AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

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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Roger Aliaga-Diaz (Drexel University)

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM

Session: Propagation Mechanisms in Business Cycle Models (AEA)

Presiding: Ricardo Reis (Princeton University)

A Tale of Two Rigidities: Sticky Prices in a Sticky-Information Environment
Edward Knotek II (Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City)
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Macroeconomic Implications of Market Power in Banking
Roger Aliaga-Diaz (Drexel University)
Maria Pia Olivero (Drexel University)
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Prices and Money after Interest Rate Shocks with Endogenous Market Segmentation
Andre Silva (Universidade Nova de Lisboa)
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Debt Enforcement Procedures and the Amplification Role of Collateral Constraints
Caterina Mendicino (Bank of Canada)
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