Organizers:

Ben Eden, Vanderbilt University

Session Chairs:

Ben Eden, Vanderbilt University

Papers:

"Price Discrimination in Airlines with Unobserved Consumer Types"
Diego Escobari, The University of Texas-Pan American
Manuel A. Hernandez, International Food Policy Research Institute

"Which Nominal Variable Should the Central Bank Target When Prices are Dispersed?"
Philip J. Glandon, Jr., Kenyon College (Contact Author)

"Price Dispersion and Demand Uncertainty: Evidence From U.S. Scanner Data"
Ben Eden, Vanderbilt University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Nicholas G. Rupp, East Carolina University
Matthew Jaremski, Colgate University

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Organizers:

Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Session Chairs:

Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

Papers:

"Did Prompt Corrective Action Fail? A Comparison of FDIC Losses on Failed Commercial Banks from 1986-1994 with 2004-2011"
Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Eliana Balla, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
John R. Walter, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

"The Cost Effectiveness of the Private-Sector Reorganization of Failed Banks"
Rosalind L. Bennett, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Haluk Unal, University of Maryland

"Incentive Compensation, Accounting Discretion and Bank Capital"
Timothy W. Koch, University of South Carolina
Daniel F. Waggoner, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Larry D. Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

"The Failure of Stress Testing: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and OFHEO"
W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Kristopher Gerardi, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Paul S. Willen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Discussants:

Larry D. Wall, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
W. Scott Frame, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Rosalind L. Bennett, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

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