MN Macro 2001
July 31 – August 4, 2001
Organized by Daron Acemoglu and Patrick Kehoe
Tuesday, July 31
The Size of the Permanent Component of Asset Pricing Kernels
Incomplete Markets, Growth, and the Business Cycle
Interest Rate Stabilization and the Allocation of Liquidity
Wednesday, August 1
Optimal Indirect and Capital Taxation
Self-Control and the Theory of Consumption
The Assignment of Workers to Jobs in an Economy with Coordination Frictions
Thursday, August 2
Consumption and Saving over the Life Cycle: How Important are Consumer Durables?
Mismeasurement of the Elasticity of Intertemporal Substitution: The Role of Limited Stock Market Participation
Consumption and Risk Sharing Over the Life Cycle
Friday, August 3
Competition, Imitation, and Growth with Step-by-Step Innovation
Climbing Up the Market Ladder: Industry Dynamics with Advertising
Population Growth, Technological Adoption and Economic Outcomes in the Information Era
Saturday, August 4
A Quantitative Theory of Unsecured Consumer Credit with Risk of Default
Love and Money: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis of Household Sorting and Inequality
Does Income Inequality Lead to Consumption Inequality? Empirical Findings and a Theoretical Explanation