The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 14:00 pm - 15:15 pm Date: 10th of May 2021 by Zoom Franck PORTIER (UCL) , "Monetary Policy when the Phillips Curve is Locally Quite Flat " Abstract :This papers begins by highlighting how the presence of a cost channel of monetary policy can offer new insights into the behavior of […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 17th of May 2021 by Zoom Luca FORNARO (CREI, UPF and Barcelona GSE), "A Theory of Monetary Union and Financial Integration" Abstract : Since the creation of the euro, capital flows among member countries have been large and volatile. Motivated by this fact, I provide […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 17th of May 2021 by Zoom Luca FORNARO (CREI, UPF and Barcelona GSE), "A Theory of Monetary Union and Financial Integration" Abstract : Since the creation of the euro, capital flows among member countries have been large and volatile. Motivated by this fact, I provide […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 31th of May 2021 by Zoom Pauline CARRY (CREST), "Employment Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts: Theory and Evidence" Abstract : This paper examines a labor law reform implemented in Portugal in 2009 which restricted the use of fixed-term contracts in establishments created by large firms […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 31th of May 2021 by Zoom Pauline CARRY (CREST), "Employment Effects of Restricting Fixed-Term Contracts: Theory and Evidence" Abstract : This paper examines a labor law reform implemented in Portugal in 2009 which restricted the use of fixed-term contracts in establishments created by large firms […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar: Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 06th of September  2021 Room 1001 Stephane VERANI (Federal Reserve Bank)  "What's Wrong with Annuity Markets?" Abstract : We show that the supply of life annuities in the U.S. is constrained by interest rate risk. We identify this effect using annuity prices offered by U.S. […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar: Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 06th of September  2021 Room 1001 Stephane VERANI (Federal Reserve Bank)  "What's Wrong with Annuity Markets?" Abstract : We show that the supply of life annuities in the U.S. is constrained by interest rate risk. We identify this effect using annuity prices offered by U.S. […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 13th of September  2021 Aurélien EYQUEM (University of Lyon 2), "A Model-based Assessment of Inequalities in France" Abstract : We incorporate various microeconomic and macroeconomic evidence about individual income, macroeconomic aggregates, taxes and transfers in France stemming from distributional accounts starting in 1984 into a […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 13th of September  2021 Aurélien EYQUEM (University of Lyon 2), "A Model-based Assessment of Inequalities in France" Abstract : We incorporate various microeconomic and macroeconomic evidence about individual income, macroeconomic aggregates, taxes and transfers in France stemming from distributional accounts starting in 1984 into a […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 27th of September  2021 by zoom Omar LICANDRO (University of Nottingham), "Switching-Track after the Great Recession" Abstract : We propose a theoretical framework to reconcile episodes of V-shaped and L-shaped recovery, encompassing the behaviour of the U.S. economy before and after the Great Recession. In […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar:  Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 27th of September  2021 by zoom Omar LICANDRO (University of Nottingham), "Switching-Track after the Great Recession" Abstract : We propose a theoretical framework to reconcile episodes of V-shaped and L-shaped recovery, encompassing the behaviour of the U.S. economy before and after the Great Recession. In […]

The Macroeconomics Seminar: Time: 12:15 pm - 13:30 pm Date: 04th of October  2021 Room : 1002 Sylvain CARRE (Université Paris-Dauphine), "Banks as Liquidity Multipliers" Abstract : "Banks hold large amounts of high-quality liquid assets while relying predominantly on deposit funding. The return on these assets is often lower than the cost of deposits. Why […]