NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC.

SUMMER INSTITUTE 2006

Economic Fluctuations and Growth

Growth Meeting

Chad Jones and Pete Klenow, Organizers

NBER

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, Massachusetts

July 14, 2006

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

FRIDAY, JULY 14:

8:30 am Coffee and Pastries

9:00 am CHRISTIAN BRODA, University of Chicago and NBER

JOSHUA GREENFIELD, Columbia University

DAVID WEINSTEIN, Columbia University and NBER
From Groundnuts to Globalization:

A Structural Estimate of Trade and Growth

Discussant:  tba

10:00 am Break

10:15 am RAMON MARIMON, University of Pompeu Fabra

VINCENZO QUADRINI, University of Southern California and NBER
Competition, Innovation and Growth with Limited Commitment

Discussant:  tba

11:15 am MOSHE HAZAN, Hebrew University
Longevity and Lifetime Labor Input: Data and Implications

Discussant:  tba

12:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm DIEGO COMIN, New York University and NBER

BART HOBIJN, and EMILIE ROVITO, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Five Facts You Need to Know About Technology Diffusion

Discussant:  tba

SI06 EFJK program

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2:15 pm Break

2:30 pm ANDRES EROSA, University of Toronto

TATYANA KORESHKOVA, Oberlin College

DIEGO RESTUCCIA, University of Toronto
On the Aggregate and Distributional Implications of Productivity Differences Across Countries

Discussant:  tba

3:30 pm DARON ACEMOGLU and SIMON JOHNSON, MIT and NBER
Disease and Development:

The Effect of Life Expectancy on Economic Growth

Discussant:  tba

4:30 pm Adjourn

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