2nd PIER Workshop on
Quantitative Tools for
Macroeconomic Policy Analysis
(ARCH building, Room 108)
SCHEDULE AS OF APRIL 20th, 2016
Monday, May 09, 2016
8:00 am to 8:40 am
Continental Breakfast
8:40 am to 8:45 am
Opening Remarks
8:45 am to 10:15 am
Prof. Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 1
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Prof. Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 2
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Prof. Frank Diebold-Lecture 1
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Lab 1 for Prof. Schorfheide’s Lectures
5:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Welcoming Reception at City Tap House
(3925 Walnut Street)
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
8:00 am to 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am to 10:15 am
Prof. Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 3
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Prof. Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 4
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Prof. Frank Diebold-Lecture 2
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Lab 2 for Prof. Schorfheide’s Lectures
4:45 pm to 6:15 pm
Penn Faculty Lecture: Professor Harold Cole
“Sovereign Debt Crises: Data and Theory”
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
8:00 am to 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am to 10:15 am
Prof. Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 1
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Prof. Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 2
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Prof. Frank Diebold-Lecture 3
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Lab 1 for Prof. Diebold’s Lectures
7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Reception & Dinner at Positano Coast (212 Walnut St.)
Thursday, May 12, 2016
8:00 am to 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am to 10:15 am
Prof. Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 3
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Prof. Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 4
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Prof. Frank Diebold-Lecture 4
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Lab 1 for Prof. Mendoza’s Lectures
4:45 pm to 6:15 pm
Distinguished Guest Lecture: Professor Thomas J. Sargent
Friday, May 13, 2016
8:00 am to 8:45 am
Continental Breakfast
8:45 am to 10:15 am
Lab 2 for Prof. Mendoza’s Lectures
10:15 am to 10:30 am
Break
10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Lab 2 for Prof. Diebold’s Lectures
12:00 pm to 1:15 pm
Lunch Buffet
1:15 pm to 2:45 pm
Workshop on Public Debt Sustainability
2:45 pm to 3:00 pm
Break
3:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Workshop on Public Debt Sustainability
4:30 pm to 4:45 pm
Evaluations
4:45 pm to 6:15 pm
Distinguished Guest Lecture: Professor Guillermo A. Calvo
"From Chronic Inflation to Chronic Deflation -- Liquidity Mischief"
6:15 pm to 7:15 pm
Farewell Reception (on location)