ECONOMIC POLICIES AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITY CONFERENCE
Friday, October 22, 2010
| 1:00 - 1:15 | Welcome |
| 1:15 - 2:15 | " Specialization, Agriculture, and Cross-Country Productivity Differences"David Lagakos (co-author, Michael Waugh) |
| 2:15 - 3:15 | " Capital Taxation during the U.S. Great Depression" Ellen McGrattan |
| 3:15 - 3:45 | Break, refreshments |
| 3:45 - 4:45 | " Optimal Price Setting with Observation and Menu Costs" Fernando Alvarez(co-authors, Francesco Lippi and Luigi Paciello) |
| 6:00 PM | Dinner at Caffe Boa |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
| 8:30 - 9:30 | Continental breakfast (Tempe Mission Palms - Delores Room) |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | " On the Optimality of a Dominant Unit of Account" Martin Schneider(co-author, Matthias Doepke) |
| 10:30- 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | " Cartelization Policies and the International Great Depression" Hal Cole(co-author, Lee Ohanian) |
| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch (Tempe Mission Palms – Campanile Room) |
| 1:00 - 2:00 | " Fixed Costs, Retirement and the Elasticity of Labor Supply" Richard Rogerson (co-author, Johanna Wallenius) |
| 2:00 - 3:00 | TBD Hugo Hopenhayn |
| 3:00 - 3:30 | Break |
| 3:30 - 4:30 | " Firm Level Productivity, Risk and Return" Ayse Imrohoroglu |
| 4:30 - 5:30 | "Housing Market(s) of San Diego" Monika Piazzesi and Martin Schneider (co-author Tim Landvoigt) |
| 6:30 | Dinner |