GLOBAL MACRO AGENDA NYU ABU DHABI SAADIYAT CAMPUS West Administration Building (A3), Room 002 16 – 18 March 2017
Thursday, March 16th|DAY 1 3:00 – 3:30 PM
Registration
3:30 - 5:30 PM
Session I: Chair: Gabriel Lee
3:30 - 4:30 PM
Optimal Central Bank Policy in a Model of Regional Liquidity Shocks and Private Information Pamela Labadie, George Washington University
4:30 - 5:30 PM
Rural-Urban Migration, Structural Transformation, and Housing Markets in China Carlos Garriga, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
5:30 – 5:45 PM
Break & Refreshments
5:45 – 7:45 PM
Session II: Chair: Gabriel Lee
5:45 – 6:45 PM
Regulating Small Dollar Loans: The Role of Delinquency Florian Exler, University of Mannheim
6:45 – 7:45 PM
Asymmetric Information in Frictional Markets for Liquidity Collateralized Credit vs Asset Sale Florian Madison, University of Basel
8:00 PM
Dinner B1 lounge, 11th floor, NYU Abu Dhabi, Saadiyat Island
Friday, March 17th |DAY 2 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Breakfast Torch Club, 1st Floor, D2 For hotel guests only
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Coffee & Registration A3 Meeting Room Foyer
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Session III: Chair: David Andolfatto
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Identifying Labor Market Sorting with Firm Dynamics Andreas Gulyas, UCLA -
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Firm Dynamics with Frictional Product and Labor Markets Leo Kaas, University of Konstanz
11:30 - 11:45 AM
Break & Refreshments
11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
Session IV: Chair: David Andolfatto
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Job-to-Job Transitions, Sorting, and Wage Growth Annaig Morin, Copenhagen Business School
12:45 PM- 1:45 PM
Sorting in the Presence of Misperceptions with an Application to Income Inequality Lisa Windsteiger, London School of Economics
1:45 – 2:45 PM
Lunch A3 Atrium
2:45 – 4:45 PM
Session V: Chair: Harris Dellas
2:45 - 3:45 PM
Occupational Mobility and Mismatch Unemployment Thijs van Rens, University of Warwick
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Long Live the Vacancy Michael Reiter, IHS Vienna
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Break & Refreshments A3 Atrium
5:00 - 6:00 PM
The Chinese Saving Rate: Long Term Care Risks, Family Insurance, and Demographics Ayse Imrohoroglu, USC
6:30 PM
Bus to Mosque Tour Pick up at NYUAD Welcome Center Please note: The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has a very strict dress code. Long, loose-fitting clothing are mandatory for both men and women. Head-scarves are mandatory for women.
8:00 PM
Dinner Milas Restaurant, Shangri La Souk
11:00 PM
Bus back to NYUAD Campus (optional)
Saturday, March 18th |DAY 3 8:00 – 9:30 AM
Breakfast Torch Club, 1st Floor, D2 For hotel guests only
9:15 – 9:30 AM
Coffee & Registration A3 Meeting Room Foyer
9:30 – 11:30 AM
Session VI: Chair: Aleks Berentsen
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Competitive Search in Money Markets and Implementation of Monetary Policy Francesca Carapalla, Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System
10:30 - 11:30 AM
Liquid accounts as a store of value Alessandro Mennuni, University of Southampton
11:30 - 11:45 AM
Break & Refreshments
11:45 AM – 1:45 PM
Session VII: Chair: Martin Gervais
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM
Money and Credit: Theory and Applications Ling Wang, University of Hawaii
12:45 PM- 1:45 PM
Retirement Financing: An Optimal Reform Approach Roozbeh Hosseini, University of Georgia
1:45 – 2:45 PM
Lunch A3 Atrium
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2:45 – 4:45 PM
Session VIII: Chair: Chris Waller
2:45 - 3:45 PM
Mortgage Debt, Consumption, and Illiquid Housing Markets in the Great Recession Aaron Hedlund, University of Missouri
3:45 - 4:45 PM
Wealth Effects, Search, and Life-Cycle Earnings Inequality Benjamin Griffy, UCSB
4:45 - 5:00 PM
Break & Refreshments A3 Atrium
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Tax Progressivity, Performance Pay, and Search Frictions Arpad Abraham, European University Institute
6:30 PM
Bus to Park Hyatt, Saadiyat Island
8:00 PM
Dinner The Residence, Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi
11:00 PM
Bus back to NYUAD Campus (optional)
