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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

program-day-1

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

Continental Breakfast - ECCH Garden Level, outside Oak Amphitheater

9:10 AM - 9:15

Welcome Remarks
Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Emory University

9:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Can Information Shift Preferences towards Trade Policy? Evidence from Randomized Survey Experiments
Presenter: Maggie Chen, George Washington University
Discussant: Sung Je Byun, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Refreshment Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Trade, Skills, and Unemployment
Presenter: Maximiliano Dvorkin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussant: Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch - ECCH Garden Level

1:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Global Banks and Systemic Debt Crisis
Presenter: Pablo Ottonello, University of Michigan
Discussant: Dean Corbae, University of Wisconsin, Madison

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM

Refreshment Break

3:00 PM - 4:15 PM

International Capital Flows: Private versus Public
Presenter: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Discussant: Dmitry Mukhin, University of Wisconsin

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

program-day-2

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.
Presenter: Timothy Kehoe, University of Minnesota
Discussant: Mariacristina de Nardi, University of Minnesota

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Refreshment Break

10:45 AM - 12:00 PM

Did Trade Liberalization with China Influence U.S. Elections?
Presenter: Justin Pierce, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Andrew Greenland, Elon University

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch and Adjournment

Conference Funding

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