free? A Revealed Preference Approach
Presenter: Rodrigo Adao, University of Chicago
Discussant: Lydia Cox, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- 12:00 · Closing remarks
Each paper session allocated 55 minutes to the presentation, 10 minutes to the discussion, and 10 minutes to questions from the audience.