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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Jose Ursua (Harvard University)

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Friday, January 4, 10:15 AM
Session: Rare Disasters and Asset Markets (AEA)
Presiding: John Campbell (Harvard University)

Consumption Disasters in the 20th Century
Robert Barro (Harvard University)
Jose Ursua (Harvard University)

Variable Rare Disasters: An Exactly Solved Framework for Ten Puzzles in Macro-Finance
Xavier Gabaix (New York University and NBER)
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Disasters and Recoveries
Francois Gourio (Boston University)
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Consumption-based Asset Pricing with Higher Cumulants
Ian Martin (Harvard University)
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