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Macro Workshops

The Macro workshops are regular and very informal meetings where faculty and graduate students present research ideas, discuss interesting papers or get updates on methods. Everybody is welcome to attend or present. To sign up for a presentation, email Christian Zimmermann. Check the schedule regularly here as short term changes may occur.

All meetings are Tuesdays at 12:20pm, Monteith 339

Date	Presenter	Topic
February 26	Christian Zimmermann	Unemployment Insurance Generosity: A Trans-Atlantic Comparison
March 4	Uluc Aysun	Increasing Activity in Developing Country Derivatives Markets: Speculation or Hedging?
March 11	Spring Break
March 18	Michael Cohen and Phil Shaw	Nonparametric Instrumental Variables Estimation Through Tikhonov Regularization: In Theory and Practice
March 25
April 1	Biplab Ghosh	Asymmetric Information and Asset Price Volatility
April 8
April 15	Shalini Mitra	A Study of Global Macroeconomic Imbalances
April 22	Parag Waknis	Government Spending and Economic Growth: A Political Economy Perspective
April 29	Ismahile Ba Boukari	Equity Premium Puzzle: Where do We Stand?

Past workshops: Spring 2005, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007.