UC Berkeley

Graduate Economics Mini Symposium (GEMS)

1-May-2015

Evans 639

Rules of Engagement: plan for a 30’ presentation and leave time for discussion.

Time	Presenter	Title
9:00-10:00	Dmitri	“Consumption Following Unemployment: Evidence from Old and New Household Microdata”
10:15-11:15	Yusuf	“Effects of Disability Insurance on Macroeconomic Outcomes”
11:30-12:30	Simon	“The trade-off between Capital Misallocation and Competition”
12:30-1:30		Lunch (provided!)
1:30-2:30	Mikhail	“The Optimal Design of a Fiscal Union”
2:40-3:40	Demian	“On Misspecified Learning in Macroeconomics”
3:50-4:50	Yuriy	“25 Years of IT in New Zealand: (Un)Anchored Inflation Expectations”
05:00-∞		Happy Hour (Jupiter or some other waterhole)