Empirical Macro Workshop 2024

8:30-9:30 Breakfast

9:30 to 10:20 Paper 1 by William Witheridge (Maryland): “Monetary Policy and Fiscal-led Inflation in Emerging Markets” Discussant: Bumsoo Kim (Williams)

10:20 to 10:35 Coffee break

10:35 – 11:25 Paper 2 by Vaishali Garga (Boston Fed): “The Role of Industrial Composition in Driving the Frequency of Price Changes” Discussant: Nuno Clara (Duke)

11:25 – 12:15 Paper 3 by Juan Herreño (UCSD): “The Causal Effects of Future Expected Depreciations” Discussant: Pierre De Leo (Maryland)

12:15 – 1:45 Lunch

1:45 – 2:35 Paper 4 by Laura Pilossoph (Duke): “Desired versus Actual Hours Worked: Implications for a Shorter Workweek “Discussant: Stan Rabinovich (UNC)

2:35 – 3:25 Paper 5 by Margaret Jacobson (Fed Board): “Monetary Policy Shocks: Data or Methods? “ Discussant: Aeimit Lakdawala (Wake Forest)

3:25 – 3:40 Coffee break

3:40 – 4:30 Paper 6 by Christoph Boehm (UT Austin): “Monetary Policy without Moving Interest Rates: The Fed Non-Yield Shock“ Discussant: Linyan Zhu (LSE)

5:30 Dinner