I-85 Macroeconomics Workshop
I-85 Macroeconomics Workshop
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The I-85 Macroeconomics Workshop is an effort to build ties between macroeconomics researchers in the Southeast and to expose graduate students pursuing a PhD in economics to macroeconomic research.
The I-85 Macroeconomics Workshop is an effort to build ties between macroeconomics researchers in the Southeast and to expose graduate students pursuing a PhD in economics to macroeconomic research.
Fourteenth I-85 Macro Workshop
Fourteenth I-85 Macro Workshop
Friday, October 30, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
Wake Forest University
Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Winston-Salem, NC
Program: Friday, October 30, 2026
Program: Friday, October 30, 2026
8:30 – 9:00 AM Registration and breakfast
9:00 – 10:00 AM Jacob Shepard (Virginia Commonwealth University)
Spatial Mobility and the Macroeconomic Effects of Housing Policy
10:00 – 10:10 AM Coffee break
10:10 – 11:10 AM Joseph Pedtke (Clemson University)
The Opportunity Wall: How Local Housing and Education Policy Shape the Geography of Mobility
11:10 – 11:15 AM Coffee break
11:15 AM – 12:15 PM Jafet Baca (Emory University)
Climate Policy and Sovereign Default Risk
12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch
1:15 – 2:15 PM Serena Rhee (Kennesaw State University)
Labor Market Dualism under Optimal Institutions: Employment Protection and Temporary Contracts
2:15 – 2:20 PM Coffee break
2:20 – 3:20 PM Kathleen McKiernan (Vanderbilt University)
Labor Market Sorting and Public Pensions in Developing Countries
3:20 – 3:30 PM Coffee break
3:30 – 4:30 PM R. Anton Braun (GRIPS)
Why Aging Induces Deflation and Secular Stagnation
4:30 PM Adjourn
Pre-conference Dinner: Thursday, October 29
Pre-conference Dinner: Thursday, October 29
7:00 PM at Cugino Forno / Incendiary Brewing, 486 N. Patterson Avenue, downtown Winston-Salem
Registration
Registration
Please register by Friday, October 16, so that our hosts can plan the catering. The form asks which meals you will attend (the Thursday dinner and the Friday lunch) and about any dietary restrictions.
Workshop Location
Workshop Location
Carswell Hall, Room 208
Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
Carswell Hall is building 18 on the campus parking and building map (PDF).
Hotels
Hotels
Campus is a 10-minute drive from downtown Winston-Salem, where the Thursday dinner takes place. Participants book their own rooms.
Courtyard by Marriott Winston-Salem University, on University Parkway: the closest affordable option
Historic Brookstown Inn, downtown: a popular boutique option
More options: Wake Forest’s recommended hotel list
Parking
Parking
Guests may park in any general or visitor lot. We recommend Lot S (2290 Faculty Drive) and Lot Q (1250 Aaron Lane).
Carswell Hall is building 18 on the campus parking and building map (PDF).
Organizers
Organizers
Toni Braun (GRIPS)
Paul Gaggl (UNC Charlotte)
Aspen Gorry (Clemson University)
Roozbeh Hosseini (University of Georgia)
Juan Rubio-Ramirez (Emory University)
Local hosts
Andre Mouton (Wake Forest University)
Aeimit Lakdawala (Wake Forest University)
Questions? Email i85macro@gmail.com
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