Minnesota-Wisconsin International/Macro
Student Workshop: Spring 2020

Conference location: Cyberspace

Friday, May 1

Time Event
3:00-4:00 Agustín Samano Peñaloza (UMN)
Central Bank Independence and Sovereign Default
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Yingtong Xie (UW)
Household Risk Exposure under Pension Plan Shift and Saving Glut

Saturday, May 2

Time Event
3:00-4:00 Yang Zhou (UMN)
The U.S.-China Trade War and Global Value Chains
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Junhyong Kim (UW)
The Differential Impact of Uncertainty Shocks
on Investment across Firms and Countries

Friday, May 8

Time Event
3:00-4:00 Fernando Arce Munoz (UMN)
Sovereign Default Risk during a Sudden Stop Crisis
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Ikuo Takei (UW)
A Quantitative Model of Corporate Reputation Building
in Debt Markets and Firm Dynamics

Saturday, May 9

Time Event
3:00-4:00 Victor Borges De Almeida (UMN)
The Holdout Problem in Sovereign Debt Markets
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:15 Eirik Brandsaas (UW)
The Bank of Mom and Dad, Borrowing Constraints, and Homeownership
5:15-5:20 Break
5:20 Happy Hour