Macroeconomics Seminar

Created in 2024, our new Macroeconomics Seminar features research in theoretical and empirical macroeconomics. Topics of predilection include heterogeneous agents, consumption and savings, monetary and fiscal policies, or international finance.

Wednesdays, from 12.30 to 1.45 pm

The Macroeconomics Seminar series is organised by Paul Bouscasse and Morgane Richard.

Administrative correspondent: Stéphanie Berrebi (email)

If you would like to schedule an appointment with our guest speaker, register online (Google form).

Upcoming seminar

FALL SEMESTER 2025

October 8th - Joseph E. STIGLITZ (Columbia)
Henry George, land speculation, and economic growth and transformation
*exceptional location* 

October 15th - Karthik SASTRY (Princeton)
Public R&D Meets Economic Development: Embrapa and Brazil’s Agricultural Revolution

*CANCELLED* November 12th - Benjamin MOLL (LSE)
The Trouble with Rational Expectations in Heterogeneous Agent Models: A Challenge for Macroeconomics
(We look forward to hosting Benjamin Moll next year)

November 26th - Stéphane DUPRAZ (Banque de France)
Fiscal Requirements for Price Stability When Households are not Ricardian

WINTER-SPRING SEMESTER 2026

February 18th - Andrès EROSA (uc3m)
Labor Market Polarization and Inequality: A Roy Model Perspective

March 11th - Dirk KRUEGER (UPenn)
Population Aging and the Market for Higher Education: Implications for Education Finance Reform

March 25th - Marta COTA (Nova School of Business and Economics)
Gender Differences in Savings Over the Life-Cycle: The Role of Financial Literacy

April 1st - Francesco BIANCHI (Johns Hopkins)
Smooth Diagnostic Expectations

April 8th - Daniel GREENWALD (NYU Stern)
tba

April 15th - Paolo SURICO (LBS)
The Public Origins of American Innovation

May 13th - TBC

May 20th - Alessandra PETER (NYU)
tba

May 27th - Simon MONGEY (Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
tba