4th edition of the Macroeconomics Network in the Southwest

3 November 2023, 10.00 AM - 3 November 2023, 6.15 PM

José Víctor Ríos Rull (University of Pennsylvania), Huw Dixon (Cardiff), Aliaksandr Zaretski (Surrey), Julian Neira (Exeter), Tai-Wei Hu (Bristol), Lee Tyrrell-Hendry (Bath)

Venue: University of Bath

Co-organised by Nikos Kokonas (University of Bath), Anastasios Karantounias (University of Surrey) and Arpad Abraham (University of Bristol)
Click here to see the full programme.

Coffee & Registration	10:00 – 10:30
Contributed Session #1	10:30 - 12:00
Title: Should I Stay (in School) or Should I Go (to Work) Presenter: Lee Tyrrell-Hendry (Bath)
Title: Voter polarization and extremism Presenter: Tai-Wei Hu (Bristol)
Lunch and PhD Poster session	12:00 – 13:30
“How do wage, welfare benefits and the hukou system affect internal migration in China: a dynamic analysis,” Zhuotong Liu (Bristol) “Skewness and Monetary Policy Decisions," Francesco Fusari (Surrey) “Optimal Wealth Tax with Evasion and Financial Frictions,” Ridhwaan Korimbocus (Bristol) “International Trade, Environment and Directed Technical Change,” Luigi Pivano (Bath)	13:30 – 15:00
Contributed Session #2
Title: Firm Dynamics and Sectoral Reallocation Presenter: Julian Neira (Exeter) Title: Optimal preemptive bailouts Presenter: Aliaksandr Zaretski (Surrey)
Coffee Break	15:00 – 15:30
Contributed Session #3	15:30 – 17:00
Title: Endogenous frequencies and large shocks: price setting in Greece during the crisis Presenter: Huw Dixon (Cardiff) Title: Government debt management and inflation with real and nominal bonds Presenter: Vytautas Valaitis (Surrey)
Coffee Break	17:00 – 17:15
Keynote Lecture	17:15 – 18:15
Title: Interest Rate Changes and Economic Activity Presenter: José Víctor Ríos Rull (University of Pennsylvania)
Workshop Dinner	18:45

Contact information

For any questions, please contact the co-organizers: Nikos Kokonas, Anastasios Karantounias, Arpad Abraham.