Salento Macro Meetings 2018
The program
Monday August 27th
Session I: Heterogeneity in aggregate demand and supply
Firm Demographics and the Great Recession
Dino Palazzo (Boston University)
Discussant: Francesco Pappadà (Βanque de France)
Can Heterogeneity Cure New Keynesian Puzzles?
Florin Bilbiie (Paris School of Economics)
Discussant: Emiliano Santoro (University of Copenhagen)
Coffee break
Optimal Progressivity with Age-Dependent Taxation
Gianluca Violante (Princeton University)
Discussant: Axelle Ferriere (European University Institute)
Lunch
Session II: Open-economy dimensions
Strategic Sovereign Default in a Monetary Union
Federica Romei (Stockholm School of Economics)
Discussant: Rana Sajedi (Bank of England)
Fiscal Multipliers and Foreign Holdings of Public Debt
Daragh Clancy (European Stability Mechanism)
Discussant: Sergio De Ferra (Stockholm University)
Guided tour of Lecce
Dinner in Lecce
Tuesday August 28th
Session III: Monetary-fiscal stabilization and interactions
The Extensive Margin of Aggregate Consumption Demand
Luigi Paciello (Einaudi Institute for Economics and Finance)
Discussant: John Mondragon (Kellogg Northwestern University)
Central Bank Balance Sheet Policies without Rational Expectations
Luigi Iovino (Bocconi University)
Discussant: Carlo Galli (University College London)
Coffee break
Ramsey Taxation in the Global Economy
Pedro Teles (Banco de Portugal and Catolica Lisbon)
Discussant: Nicola Borri (LUISS)
Lunch
Session IV: Imperfect information
Rational Inattention in Hiring Decisions
Sushant Acharya (Federal Reserve Bank New York)
Discussant: Kenza Benhima (HEC Lausanne)
Asymmetric Attention
Alexandre Kohlhas (IIES Stockholm)
Discussant: Robert Ulbricht (Toulouse School of Economics)
Beach session at Lido Mar y sol, Rivabella (Ionian Sea)
The organizers kindly acknowledge the financial support from the chair Banque de France at Paris School of Economics.
Pictures
Francesco Pappadà and Gaetano Gaballo
Gianluca Violante
Public lecture, Gaetano Gaballo
Guided tour of Lecce, Porta Napoli
Guided tour of Lecce, Piazza Duomo
Beach session
Location
Galatina is located at the heart of Salento, the peninsula at the southern end of the administrative region of Puglia, Italy. The region is well known for its natural landscapes, like the beaches on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea as well as for the rich Baroque architectural monuments. The closest airport is Brindisi, which is about 70km north of Galatina.