Macro
Workshop Schedule 2019-2020
Program Director:
Stephen Williamson / Ananth Ramanarayanan
Fall Term 2019
Tuesday, September 17: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Jonathan Chiu (Bank of Canada)
"The Economics of Cryptocurrencies -- Bitcoin and Beyond"
Joint with Thorsten V. Koeppl
Tuesday, September 24: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Markus Poschke (McGill University)
"Accounting for the determinants of wealth concentration in the US"
Joint with Barıs Kaymak and David Leung
Tuesday, October 15: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Eric Young (Univeristy of Virginia)
"The Dynamics of the Racial Wealth Gap"
Tuesday, October 29: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Rishabh Kirpalani (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
"Rules without Commitment: Reputation and Incentives"
(Joint with Alessandro Dovis)
Tuesday, November 12: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Sevin Yeltekin (Carnegie-Mellon University)
"Optimal Taxation with Debt Limits"
Tuesday, November 26: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Georgios Stefanidis (York University)
"Sovereign Default Risk with Persistent Spending"
Tuesday, December 3: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Mark Wright (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
"TBA"
CANCELLED
Tuesday, December 10: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Benjamin Lester (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia)
"TBA"
Winter Term 2019
Tuesday, March 24: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Kartik Athreya (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond)
"TBA"
Tuesday, April 7: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Stefania Albanesi (University of Pittsburgh)
"TBA"
Tuesday, April 14: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Richardo Lagos (New York University)
"TBA"
Short Term Visitor
Tuesday, April 15: 3:30-5:00 p.m., 4161 SSC
Ricardo Lagos (New York University)
"TBA"
Short Term Visitor
Summer Term 2019
