Firm Dynamics and the Macroeconomy

Thursday, October 12

12:30 p.m.

Lunch

1:30

Welcome

1:45

Keynote talk
Virgiliu Midrigan, New York University

2:45

Session 1
Propagation and Amplification of Local Productivity Spillovers
Simone Lenzu, New York University, with Xavier Giroud, Quinn Maingi, and Holger Mueller
Discussant: Nelson Lind, Emory University

3:45

Break

4:00

Adoption of Foreign Products and Information Externalities across Domestic Networks
Diana Van Patten, Yale University, with David Argente, Esteban Mendez
Discussant: Harun Alp, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

5:00

Reception

6:00

Dinner

Friday, October 12

8:15 a.m.

Breakfast

8:45

Keynote talk
Chad Syverson, University of Chicago

9:45

Session 2
On the Origins of the Multinational Premium
Stefania Garetto, Boston University, with José L. Fillat
Discussant: Vanessa Alviarez, Inter-American Development Bank

10:45

Break

11:00

The Gains from Foreign Multinationals in an Economy with Distortions
Isabela Manelici, London School of Economics, with Jose P. Vasquez and Roman David Zarate
Discussant: Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Noon

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Session 3
Structural Change and the Rise in Markups
Ricardo Marto, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussant: Jon Willis, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

2:00

Nonlinear Pricing and Misallocation
Alessandra Peter, New York University, with Gideon Bornstein
Discussant: Joel David, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

3:00

Adjournment