7TH WORKSHOP EURO AREA BUSINESS CYCLE NETWORK (EABCN)

	7TH WORKSHOP EURO AREA BUSINESS CYCLE NETWORK (EABCN)
Estimation and Empirical Validation of Structural Models for Business Cycle Analysis
Zurich, 29-30 August, 2006, hosted by the Swiss National Bank
Organizers: Fabio Canova, Università Bocconi, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, London Business School and CEPR, Domenico Giannone, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Andreas Fischer, SNB and CEPR Click on name for presentation or discussion notes

Monday 28 August
18:00	Short guided city tour (optional)
19:15	Welcome Reception at the SNB (Fraumünster 8)
Tuesday 29 August
09:45	Welcome Coffee
10:00	Introductory Speech by Andreas Fischer, Swiss National Bank and CEPR
10:15	Forecasting and Identification *Jean Philippe Laforte, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Rochelle Edge, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Michael Kiley, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System A Comparison of Forecast Performance Between Federal Reserve Staff Forecasts, Simple Reduced-Form Models, and a DSGE Model Discussants: Raffaella Giacomini, University of Califorina, Los Angeles Domenico Giannone, Université Libre de Bruxelles
11:15	Coffee Break
11:30	*Fabrice Collard, University of Toulouse Patrick Fève, University of Toulouse Julien Matheron, Banque de France Short-Run Restrictions: An Identification Device? Discussants: Gert Peersman, Bank of England and Ghent University Luca Sala, Università Bocconi
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Estimation *Marco Del Negro, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Frank Schorfheide, University of Pennsylvania and CEPR Prior choice and DSGE model comparisons Discussants: Frank Smets, European Central Bank and CEPR Simon Potter, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
14.30	Coffee Break
14:45	Gianni Amisano, Università di Brescia *Oreste Tristani, European Central Bank Euro area inflation persistence in an estimated nonlinear DSGE model Discussants: Sumru Altug, Koç University, Turkey Michael Dueker, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
15:45	Coffee Break
16:00	Jesús Fernández-Villaverde, University of Pennsylvania and CEPR *Juan F. Rubio-Ramírez, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Estimating Macroeconomic Models: A Likelihood Approach Discussants: Gianni Amisano, Università di Brescia Raf Wouters, National Bank of Belgium
17:00	Break
	Evening Dinner
Wednesday 30 August
10:00	Coffee
10:15	*Barbara Rudolf, Swiss National Bank Hasan Bakhshi, Lehman Brothers Hashmat Khan, Carleton University The Phillips curve under state-dependent pricing Discussants: Michele Lenza, European Central Bank Paolo Surico, Bank of England
11:15	Coffee Break
11:30	Riccardo Cristadoro, Banca d'Italia A. Gerali, Banca d'Italia *Stefano Neri, Banca d'Italia M. Pisani, Banca d'Italia Nominal rigidities, distribution costs and the dynamics of the real exchange rate: a Bayesian DSGE approach Discussants: Gunter Coenen, European Central Bank Robert Kollman, Université de Paris XII and CEPR
12:30	Lunch
13:30	Open Economies *Pau Rabanal, La Caixa Vicente Tuesta, Banco Central de Reserva de Peru Euro-Dollar Real Exchange Rate Dynamics in an Estimated Two-Country Model: What is Important and What is Not Discussants: Max Gillman, Cardiff University Andreas Fischer, Swiss National Bank and CEPR
14:30	Coffee Break
14:45	*Gregory de Walque, National Bank of Belgium Frank Smets, European Central Bank and CEPR Raf Wouters, National Bank of Belgium An Estimated Two-Country DSGE Model for the Euro Area and the US Economy Discussants: Discussants: Bruce Preston, Columbia University Martin EllisonUniversity of Warwick and CEPR
15:45	Coffee Break
16:00	*Jesper Lindé, Sveriges Riksbank and CEPR Malin Adolfson, Sveriges Riksbank Stefan Laséen, Sveriges Riksbank Mattias Villani, Sveriges Riksbank Evaluating An Estimated New Keynesian Small Open Economy Model Discussants: Paul Söderlind, SNB, University of St. Gallen and CEPR Fabio Milani, University of California, Irvine and Princeton University
17:00	End
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