Program
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8.15 - 8.45 |
APRIL 8, 2010 Registration and Coffee |
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8.45 - 9.00 |
Welcome and Opening the Workshop |
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Viv Hall, Victoria University of Wellington Government Building, Lecture Theatre 1 |
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All sessions in Lecture Theatre 1 (GBLT1) |
All sessions in Lecture Theatre 3 (GBLT3) |
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9.00 - 10.45 |
Session 1: Growth |
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Chair: Christie Smith (RBNZ) |
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Simone Marsiglio (Milan) Endogenous Growth, Population Growth and the Repugnant Conclusion |
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Discussant: Zhixiong Zeng (Monash) |
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Zhixiong Zeng ( Monash) Economic Development and Consumption Inequality: Evidence and Theory |
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Discussant: Morris Altman (VUW) |
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Yi Jin ( Monash) Growth, Inflation, and Inequality in a Monetary Two-Sector Endogenous Growth Model with Physical and Human Capital |
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Discussant: Chia-Ying Chang (VUW) |
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10.45 - 11.15 |
Morning Tea |
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11.15 -12.45 |
Keynote Speech: Professor John Geweke, UTS |
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Chair: John McDermott, (GBLT1) |
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12.45 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 15.45 |
Session 2A: Econometrics |
Session 2B: Exchange rates, Economic Activity |
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Chair: John Haywood (VUW) |
Chair: Graeme Wells (U Tasmania) |
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George Verikios (Monash) H1N1 influenza and the Australian macroeconomy |
Özer Karagedikli (RBNZ) Does the Kiwi fly when the Kangaroo jumps? Effects of Australian macro news on the New Zealand dollar |
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Discussant: Yang Li (U Queensland) |
Discussant: Graeme Wells (U Tasmania) |
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Leo Krippner (RBNZ) The eigensystem vector autoregression model |
Martin Berka (Massey) What determines European real exchanges rates |
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Discussant: John Haywood (VUW) |
Discussant: Alessio Anzuini (ECB) |
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Don Harding (LaTrobe) Imposing and testing monotonicity in generalized dynamic categorical models of the business cycle |
Fabio Fornari (ECB) Financial Volatility and Economic Activity |
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Discussant: Mohamad Khaled (U Sydney) |
Discussant: John Randall (VUW) |
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15.45 -16.15 |
Afternoon Tea |
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16.15 -17.30 |
Session 3A: Monetary Policy, Forecasting |
Session 3B: Fiscal Policy |
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Chair: Leo Krippner (RBNZ) |
Chair: Viv Hall (VUW) |
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Alessio Anzuini (ECB) The impact of monetary policy shocks on commodity prices |
Oskar Parkyn (NZ Treasury) Improving the Management of the Crown’s Exposure to Risk |
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Discussant: Edda Claus (Melbourne Institute) |
Discussant: Steve Anderson (RBNZ) |
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Christie Smith (RBNZ) Evaluating ensemble density combination - forecasting GDP and inflation |
Paul Rodway (NZ Treasury) Long-term fiscal modelling |
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Discussant: Fabio Fornari (ECB) |
Discussant: Viv Hall (VUW) |
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19.00 - |
Conference Dinner |
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8.30 - 9.00 |
APRIL 9, 2010 Coffee |
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All sessions in Lecture Theatre 1 |
All sessions in Lecture Theatre 3 |
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9.00 - 10.45 |
Session 4A: Macro- Prudential, Business cycles |
Session 4B: Taxation, Fiscal Policy |
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Chair: Güneş Kamber (RBNZ) |
Chair: Özer Karagedikli (RBNZ) |
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Jan Libich (LaTrobe) Macroprudential Policies and Financial Stability |
Iris Claus (IRD NZ) The effects of taxation on financial integration between Australia, New Zealand and the United States |
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Discussant: Nicholas Groshenny (RBNZ) |
Discussant: Andrew Coleman (MOTU) |
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Christoph Thoenissen (VUW) International business cycles and role of relative price of investment goods |
Peren Arin (Massey) Should We Care About the Composition of Tax-Based Stimulus Packages? An Empirical Investigation |
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Discussant: Güneş Kamber (RBNZ) |
Discussant: Oscar Parkyn (NZ Treasury) |
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Edda Claus (Melbourne Institute) International evidence on the impact of taxation on emigration rates |
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Discussant: Özer Karagedikli (RBNZ) |
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10.45 - 11.15 |
Morning Tea |
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11.15 – 13.00 |
Session 5A: Potpour |
Session 5B: Monetary policy, Interest rates |
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Chair: Leo Krippner (RBNZ) |
Chair: Glenn Otto (UNSW) |
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Timo Henckel (ANU) Threshold Pricing in a Noisy World |
Nicolas Groshenny (RBNZ) Unemployment Gap and Monetary Policy |
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Discussant: Leo Krippner (RBNZ) |
Discussant: Iris Claus (IRD) |
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Otto Reich (Massey) Understanding Homeland Security: Theory and UK Evidence |
Graeme Wells (U Tasmania) Fixed versus floating rate – Borrower characteristics and mortgage choice in Australia |
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Discussant: Vladimir Petkov (VUW) |
Discussant: Enzo Cassino (RBNZ) |
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Andrew Coleman (Motu) Squeezing in and squeezing out: the effects of population ageing on the demand for housing Discussant: Simone Marsiglio (Milan) |
Güneş Kamber (RBNZ) Internationalised Production in a Small Open Economy Discussant: Martin Berka (Massey, Albany) |
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13.00 - 14.00 |
Lunch |
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14.00 - 15.45 |
Session 6: Monetary Economics |
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Chair: John McDermott |
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Glen Otto (UNSW) Have the Preferences of the Fed Changed over time? Some evidence from a Structural Model |
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Discussant: Christie Smith (RBNZ) |
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David Mayes (Auckland) The quality of monetary policy and inflation performance: Globalization and its aftermath |
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Discussant: John McDermott (RBNZ) |
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Alfred Guender (Canterbury) Instrument and Target Rules As Specifications of Optimal Monetary Policy |
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Discussant: Michelle Lewis (RBNZ) |
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15.45 - 16.15 |
Closing |
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