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Microeconomic Sources of Real Exchange Rate Behavior
September 23–25, 2010
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN


Sponsored by
Center for International Price Research, Department of Economics, Vanderbilt University and
Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas


Agenda

Friday, September 24 
8:30 a.m.   Coffee and pastries
    Session I
    Chair: Chris I. Telmer, Carnegie Mellon University
9:00 a.m.   IKEA: Products, Pricing and Pass-ThroughPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Marianne Baxter,* Boston University
    Anthony Landry, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
    Discussion (Presentation Slides)PDF
Discussant: Christoph Fischer, Bundesbank
10:00 a.m.   Break
10:15 a.m.   Pricing-to-Market: Evidence From Plant-Level PricesPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Doireann Fitzgerald,* Stanford University
    Stefanie Haller, Economic and Social Research Institute
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Virgiliu Midrigan, New York University
11:15 a.m.   Break
11:30 a.m.   How Wide Was the Ocean? U.S. and Swedish Commodity Price Dispersion 1732–1860PDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Mario J. Crucini, Vanderbilt University
    Gregor Smith,* Queen's University
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: David Jacks, Simon Fraser University
12:30 pm   Lunch
    Session II
    Chair: Mototsugu Shintani, Vanderbilt University
2:00 p.m.   The Micro–Macro Disconnect of Purchasing Power ParityPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Paul R. Bergin,* University of California, Davis and NBER
    Reuven Glick, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
    Jyh-Lin Wu, National Sun Yat-Sen University
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Marios Zachariadis, University of Cyprus
3:00 p.m.   Break
3:15 p.m.   All Together Now: Do International Factors Explain Relative Price Comovements?PDF
Presentation SlidesPDF
    Özer Karagedikli,* Reserve Bank of New Zealand
    Haroon Mumtaz, Bank of England
    Misa Tanaka, Bank of England
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Takayuki Tsuruga, Kyoto University
4:15 p.m.   Break
4:30 p.m.   Aggregate Real Exchange Rate Persistence Through the Lens of Sectoral DataPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Maria Dolores Gadea, University of Zaragoza
    Laura Mayoral,* Institute for Economic Analysis
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Chris Murray, University of Houston
5:30 p.m.   Adjourn
Saturday, September 25 
8:30 a.m.   Coffee and pastries
    Session III
    Chair: David Parsley, Vanderbilt University
9:00 a.m.   International Menu Costs and Price DynamicsPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: P.J. Glandon, Vanderbilt University
10:00 a.m.   Break
10:15 a.m.   The Elasticity of Trade: Estimates and EvidencePDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Ina Simonovska,* University of California, Davis and NBER
    Michael E. Waugh, New York University
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: John Dalton, Wake Forest University
11:15 a.m.   Break
11:30 a.m.   Policy-Relevant Exchange Rate Pass-Through to U.S. Import PricesPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Etienne Gagnon,* Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
    Benjamin Mandel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
    Robert J. Vigfusson, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Hakan Yilmazkuday, Temple University
12:30 pm   Lunch
    Session IV
    Chair: Mark Wynne, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2:00 p.m.   The Efficiency of the Global Markets for Final Goods and Productive CapabilitiesPDF
Presentation Slides PDF
    Georg Strasser, Boston College
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Rick Bond, Vanderbilt University
3:00 p.m.   Break
3:15 p.m.   Consumption Risk Sharing, the Real Exchange Rate, and Borders: Why Does the Exchange Rate Make Such a Difference?PDF
    Michael Devereux, University of British Columbia
    Viktoria Hnatkovska,* University of British Columbia
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Jian Wang, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
4:15 p.m.   Break
4:30 p.m.   Financial Choice in a Non-Ricardian Model of TradePDF
Presentation SlidesPDF
    Katheryn Russ,* University of California, Davis
    Diego Valderrama, Franklin Templeton Investments
    Discussion (Presentation slides)PDF
Discussant: Martin Berka, Massey University
5:30 p.m.   Adjourn
* Presenter

 

Participant List

Michael Anderson   Washington and Lee University, USA
Marianne Baxter   Boston University, USA
Paul R. Bergin   University of California, Davis and NBER, USA
Martin Berka   Massey University, New Zealand
Rick Bond   Vanderbilt University, USA
Mario J. Crucini   Vanderbilt University, USA
John Dalton   Wake Forest University, USA
Ben Eden   Vanderbilt University, USA
Christoph Fischer   Bundesbank, Germany
Doireann Fitzgerald   Stanford University, USA
Maria Dolores Gadea   University of Zaragoza, Spain
Etienne Gagnon   Federal Reserve Board, USA
P.J. Glandon   Vanderbilt University, USA
Viktoria Hnatkovska   University of British Columbia, Canada
Kevin Huang   Vanderbilt University, USA
Gregory Huffman   Vanderbilt University, USA
David Jacks   Simon Fraser University, Canada
Ozer Karagedikli   Reserve Bank of New Zealand, New Zealand
Anthony Landry   Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA
Akito Matsumoto   International Monetary Fund
Laura Mayoral   Institute for Economic Analysis, Spain
Virgiliu Midrigan   New York University, USA
Chris Murray   University of Houston, USA
David Parsley   Vanderbilt University, USA
Joel Rodrigue   Vanderbilt University, USA
Katheryn Russ   University of California, Davis, USA
Kamal Saggi   Vanderbilt University, USA
Jacob Sagi   Vanderbilt University, USA
Ozge Savascin   University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Raphael Schoenle   Brandeis University, USA
Mototsugu Shintani   Vanderbilt University, USA
Ina Simonovska   University of California, Davis and NBER, USA
Gregor Smith   Queen's University, Canada
Stephen L. S. Smith   Gordon College, USA
Georg Strasser   Boston College, USA
Chris Telmer   Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Takayuki Tsuruga   Kyoto University, Japan
Jian Wang   Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA
Mark Wynne   Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, USA
Hakan Yilmazkuday   Temple University, USA
Marios Zachariadis   University of Cyprus, Cyprus

 

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