Economic Theory Seminars Spring 2008
Fridays, 4:10-5:30 pm (unless otherwise specified) Sproul Hall 2206
Questions? Contact Marcelle Chauvet
When available, the papers may be downloaded as pdf files, which can be read or printed using the Acrobat Reader.
| DATE | NAME | TITLE OF PRESENTATION |
|---|---|---|
| 4/4/2008 | Robert Dekle University of Southern California | A Quantitative Analysis of China’s Structural Transformation |
| 4/11/2008 | William Branch UC Irvine | Expectational Stability in Regime-Switching Rational Expectations Models |
| 4/14/2008* | Miguel Angel Ballester Oyarzun Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
*NOTE: MONDAY |
Optimal Rationalization of Choice and The Measurement of Rationality |
| 4/18/2008 | Giacomo Rondina UC San Diego | Trend Uncertainty and Monetary Policy Evaluations |
| 4/25/2008 | NO SEMINAR | NO SEMINAR |
| 5/2/2008* | Dr. Taeyoung Doh Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank
*NOTE: Joint with Econometrics |
Yield Curve in an Estimated Nonlinear Macro Model |
| 5/9/2008 | Roger Farmer UC Los Angeles | TBA |
| 5/16/2008 | Vincenzo Quadrini University of Southern California | Understanding the International Great Moderation |
| 5/23/2008 | Leaat Yariv Cal Tech | TBA |
| 5/29/2008* | Walter Bossert University of Montreal DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
*NOTE: TUESDAY |
Rational and Consistent Choice |
| 5/30/2008 | Mark Wright UC Los Angeles | Where did Capital Flow? Fifty Years of International Rate of Return Differentials and Capital Flows |
| 6/2/2008* | Walter Bossert University of Montreal DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
*NOTE: MONDAY |
Multi-Profile Intergenerational Social Choice |
| 6/6/2008 | Lee Ohanian UC Los Angeles | Effects of Scrappage Subsidies In the Presence of Asymmetric Information |