Papers and Presentations
The purpose of these System Committee meetings is to foster research in the areas of open economy macroeconomics, international trade and international finance. The workshops last a day and a half. This year's meeting included a panel discussion on forecasting and monetary policy making.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Welcoming remarks
John Rogers, Board of Governors
Hours Worked Over the Business Cycle in OECD Countries, 1960–2010 
Andrea Raffo, Board of Governors
Discussant
Lei Fang, Atlanta Fed [Presentation]
Trade and Synchronization in a Multi-Country Economy 
Luciana Juvenal, St. Louis Fed
Discussant
Roc Armenter, Philadelphia Fed [Presentation]
International Transmission of Investment-Specific Technology Shocks with Incomplete Asset Markets
Enrique Martinez Garcia, Dallas Fed
Discussant
Luca Guerrieri, Board of Governors
Risk, Returns, and Multinational Production
Jose Fillat, Boston Fed
Discussant
George Alessandria, Philadelphia Fed [Presentation]
Time to Produce and Emerging Market Crises
Felipe Schwartzman, Richmond Fed
Discussant
Horacio Sapriza, Board of Governors [Presentation]
New Keynesian Dynamics in a Low Interest Rate Environment
Toni Braun, Atlanta Fed
Discussant
Roberto Billi, Kansas City Fed [Presentation]
Friday, April 29, 2011
Making Sense of China's Excessive Foreign Reserves
Yi Wen, St. Louis Fed
Discussant
Mark Spiegel, San Francisco Fed [Presentation]
Fiscal Positions and Government Bond Yields in OECD Countries
Joseph Gruber, Board of Governers
Discussant
Christian Grisse, New York Fed [Presentation]
Robust Control, Informational Frictions, and International Consumption Correlations
Jun Nie, Kansas City Fed
Discussant
Anastasios Karantounias, Atlanta Fed [Presentation]
On the Sources of Oil Price Fluctuations
Luca Guerrieri, Board of Governors
Discussant
Sylvain Leduc, San Francisco Fed
Panel on Forecasting and Monetary Policy Making
Panel
Neil Ericsson, Board of Governors; Michael McCracken, St. Louis Fed; and David Altig, Atlanta Fed
Self-Employment in the Global Economy
Federico Diez, Boston Fed
Discussant
David Arseneau, Board of Governors [Presentation]
Emerging Market Business Cycles: The Role of Labor Market Frictions
Bora Durdu, Board of Governors