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THOMAS COOLEY HONORARY CONFERENCE*NYU Stern's Center for Global Economy and Business & Economics Department*
Academic conference in

*Honor of Thomas Cooley*

[**Agenda**](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_043773.pdf)
**October 4 & 5, 2013**

[Opening remarks: Dean Peter Henry](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/dda6de5d-fee5-413a-a69a-d9a93440a26f)

**Papers:**
["The Decline of the U.S. Rust Belt: A Macroeconomic Analysis"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Ohanian.pdf)
Lee Ohanian, with Simeon Alder and David Lagakos
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044659.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/e3d8828e-d065-4cde-ba9e-31c1671f8d7c)

["Fiscal Discriminations in Three Wars"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Sargent.pdf)
Tom Sargent with George Hall
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/75ef10bf-be63-49a0-872f-c70324e1a503)

"Notes on Firms and Productivity Growth"
Robert Lucas with Esteban Rossi-Hansberg
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044665.pdf)

["News Shocks: The Reputation Mechanism"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Jovanovic.pdf)
Boyan Jovanovic with Julien Prat
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/2fa2c229-6fa5-4533-9a5f-279f09e5bec5)

["Innovation and Growth with Financial (and other) Frictions"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Wright.pdf)
Randy Wright with Jonathan Chiu and Cesaire Meh
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044653.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/944c6e32-ca64-4c4d-80dd-ca1d781d4dfa)

["Risky Investment with Limited Commitment"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Marimon.pdf)
Ramon Marimon with Tom Cooley and Vincenzo Quadrini
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044663.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/869093dd-2716-47a9-b42e-186cafa421f6)

["Fiscal Reform and Government Debt in Japan: A Neoclassical Perspective"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Hansen.pdf)
Gary Hansen with Selo Imrohoroglu
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044654.pdf)

["Aggregate Unemployment and Household Unsecured Debt"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Rupert.pdf)
Peter Rupert with Zach Bethune and Guilluame Rocheteau
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044669.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/9c8c8c25-c06b-4b47-913d-2a4461bd8082)

["How Sticky Wages in Existing Jobs Can Affect Hiring"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Bils.pdf)
Mark Bils with Yongsung Chang and Sun-Bin Kim
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044662.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/9dcea8d7-333b-4edf-b750-a9a6ddf88df9)

["On Financing Retirement with an Aging Population"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Prescott.pdf)
Ed Prescott with Ellen McGrattan
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044661.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/98d54fdc-ef5d-49b9-a3c4-5c9c70b9348a)

["Retirement, Home Production and Labor Supply Elasticities"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Rogerson.pdf)
Richard Rogerson with Johanna Wallenius
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044657.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/316e1b05-a376-4ecf-b3f9-de5e97534976)

["Uncertainty and Investment Options"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Stokey.pdf)
Nancy Stokey
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044671.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/5f0daac1-e137-460a-8ae3-dd30c8f406cc)

["Liquidity Constraints of the Middle Class"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Campbell.pdf)
Jeff Campbell with Zvi Hercowitz
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044828.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/aa8486b5-a6f0-4287-8ecb-101b5e0451d2)

["Implications of Heterogeneity in Preferences, Beliefs and Asset Trading Technologies for the Macroeconomy"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Cole.pdf)
Hal Cole with Yili Chien and Hanno Lustig
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044788.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/be663fdb-21ac-415c-9a7b-2f81d244f312)

["Identifying Taylor Rules in Macro-finance Models"](http://pages.stern.nyu.edu/%7Egclement/Tom_Conference/Backus.pdf)
Dave Backus with Mikhail Chernov and Stanley Zin
[Slides](/sites/default/files/assets/documents/con_044650.pdf)
[Video](http://echo360.stern.nyu.edu:8080/ess/echo/presentation/16b0f13a-9793-4476-a5d6-0ab9f7968db7)

**Photos:**