| 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  |