Firm Dynamics and the Macroeconomy
Conference Details
Date: November 7-8, 2024
Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
1000 Peachtree Street NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Organized by Salome Baslandze, Veronika Penciakova, and Jon Willis of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. If you are interested in attending, please contact Kanda Cummings at kanda.cummings@atl.frb.org.
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| Thursday, November 7 | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch |
| 12:30 p.m. | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 12:45 | Session 1: Industrial Policy Anchor talk "Big Push in Distorted Economies" Hugo Hopenhayn, University of California, Los Angeles, with F. Buera, Y. Shin, and N. Trachter |
| 1:45 | Break |
| 2:15 |
"The Who, What, When, and How of Industrial Policy: A Text-Based Approach" Nathan Lane, University of Oxford, with R. Juhasz, E. Oehlsen and V. Pérez Discussant: Veronika Penciakova, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta |
| 3:15 |
"The Life-Cycle of Concentrated Industries" Francisco J. Buera, Washington University in St. Louis, with M. Beraja Discussant: Ezra Oberfield, Cornell University |
| 4:15 | Break |
| 4:30 |
"The Long-Term Effects of Industrial Policy" Jaedo Choi, Federal Reserve Board, with A. Levchenko Discussant: Andrea Cerrato, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston |
| 5:30 | Reception |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| Friday, November 8 | |
| 8:15 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 9:00 | Welcome |
| 9:15 |
Session 2: Firm Dynamics with Supply Chains Anchor talk "Consumers' Surplus and Growth: A Micro-to-Macro Analysis" Ariel Burstein, University of California, Los Angeles, with D. Baqaee, C. Duprez, and E. Farhi |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:45 |
"Weathering the Storm: Supply Chains and Climate Risk" Nitya Pandalai-Nayar, University of Texas at Austin, with J. Castro Vincenzi, G. Khanna, and N. Morales Discussant: Alireza Tahbaz-Salehi, Northwestern University |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 1:00 p.m. |
"Supply Chains, Pass-Through, and Firm Heterogeneity" Salomé Baslandze, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, with S. Fuchs Discussant: Sebastian Heise, Federal Reserve Bank of New York |
| 2:00 |
"Market Power in Input Markets: Theory and Evidence from French Manufacturing" Monica Morlacco (University of Southern California) with E. Guigue Discussant: Joaquín Blaum, Boston University |
| Adjournment | |
Conference Organizers
Salomé Baslandze, Veronika Penciakova, and Jon Willis, all of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta