Past Seminars

2021  ·  2020

2021

​2021/2/19 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
Diagnostic Expectations and Macroeconomic Volatility
Jean-Paul L'Huillier (Brandeis University) 
​joint work with Sanjay R. Singh (University of California, Davis) and  Donghoon Yoo (Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University)​
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Aggregate-Demand Amplification of Supply Disruptions: The Entry-Exit Multiplier
Florin O. Bilbiie (University of Lausanne and CEPR)
joint work with Marc J. Melitz (Harvard University, CEPR, and NBER)
​2021/2/5 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Imperfect Macroeconomic Expectations: Evidence and Theory
Zhen Huo (Yale University/Chinese University of Hong Kong)
joint work with George-Marios Angeletos (MIT and NBER) and Karthik A. Sastry (MIT)
​2021/1/22 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

Aggregate and Intergenerational Implications of School Closures:
​A Quantitative Assessment
Minchul Yum (University of Mannheim)
joint work with Youngsoo Jang (Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)​
​2021/1/8 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

2020

Industry, Age, and Unemployment Risk During a Pandemic Recession 
(Abstract can be found here)​
James Graham (RBNZ, University of Sydney)
joint work with Murat Ozbilgin (RBNZ)​
2020/12/4 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Between Lives and Economy: Optimal COVID-19 Containment Policy in Open Economies​
Wen-Tai Hsu (Singapore Management University)
joint work with Hsuan-Chih (Luke) Lin​  (Academia Sinica, Taiwan),  and  Han Yang (Academia Sinica, Taiwan)
2020/11/20 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Bank Runs as Coordination Failures in an Infinite Horizon Economy
(Abstract can be found here)​
Daisuke Ikeda (Bank of Japan)
joint work with Hidehiko Matsumoto (GRIPS)
2020/11/6 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Firm and Worker Dynamics in a Frictional Labor Market
Simon Mongey (University of Chicago and NBER)
joint work with Adrien Bilal (Princeton University) , Niklas Engbom (New York University), and Giovanni L. Violante (Princeton University, CEBI, CEPR, IFS, IZA, and NBER)
2020/10/23 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

Indebted Demand
Ludwig Straub (Harvard University and NBER) ​
joint work with Atif Mian (Princeton University and NBER)  and Amir Sufi (Chicago Booth and NBER)
2020/10/9 Fri. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST 
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Unemployment Insurance during a Pandemic
Jun Nie  (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
2020/9/23 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Voluntary and Mandatory Social Distancing: Evidence on COVID-19 Exposure Rates from Chinese Provinces and Selected Countries   
(Abstract can be found here)​
Alessandro Rebucci (Johns Hopkins Carey Business School)
​joint work with Alexander Chudik (Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas) and M. Hashem Pesaran (University of Southern California)
2020/9/9 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Social Distancing and Supply Disruptions in a Pandemic
(Abstract can be found here)
​Martin Bodenstein (Federal Reserve Board)
​2020/8/26 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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​Macroeconomic Dynamics and Reallocation in an Epidemic 

​Taojun Xie (National University of Singapore)
joint work with Dirk Krueger (University of Pennsylvania) and  Harald Uhlig (University of Chicago)
2020/8/12 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Lemon Cycles
(Abstract can be found here)
Feng Dong (Tsinghua University)
​joint work with Ernest Liu (Princeton University) ​
2020/7/29 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

Big Push in Distorted Economies
(Abstract can be found here)
​Yongseok Shin (Washington University St. Louis)
joint work with Francisco Buera, Hugo Hopenhayn and Nicholas Trachter
​2020/7/15 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Occupational Reallocations within and across Firms:
​Implications for the Labor Market Polarization

(Abstract can be found here)
Toshihiko Mukoyama  (Georgetown University)
joint work with Naoki Takayama (Hitotsubashi University) and Satoshi Tanaka (University of Queensland)
​2020/7/1 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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Estimating an SEIR Model with Testing and Contact Tracing ​

(Abstract can be found here)
Zheng (Michael) Song (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)  
joint work with Rongzhu Ke and Fabrizio Zilibotti
​​2020/6/17 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

Uncertainty, Pessimism, and Economic Fluctuations

Guangyu Pei (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)
​2020/6/3 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST

Income Volatility and Portfolio Choices  

Yongsung Chang (Seoul National University)
(joint with  Jay Hong, Marios Karababounis, Yicheng Wang )
2020/5/20 Wed. 12:15-13:30 JST & KST, 11:15-12:30 CST
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