| Saturday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 23D Applications of the Bayesian Approach  | 
            
Session Chairs:  | 
          Jaya Dey, Oklahoma State University  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Explaining the Durable Goods Co-Movement Puzzle with Time Non-Separable Preferences: A Bayesian Approach" "Evaluating Monetary Policy Under Time Non-Separable Preferences: A Bayesian Approach"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          Sanglim Lee, University of Connecticut  | 
| Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA  | 
						Session 23L Monetary Policy, Price Rigidity, Optimal Taxation, and International Debt  | 
            
Session Chairs:  | 
          Andrea Civelli, University of Arkansas  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Optimal Endogenous Nominal Wage Rigidity: The Complex Role of Money" "The Role of Central Bank Independence on Optimal Taxation and Seigniorage" "The (Un)Sustainability of the U.S. International Debt Position: Do Not Rely Too Much on Valuation Effects"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          James  M. Holmes, University of Buffalo  |