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Recent Developments in the Macroeconomic Aspects of Finance
November 22-23, 1996This conference was jointly organized by CREI, CEPR of London and CREF (Centre de Recerca en Economia Financera, Universitat Pompeu Fabra), The program was prepared by professors Fabio Canova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), Rafael Repullo (CEMFI, Madrid and CEPR) and Philippe Weil (ECARE, Universitée Libre de Bruxelles and CEPR).
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Program
FRIDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Economic Determinants of the Term Structure of Nominal Interests Rates.
Martin Eichenbaum (North Western University)
Charles Evans (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
David Marshall (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Discussants: Enrique Santana (CEMFI, Madrid)
Etsuro Shioji (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)
Dissecting the Predictive Content of the Yield Curve for Economic Activity: The Case of the United States and Germany.
Frank Smets (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
Kostas Tsatsaronis (Bank for International Settlements)
Discussants: Fernando Restoy (European Monetari Institute)
Michael Wickens (University of York and CEPR)
Long Term Debt and the Political Support for a Monetary Union.
Harald Uhlig (CentER, Tilburg University and CEPR).
Discussants: Ramon Caminal (Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica/CSIC)
Gilles Saint-Paul (DELTA, Paris and CEPR)
SATURDAY 23 NOVEMBER
Asset Price Fluctuations in a Lifecycle Economy: Do Collateral Constraints Matter?
François Ortalo-Magné (London School of Economics)
Discussants: Anton Braun (CEMFI, Madrid)
Vicenzo Quadrini (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)
Borrowing Constraints and the Financing of Household Capital in Economies with Banking.
Javier Díaz-Giménez (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Luis A. Puch (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)
Discussants: Xavier Freixas (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)
Albert Marcet (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona)
Growth Enhancing Bubbles.
Jacques Olivier (Hautes Études Commerciales, Jouy-en-Josas)
Discussants: Graziella Bertocchi (Universitá di Modena)
Angel de la Fuente (Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica/CSIC, Barcelona and CEPR)
Time Varying Risk Premia in General Equlibrium with Production.
Emilio Domínguez (Universidad Complutense, Madrid)
Alfonso Novales (Universidad Complutense, Madrid)
Discussants: Tryphon Kollintzas (Athens University of Economics and Business and CEPR)
Robert Waldmann (European University Institute)
Consumption and Credit Constraints: International Evidence.
Philippe Bacchetta (Studienzentrum, Gerzensee, Université de Lausanne and CEPR)
Stefan Gerlach (Bank for International Settlements and CEPR)
Discussants: Morten Ravn (University of Southampton and CEPR)
Andrew Scott (London Business School and CEPR)
ORGANIZERS
Fabio Canova (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona and CEPR)
Rafael Repullo (CEMFI, Madrid and CEPR)
Philippe Weil (ECARÉ, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and CEPR)