NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC
RESEARCH, INC.
Universities Research Conference
Micro and
Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Globalization
December 5 and 6, 2008
Ross Levine and Carlos Vegh,
Organizers
Royal Sonesta Hotel
PROGRAM
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5:
8:45 am Registration
and Continental Breakfast
Session
1: Foreign Lending and Credit in
Emerging Markets
9:15 am RAOUL
MINETTI,
Foreign Lenders in Emerging Economies
Discussant: ANTON
KORINEK,
10:15 am Break
10:45 am MARIA
Foreign Bank Participation and Outreach: Evidence from
Discussant: ATIF MIAN,
11:45 am TODD GORMLEY,
Costly Information, Foreign Entry, and Credit Access
Discussant: KENNETH KLETZER, UC, Santa Cruz
12:45 pm Lunch
Session 2: Financial Markets and Macroeconomic
Volatility
2:00 pm STEPHAN SIEGEL,
What Segments Equity Markets?
Discussant:
ANUSHA CHARI,
3:00 pm Break
3:30 pm SEBNEM KALEMLI-OZCAN,
Deep Financial Integration and Macroeconomic Volatility
Discussant: NICOLA CETORELLI,
4:30 pm SCOTT
DAVIS,
The Effects of Globalization on International Business Cycle
Co-Movement:
Is
All Trade and Finance Created Equal?
Discussant: FABIO GHIRONI,
5:30 pm Adjourn
6:00 pm Group
Dinner Royal Sonesta Hotel
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6:
8:45 am Continental
Breakfast
Session
3: International Finance: Risk and
Investment
9:15 am ULUC
AYSUN,
ADAM HONIG,
Bankruptcy Costs, Liability Dollarization and Vulnerability to Sudden
Stops
Discussant: MARIO
CRUCINI,
10:15 am Break
10:30 am FILIPPO BRUTTI, Universitat Pompeu
Fabra
Legal Enforcement, Public Supply of Liquidity and Sovereign Risk
Discussant: VIVIAN YUE,
11:30 am LAURA ALFARO,
Intra-Industry Foreign Direct Investment
Discussant: VERONICA
RAPPOPORT,
12:30 pm Adjourn
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