Organizers:

Julie L. Hotchkiss, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Session Chairs:

M. Melinda Pitts, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Papers:

"Tax Progressivity and Income Inequality"
Denvil Duncan, Georgia State University
Klara Sabirianova Peter, Georgia State University (Contact Author)

"Access to Education Under a Welfare Program and the Return to Schooling"
Hui-chen Wang, University of Mississippi (Contact Author)

"The Phillips Curve and US Monetary Policy: What the FOMC Transcripts Tell Us"
Ellen Meade, American University
Daniel L. Thornton, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Discussants:

Lisa Barrow, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Robert Moffitt, Johns Hopkins University
Ellis W. Tallman, Oberlin College

Organizers:

Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London

Session Chairs:

Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London

Papers:

"Monetary Model Strikes Back: Evidence from the World"
Valerie Cerra, International Monetary Fund
Sweta C. Saxena, Bank for International Settlements (Contact Author)

"Monetary and Financial Stability in the Euro Area: Pro-Cyclicality Versus Trade-Off"
Brigitte E. Granville, Queen Mary, University of London
Sushanta K. Mallick, Queen Mary, University of London (Contact Author)

"Government Bond Market Integration Within European Union"
Nikiforos T. Laopodis, Fairfield University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mohammed Mohsin, The University of Tennessee
Ellen Meade, American University
Valerie Cerra, International Monetary Fund
Nikiforos T. Laopodis, Fairfield University