The Macroeconomics of Inequality

This is a joint conference between the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and Washington University in St. Louis. The sessions will be held at Washington University.

Registration is required. Registration is closed.

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Friday, November 1, 2019
Location: Harry and Susan Seigle Hall, room 301

8:30 -  9:00 am	Continental Breakfast
9:00 –  9:50 am	Intangibles, Inequality and Stagnation Presenter: Shengxing Zhang, London School of Economics Coauthors: Nobuhiro Kiyotaki
9:50 – 10:05 am	Break
10:05 – 10:55 am	Monetary Policy, Redistribution, and Risk Premia Presenter: Moritz Lenel, Princeton University Coauthors: Rohan Kekre
10:55 – 11:10 am	Break
11:10 – 12:00 pm	Human Capitalists Presenter: Mindy Z. Xiaolan, McCombs School of Business – University of Texas Coauthors: Andrea L. Eisfeldt and Antonio Falato
12:00 –  1:30 pm	Lunch, Seigle Hall room 109
1:30 –  2:20 pm	Markups and Inequality Presenter: Corina Boar, New York University Coauthors: Virgiliu Midrigan
2:20 –  2:35 pm	Break
2:35 –  3:25 pm	Technological Innovation and the Distribution of Labor Income Growth Rates Presenter: Dimitris Papanikolaou, Kellog - Northwestern University Coauthors: Leonid Kogan, Lawrence Schmidt, and Jay Song
3:25 –  3:40 pm	Break
3:40 –  4:30 pm	Robots, Trade, and Luddism: A Sufficient Statistic Approachto Optimal Technology Regulation Presenter: Ivan Werning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Coauthors: Arnaud Costinot
5:00 pm	Post Conference Discussion Location: Knight Center Pub