| Monday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. SEA*  | 
						Session 07J* Macroeconomic Effects of Financial Innovations and Shocks  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "High Yield Spreads, Real Economic Activity, and the Financial Accelerator" "Tuning the Volume: Counter-Cyclical Asset Trading with Financial Transactions Taxes" "Macroeconomic Impact of Microinsurance in Africa"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          Caleb Stroup, Grinnell College  | 
| Monday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. SEA*  | 
						Session 07L* Inflation and Monetary Policy  | 
            
Organizers:  | 
          Julie K. Smith, Lafayette College  | 
Session Chairs:  | 
          Edward N. Gamber, Lafayette College  | 
Papers:  | 
					
           "Escape from the ZLB" "The Effect of the Single Maker and the Single Currency on the Convergence of Prices in the European Union" "The Distribution of Inflation Forecast Errors"  | 
            
Discussants:  | 		
          Edward N. Gamber, Lafayette College  |