Email for inquiries: macro.2019.tau@gmail.com
Thursday, June 27
Registration
8:30-9:00
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Chair, Morning Session:
Eran Yashiv. Tel Aviv University
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Amir Yaron, Governor of the Bank of Israel
9:00-9:30
Opening remarks
Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, Princeton University
9:30-10:50
Shengxing Zhang, London School of Economics.
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Intangibles, Inequality, and Stagnation - Paper
Intangibles, Inequality, and Stagnation - Slides
Coffee break
10:50-11:20
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Elhanan Helpman, Harvard University
11:20-12:40
Gene M. Grossman, Princeton University
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Identity Politics and Trade Policy - Paper
Identity Politics and Trade Policy - Slides
Discussant: Ariel Rubinstein, Tel Aviv University and New York University - Slides
Lunch
12:40-14:10
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Chair, Afternoon Session:Â Â
Michel Strawczynski, Bank of Israel
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Nir Jaimovich, University of Zurich
14:10-15:30
Itay Saporta-Eksten, Tel Aviv University
Henry Siu, University of British Columbia
Yaniv Yedid-Levi, IDC
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A Tale of Two Workers: The Macroeconomics of Automation - Paper
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A Tale of Two Workers: The Macroeconomics of Automation - Slides
Discussant: Zvi Hercowitz, IDC and Tel Aviv University - Slides
Coffee break
15:30-16:00
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Ofer Setty, Tel Aviv University
16:00-17:20
Friday, June 28
Chair:Â Moshe Hazan, Tel Aviv University
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Gianluca Violante, Princeton University
9:00-10:20
Adrien Bilal, Princeton University
Niklas Engbom, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Simon Mongey, University of Chicago
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Firm and Worker Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market
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Firm and Worker Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market - Slides
Simon Gilchrist, ÂÂÂ New York University
10:20-11:40
Michael Siemer, Federal Reserve Board
Egon Zakrajsek, Federal Reserve Board
The Real Effects of Credit Booms and Busts - Paper
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The Real Effects of Credit Booms and Busts - Slides
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Discussant: Ricardo Reis, London School of Economics - Slides
Coffee break
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11:40-12:10
Eran Hoffmann, Hebrew University
12:10-13:30
Monika Piazzesi, Stanford
Martin Schneider, Stanford
Jobs at Risk, Regional Growth, and Labor Market Flows - Paper
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Jobs at Risk, Regional Growth, and Labor Market Flows - Slides
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Lunch
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13:30-15:00
Sunday, June 30
Chair, Morning Session: Nittai Bergman, Tel Aviv University
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Lawrence Christiano, Northwestern University
9:00-10:20
Yuta Takahashi, Hitotsubashi University
Discouraging Deviant Behavior in Monetary Economics - Paper
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Discouraging Deviant Behavior in Monetary Economics - Slides
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Discussant: Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, Princeton University - Slides
Coffee break
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10:20-10:50
Gauti Eggertsson, Brown University
10:50-12:10
Ragnar E. Juelsrud, Norges Bank
Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University
Ella Getz Wold, Brown University
Negative Nominal Interest Rates and The Bank Lending Channel - Paper
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Negative Nominal Interest Rates and The Bank Lending Channel - Slides
Lunch
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12:10-13:40
Chair, Afternoon Session:  Sigal Ribon, Bank of Israel
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Eliezer Borenstein and Alex Ilek, Bank of Israel
13:40-15:00
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The Effectiveness of Asset Purchases in Small Open Economies - Paper
The Effectiveness of Asset Purchases in Small Open Economies - Slides
Coffee break
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15:00-15:30
Ricardo Reis, London School of Economics
15:30-16:50
Saleem Bahaj, Bank of England
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Central Bank Swap Lines - Paper
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Central Bank Swap Lines - Slides
Discussant: Simon Gilchrist, ÂÂ New York University - Slides
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The Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Room 101