NATIONAL BUREAU OF
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Summer Institute 2010 |
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Macro/International/Industry
Productivity Workshop |
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July 21, 2010 |
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Susanto Basu and
Ernst R. Berndt, Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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PROGRAM |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 21: |
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8:00 am |
Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 am |
Ufuk Akcigit, |
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William Kerr, |
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Discussant: Sam Kortum, |
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9:30 am |
Break |
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9:45 am |
Hernan Moscoso Boedo, |
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Pablo DʼErasmo, |
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Discussant: Luis Serven, The
World Bank |
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10:45 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
Luis Cabral, |
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Zhu Wang, Federal
Reserve Bank of |
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The
Determinants of Geographic Concentration of Industry: A Quantitative Analysis
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Discussant: Edward Glaeser, |
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12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:15 pm |
Robert Gordon,
Northwestern University and NBER |
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Discussant: Roger Brinner,
The Parthenon Group |
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2:15 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
Timothy Dunne, Federal
Reserve Bank of |
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Shawn |
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James Schmitz, Jr.,
Federal Reserve Bank of |
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Does
Competition Spur Productivity? Evidence From Post WWII U.S. Cement
Productivity |
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Discussant: Nick Bloom, |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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3:45 pm |
Vasco Carvalho, Universitat Pompeu Fabra |
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Xavier Gabaix, |
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Discussant: Scott Schuh,
Federal Reserve Bank of |
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4:45 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty Club, |