This is the sixth workshop held by the The Macroeconomics Network, a leading academic workshop for universities across the Southwest of the UK. It aims to create research links and opportunities to share ideas about current macroeconomic research.
The workshop will cover a range of topics, such as:
- inflation
- household borrowing
- entrepreneurship
- the supply of safe assets
This event is open to staff and students at the University of Bath. Email econ-ec@bath.ac.uk to book your place.
Schedule
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10am - 10.30am | Coffee and registration | n/a |
| 10.30am - 12pm | Contributed session one - Reconciling Theories of the Price Level | Lee Tyrrell-Hendry, University of Bath |
| 10.30am - 12pm | Contributed session one - Ambiguity Aversion, Portfolio Choice and Life Expectancy | Alistair Macaulay, University of Surrey |
| 12pm - 1.30pm | Lunch | n/a |
| 1.30pm - 3pm | Contributed session two - Collateral, Household Borrowing, and Income Distribution | Aicha Kharazi, University of Exeter |
| 1.30pm - 3pm | Contributed session two - Accounting for the Changes in US Household Composition | Qian Li, University of Southampton |
| 3pm - 3.30pm | Coffee break | n/a |
| 3.30pm - 5pm | Contributed session three - Wealth tax, entrepreneurship and the legal form of business organisation | Haomin Wang, University of Cardiff |
| 3.30pm - 5pm | Contributed session three - Exorbitant Privileges of Global Safe Assets | Sebastian Merkel, University of Bristol |
| 5pm - 5.15pm | Coffee break | n/a |
| 5.15pm - 6.15pm | Keynote Lecture - Reconciling Macroeconomics and Finance: The US Corporate Sector, 1929 to Present | Jonathan Heathcote, Minneapolis FED |
| 6.45pm | Workshop dinner | n/a |
Organisers
This workshop is organised by:
- Dr Nikos Kokonas, University of Bath
- Professor Anastasios Karantounias, University of Surrey
- Professor Arpad Abraham, University of Bristol
The Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest is a collaboration between the:
- University of Bath
- University of Bristol
- University of Cardiff
- University of Exeter
- University of Southampton
- University of Surrey
Southwest Macro Graduate Student Workshop
Alongside this event, there will be a PhD workshop. This will feature presentations from PhD candidates from participating institutions. Find out more about the PhD workshop
