Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Papers:

"Exchange Market Pressure: Empirical Evidence from Latin America Countries"
Isabel Ruiz, Sam Houston State University
Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University (Contact Author)

"Better Inflation Performance in the Emerging Market Countries: Improved Monetary Policy, Structural Change or Plain Good Luck?"
Alina Carare, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Niamh Sheridan, International Monetary Fund
Tine Olsen, International Monetary Fund
Chorng-Huey Wong, International Monetary Fund

"Inflation Targeting or Fear of Floating in Disguise: A DSGE Approach"
Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University (Contact Author)
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Discussants:

Christopher P. Ball, Quinnipiac University
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Papers:

"Household Credit and Monetary Policy Transmission"
Jingping Gu, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

"Transmission Mechanism of Monetary Policy Using FAVAR: The Cases of Brazil and Mexico"
Martha Cruz Zuniga, Catholic University of America (Contact Author)

"Revising the Sticky-Information Phillips Curve"
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Mark Wheeler, Western Michigan University
Carlos Vargas-Silva, Sam Houston State University
Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Organizers:

Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

Session Chairs:

Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD

Papers:

"Season of Birth and Later Outcomes: Old Questions, New Answers"
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Dan Hungerman, University of Notre Dame

"Schedule Flexibility and Labor Market Outcomes for Men, Women, and Parents"
Katie L. Winder, University of California, Merced (Contact Author)

"Wealth, Industry and the Transition to Entrepreneurship"
Berna Demiralp, Old Dominion University
Johanna Francis, Fordham University

"Consumption Patterns and Changes in Wealth: Cross Country and Family Type Comparisons"
Yelena Takhtamanova, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
Eva Sierminska, CEPS/INSTEAD

Discussants:

Johanna Francis, Fordham University
Kasey Buckles, University of Notre Dame
Kevin B. Moore, Federal Reserve Board
Thesia I. Garner, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics