Green Line Macro Meeting

Boston College and Boston University

Friday, April 16, 2021

Organizers: Ryan Chahrour, Adam Guren , Jianjun Miao and Fabio Schiantarelli

Contact Jianjun for Zoom Link (Should Receive Via Email)

10:00 am Stephen Terry, Real Credit Cycles (Discussed by Ryan Charour)

11:10 am Marco Brianti, The Economic Effects of COVID-19 and Credit Constraints: Evidence From Italian Firms’ Expectations and Plans (Discussed by David Lagakos)

12:10 pm Lunch

1:10 pm Dongling Su, Fiscal and Monetary Policy Interactions in a Model With Low Interest Rates (Discussed by Pablo Guerron)

2:20 pm Eric Donald, The Optimal Policy Response to Automation (Discussed by Theo Papageorgiou)

3:30 pm Luca Gemmi, Overoptimism and Moral Hazard in Credit Booms (Discussed by Tarek Hassan)

4:30 pm Social Hour

5:30 pm Adjourn