These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Martin Gervais (University Western Ontario)

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM

Friday, January 4, 8:00 AM
Session: New Evidence on the Great Moderation of US Business Cycle volatility (AEA)
Presiding: Giorgio Primiceri (Northwestern University)

VAR Analysis and the Great Moderation
Luca Benati (European Central Bank)
Paolo Surico (Bank of England)
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First Time Home Buyers and Residential Investment Volatility
Jonas Fisher (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
Martin Gervais (University Western Ontario)

Has the Federal Reserve's Inflation Target Changed?
Zheng Liu (Emory University)
Daniel Waggoner (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
Tao Zha (Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta)
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How Structural are Structural Parameters? Time-Varying Parameters and the Great Moderation
Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde (University of Pennsylvania)
Juan Rubio-Ramirez (Duke University)


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