Recent Discussions

Discussion of “Understanding US Inflation During the COVID Era,” by L. Ball, D. Leigh and P. Mishra, Brookings Panel on Economic Activity, September 2022.

Discussion of “The Long-lived Cyclicality of the Labor Force Participation Rate,” by T. Cajner, J. Coglianese and J. Montes, Federal Reserve Board External Webinar Series, September 2021.

Discussion of “Job Ladder and Business Cycles,” by F. Alvez, CEPR-BI Conference on Closing the Gaps: The Future of Stabilisation Policies After the COVID-19 Pandemic, June 2021.

Discussion of “Industries, Mega Firms, and Increasing Inequality,” by J. Haltiwanger, H. Hyatt, and J. Spletzer, Wage Dynamics in the 21st Century, May 2021.

Discussion of “A Congestion Theory of Unemployment Fluctuations, ” by Y. Mercan, B. Schoefer, and P. Sedlacek, IZA Labor Statistics Workshop: Measurement of Labor Market Conditions, April 2021.

Discussion of “Why has the US Economy Recovered So Consistently from Every Recession in the Past 70 Years? ” by B. Hall and M. Kudlyak, NBER Macro Annual 2021, April 2021.

Discussion of “How Tight is the U.S. Labor Market," by K. Abraham, J. Haltiwanger, and L. Rendell, Brookings Panel on Economic Activity, Spring 2020, March 2020.