| Friday, December 9, 2016 | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Trade Integration and the Trade Balance in China Presenter: George Alessandria, University of Rochester Discussant: Joseph Steinberg, University of Toronto |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | Sectoral Heterogeneity and the Gains from Trade Presenter: Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston Discussant: Fernando Parro, Johns Hopkins University |
| Noon | Lunch |
| Privately Leverage and Sovereign Default Presenter: Yan Bai, University of Rochester Discussant: Juan Carlos Hatchondo, Indiana University |
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| 2:45 | Break |
| 3:00 | The Currency Composition of Sovereign Debt Presenter: Diego Perez, New York University Discussant: Vivian Yue, Emory University and Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 4:15 | Break |
| 4:30 | Optimal Time-Consistent Taxation with Default Presenter: Tasos Karantounias, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Discussant: Pablo D'Erasmo, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia |
| Saturday, December 10, 2016 | |
| 9:15 a.m. | Migration, Exchange Rates, and Monetary Policy Presenter: Charles Engel, University of Wisconsin Discussant: Federico Mandelman, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | How Exporters Grow Presenter: Doireann Fitzgerald, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Discussant: Kim Ruhl, Pennsylvania State University |
| Noon | Adjournment |