8th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics
The Department of Economics at Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta hosted the 8th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics, on December 6-7, 2019, at the Emory Conference Center and Hotel. This conference was intended for Economics faculty and graduate students interested in macroeconomics. Nearly 50 macroeconomists were present.
Conference Location
The conference was at the Emory Conference Center and Hotel, 1615 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329.
Friday, December 6
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Continental Breakfast - ECCH Garden Level, outside Oak Amphitheater |
9:10 AM - 9:15 | Welcome Remarks |
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Can Information Shift Preferences towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments |
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Trade, Skills, and Unemployment |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch - ECCH Garden Level |
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Global Banks and Systemic Debt Crisis |
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM | Refreshment Break |
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | International Capital Flows: Private versus Public |
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM | Refreshment Break |
4:30 PM - 5:45 PM | Consumption-led Growth Presenter: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, University of Berkeley Discussant: Ezra Oberfield, Princeton University |
6:30 PM | Dinner - Dogwood Room *By Invitation Only* |
Saturday, December 7
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Continental Breakfast - ECCH Garden Level, outside Oak Amphitheater |
9:15 AM - 10:30 AM | The Impact of Health Care, Pension, and Tax Policy in the U.S. |
10:30 AM - 10:45 AM | Refreshment Break |
10:45 AM - 12:00 PM | Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections? |
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM | Lunch and Adjournment |
The Conference Organizers gratefully acknowledges the generous support from the following sources:
- Department of Economics, Emory University
- Georgia Institute of Technology
- Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta