Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy
Semi-annual Conference
Editors: Bennett
McCallum
Upcoming
Conference
April 20-21, 2001
Simon School, University of Rochester
Rochester, NY
Carnegie-Rochester Conference Schedule
April 20-21, 2001
8:00 pm-11:00 pm Welcome Reception, Hyatt Regency - refer to hotel monitor
8:30 am Bus transportation to campus
8:40 am Packet Retrieval and Breakfast upon arrival
9:15 am CONFERENCE SESSION I - SCHLEGEL 207
Chairman: TBA
Papers: "Are Behavioral Asset-Pricing Models Structural?" by Stanley Zin
Discussant: Jessica Wachter
15 - minute break between sessions
"Investor Psychology in Capital Markets: Basic Concepts, Evidence and Policy Implications"
by David Hirshleifer and Siew Hong Teoh
Discussant: Jeffrey Wurgler
12:15 pm Luncheon - Schlegel Hall Rotunda
1:45 pm CONFERENCE SESSION II - SCHLEGEL 207
Chairman: TBA
by Sydney Ludvigson and Martin Lettau
Discussant: Janice Eberly
15 - minute break between sessions
"How Should Monetary Policy Respond to Movement in Asset Prices?" by Simon Gilchrist and John Leahy
Discussant: William Dupor
4:45 pm Bus Transportation back to the Hyatt Regency
6:30 pm Bus departs Hyatt Regency for transportation to the Country Club of Rochester
6:45 pm Cocktails, Country Club of Rochester
7:30 pm Dinner, Country Club of Rochester
9:30 pm Transportation back to the Hyatt Regency
Saturday, April 21
8:00 am Bus transportation to campus
8:10 am Breakfast
8:40 am CONFERENCE SESSION III - SCHLEGEL 207
Chairman: TBA
Papers: "Stock Volatility in the New Millennium: How Wacky is Nasdaq?" by G. William Schwert
Discussant: Burton Hollifield
15 - minute break between sessions
"Time Orientation and Asset Prices" by Per Krusell, Burhanettin Kuruscu and Anthony Smith
Discussant: Qiang Dai
12:00 pm Lunch available in Schlegel Hall Rotunda
12:15 pm Bus transportation to airport
Transportation will also be available for earlier flights if needed.
1:15 pm Bus transportation to airport and to Hyatt Regency