Workshop Agenda 1st PIER Workshop on Quantitative Tools for Macroeconomic Policy Analysis Tuesday, May 12, 2015 8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:30 am to 8:45 am WELCOME 8:45 am to 10:15 am Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 1 10:15 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 2 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch Buffet 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Frank Diebold-Lecture 1 with Lab 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Frank Schorfheide with Lab 1 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm SOCIAL EVENT AT CITY TAP HOUSE Wednesday, May 13, 2015 8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:45 am to 10:15 am Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 3 10:15 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Frank Schorfheide-Lecture 4 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch Buffet 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Frank Diebold-Lecture 2 with Lab 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Frank Schorfheide with Lab 2 Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:45 am to 10:15 am Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 1 10:55 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 2 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch Buffet 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Frank Diebold-Lecture 3 with Lab 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Enrique Mendoza with Lab 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm Cocktails and Dinner at Penn’s Museum Lower Egyptian Room with Carmen M. Reinhart, Keynote Speaker Friday, May 15, 2015 8:00 am to 8:30 am Continental Breakfast 8:45 am to 10:15 am Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 3 10:15 am to 10:30 am Break 10:30 am to 12:00 pm Enrique Mendoza-Lecture 4 12:00 pm to 1:15 pm Lunch Buffet 1:15 pm to 2:45 pm Frank Diebold-Lecture 4 2:45 pm to 3:00 pm Break 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Enrique Mendoza with Lab 2 4:45 pm to 6:15 pm Guillermo A. Calvo, Distinguished Guest Lecture 6:15 pm to 7:15 pm Farewell Reception (on location)