2014 Sessions for Edward S. Prescott

 
Sunday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
ESA
Session 24F
Capital and Banking Experiments

Organizers:

Arthur L. Zillante, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Session Chairs:

Ann Gillette, University of Louisville

Papers:

"Is a Little Learning a Dangerous Thing? Ability-Complements but Not Ability-Substitutes Exacerbate Overconfidence"
Joshua Tasoff, Claremont Graduate University (Contact Author)

"Fixed Prices and Regulatory Discretion as Triggers for Contingent Capital Conversion: An Experimental Examination"
Douglas D. Davis, Virginia Commonwealth University (Contact Author)
Edward S. Prescott, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond

"Indirect Ethics and Backdoor Bailouts"
Daniel G. Arce, The University of Texas at Dallas (Contact Author)
Laura Razzolini, Virginia Commonwealth University

"Sovereign Debt Unanimous Agreement or Collective Action Clause: Incentives for Productivity"
Ann Gillette, University of Louisville (Contact Author)

 

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Monday
8:00 - 9:45 a.m.
SEA*
Session 01J*
Banking and Financial Regulation

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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