The Politics and Economics of International Finance Research Group Meeting
Sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs with the generous support of the Andrew Quale, Jr. Fund
Location: Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
8:00-9:00 AM: Check-In
8:30-9:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
9:00-9:10 AM: Welcome
9:10-10:30 AM: Francesco Trebbi, University of British Columbia, “The Role of Political Frictions in Financial Crises”
- Background Materials:
- Mian, Atif, Amir Sufi, and Francesco Trebbi. 2014. “Foreclosures, House Prices, And The Real Economy”
- Agarwal, Sumit, David Lucca, Amit Seru, and Francesco Trebbi. 2013. “Inconsistent Regulators: Evidence From Banking”
- Mian, Atif, Amir Sufi, and Francesco Trebbi. 2013. “Resolving Debt Overhang: Political Constraints In The Aftermath Of Financial Crises”
- Mian, Atif, Amir Sufi, and Francesco Trebbi. 2009. “The Political Economy Of The U.S. Mortgage Default Crisis”
10:30-11:00 AM: Coffee Break
11:00 AM-12:20 PM: David Stasavage, New York University, “What We Can Learn from the Early History of Sovereign Debt”
- Main Paper:
12:20-1:30 PM: Lunch
1:30-2:50 PM: Gita Gopinath, Harvard University, “Conducting Monetary Policy with High Public Debts”
- Background Materials:
- Aguiar, Mark, Manuel Amador, Emmanuel Farhi, and Gita Gopinath. 2015. “Coordination And Crisis In Monetary Unions”
- Aguiar, Mark, Manuel Amador, Emmanuel Farhi, and Gita Gopinath. 2013. “Crisis And Commitment: Inflation Credibility And The Vulnerability To Sovereign Debt Crisis”
2:50-3:10 PM: Coffee Break
3:10-4:30 PM: Roundtable Discussion: “Is Germany's Current Account the New Imbalance of Concern?”
- Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas, University of California, Berkeley
- Carmen Reinhart, Harvard University
- Ronald Rogowski, University of California, Los Angeles
- Nouriel Roubini, New York University