Conference in Honor of Bob King at the Study Center Gerzensee

Summary:
Jointly with the Journal of Monetary Economics and the Swiss National Bank, the Study Center Gerzensee organized a conference in honor of Bob King, long-term supporter of the Study Center. Program: PDF. Jaume Ventura’s discussion of a paper on trade and growth by Alvarez and Lucas: PDF. My discussion of a paper on debt and debt constraints by Bhandari, Evans, Golosov, and Sargent: PDF.

Topics:
Dirk Niepelt considers the following as important: Armington, Borrowing constraint, Capital, Debt, Eaton Kortum, growth, Heckscher Ohlin, Lump sum tax, Notes, Ramsey policy, Research, Ricardian, Ricardian equivalence, Study Center Gerzensee, trade

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