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NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH,
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2009 |
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Conference on Research on Income and Wealth |
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Aggregate Implications of Microeconomic Consumption Behavior Workshop |
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Ernst R. Berndt, Christopher Carroll,
Carol A. Corrado, Charles R. Hulten and |
Robert McClelland, Organizers |
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Conference on Research on Income and Wealth |
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Ernst R. Berndt, Carol A. Corrado,
and Charles R. Hulten , Organizers |
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Royal Sonesta Hotel |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY,
JULY 13: |
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8:15 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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8:45 am |
ORAZIO ATTANASIO, |
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Opening Remarks |
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9:15 am |
KAREN GOLDENBERG, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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JAY RYAN, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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THESIA GARNER,
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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WILLIAM PASSERO,
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Strengths
and Weaknesses of the Consumer Expenditure Survey from a BLS Perspective |
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10:15 am |
Break |
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10:45 am |
PANEL DISCUSSION |
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JAMES POTERBA (Chair), MIT and NBER |
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BARRY BOSWORTH, The Brookings Institution |
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CHRISTOPHER CARROLL, |
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J. STEVEN LANDEFELD, Bureau of Economic Analysis |
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JONATHAN PARKER. Northwestern University and NBER |
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12:15 am |
ROBERT McCLELLAND, Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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Reply and Final
Thoughts |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1:30 pm |
ERICH BATTISTIN, |
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MARIO PADULA, |
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Survey Instruments
and the Reports of Consumption Expenditures: Evidence from the Consumer
Expenditure Surveys |
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Discussant: DAVID JOHNSON, Bureau of the Census |
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2:30 am |
MICHAEL HURD, Rand Corporation and NBER |
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SUSANN ROHWEDDER, Rand Corporation |
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Methodological Innovations in Collecting Spending Data: The HRS
Consumption and Activities Mail Survey |
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Discussant: FRANK STAFFORD, University of Michigan |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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4:00 am |
BRUCE D. MEYER, |
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JAMES X. SULLIVAN, |
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Discussant: TIMOTHY SMEEDING, |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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TUESDAY, JULY 14: |
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Conference on Research on Income
and Wealth |
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8:30 am |
Coffee
and Pastries |
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9:00 am |
STEVEN J. DAVIS, |
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JOHN HALTIWANGER, |
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RON JARMIN, Census Bureau |
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JOSH LERNER, |
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JAVIER |
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Discussant: ERIC
ZITZEWITZ, |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10.30 am |
ALWYN YOUNG, |
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Real
Consumption Measures for the Poorer Regions of the World |
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SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER |
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CHRIS PAPAGEORGIOU, International Monetary Fund |
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WILL LARSON, |
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ARVIND SUBRAMANIAN, |
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Is Newer Better?
The Penn World Table Revisions and the Cross-Country Growth
Literature |
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Discussants: W. ERWIN
DIEWERT, |
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ALAN
HESTON, |
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12:30 pm |
Lunch |
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1.30 pm |
DAVID BYRNE, Federal Reserve Board |
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Discussant: MIKE HARPER,
Bureau of Labor Statistics |
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2:30 pm |
WENDY |
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Global
Sourcing in Innovation: Theory and Evidence from the IT Hardware
Industry |
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Discussant: CAROL CORRADO,
The Conference Board |
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3:30 pm |
Break |
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4:00 pm |
CHARLES HULTEN, |
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Decoding
Microsoft: Intangible Capital as a
Source of Company Growth |
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Discussant: LEONARD NAKAMURA,
Federal Reserve Bank of |
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn |
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5/25/09 |
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