March 28, 2015
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:
- Stasavage, David. 2015. “What We Can Learn From The Early History Of Sovereign Debt”
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