CIGS Conference on Macroeconomic Theory and Policy 2013

Presentations and papers

Opening Remarks

• Toshihiko Fukui
  President, The Canon Institute for Global Studies

  

Keynote Speech

• Speaker：Edward C. Prescott (Arizona State University)
  Theme："The Goods and the Bads of the U.S. Financial System and How to Make the System Better"

  
  
  
  • Presentation Slidepdf:467KB
  
  
  

Presentations

• Presentator：Ramon Marimon (European University Institute)
  Theme："Risky Investments with Limited Commitment" (joint with Thomas Cooley and Vincenzo Quadrini)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:600KB　　 Paperpdf:657KB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Hugo Hopenhayn (UCLA)
  
  
  (Dr. Ramon Marimon)
  
  
  (Dr. Hugo Hopenhayn)
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  Presentator：Timothy J. Kehoe (University of Minnesota)
  Theme："Global Imbalances and Structural Change in the United States" (joint with Kim J. Ruhl and Joseph B. Steinberg)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:833KB　　 Paperpdf:1.0MB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　German Cubas (Central Bank of Uruguay and FCS-University of Republic)
  
  
  (Dr. Timothy J. Kehoe)
  
  
  (Dr. German Cubas)
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  Presentator：Julen Esteban-Pretel (National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies)
  Theme："Labor Market Policies in a Dual Economy" (joint with Sagiri Kitao)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:169KB　　 Paperpdf:678KB
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Gary D. Hansen (UCLA)
  
  
  (Dr. Julen Esteban-Pretel)
  
  
  (Dr. Gary D. Hansen)
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  Presentator：Karen A. Kopecky (FRB of Atlanta)
  Theme："Old, Sick, Alone and Poor: A Welfare analysis of Old-Age Social Insurance Programs" (joint with R. Anton Braun and Tatyana Koreshkova.)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:371KB　　 Paperpdf:450KB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Sagiri Kitao (City University of New York)
  
  
  (Dr. Karen A. Kopecky)
  
  
  (Dr. Sagiri Kitao)
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  Presentator：Ellen R. McGrattan (FRB of Minneapolis)
  Theme："On Financing Retirement with an Aging Population" (joint with Edward C. Prescott)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:181KB　　 Paperpdf:180KB
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Selahattin Imrohoroglu (USC Marshall School of Business & CIGS)
  
  
  
  (Dr. Ellen R. McGrattan)
  
  
  (Dr. Selahattin Imrohoroglu)
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  Presentator：Fumio Hayashi (Hitotsubashi University & CIGS)
  Theme："A Regime-Switching SVAR Analysis of the Zero-Interest Rate Policy" (joint with Junko Koeda)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:1.3MB　　 Paperpdf:1.8MB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　R. Anton Braun (FRB of Atlanta & CIGS)
  
  
  (Dr. Fumio Hayashi)
  
  
  (Dr. R. Anton Braun)
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  Presentator：Francisco J. Buera (UCLA)
  Theme："Liquidity Traps and Monetary Policy: Managing a Credit Crunch" (joint with Juan Pablo Nicolini)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:310KB　　 Paperpdf:353KB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Pedro Silos (FRB of Atlanta)
  
  
  (Dr. Francisco J. Buera)
  
  
  (Dr. Pedro Silos)
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  Presentator：Keiichiro Kobayashi (CIGS & Keio University)
  Theme："Deflation and debt: A neoclassical framework for monetary policy analysis"

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:118KB　　 Paperpdf:173KB
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Juan Pablo Nicollini (FRB of Minneapolis)
  
  
  
  (Dr. Keiichiro Kobayashi)
  
  
  (Dr. Juan Pablo Nicollini)
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  Presentator：Makoto Nakajima (FRB of Philadelphia)
  Theme："Monetary Policy with Heterogeneous Agents" (joint with Nils Gornemann and Keith Kuester)

  
  
  Presentation Slidepdf:717KB　　 Paperpdf:430KB
  
  
  
  
  
  Discussant:　Shuhei Takahashi (Kyoto University)
  
  
  (Dr. Makoto Nakajima)
  
  
  (Dr. Shuhei Takahashi)