Organizers:

Barbara Rossi, Duke University
Michael Owyang, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Session Chairs:

Jeremy Piger, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Papers:

"House Prices, Asset Returns and Macroeconomic Fluctuations: International Evidence"
Christopher Otrok, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Marco Terrones, International Monetary Fund

"The High Frequency Response of Exchange Rates and Interest Rates to Macroeconomic Announcements"
Jon Faust, Federal Reserve Board
John H. Rogers, Federal Reserve Board (Contact Author)
Shing-Yi B. Wang, Yale University
Jonathan H. Wright, Federal Reserve Board

"A State-Level Analysis of the Great Moderation"
Michael Owyang, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Contact Author)
Jeremy Piger, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Howard J. Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

"Oil Price Shocks and Macroeconomic Behavior: The Role of Inventories"
Ana Maria Herrera, Michigan State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Barbara Rossi, Duke University
Michael Owyang, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Jeremy Piger, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Jonathan H. Wright, Federal Reserve Board