The workshop will be held via Zoom.  Access to the workshop and to the happy hour will be password protected.  We will supply you with the URL and the password separately by e-mail.

Friday, 1 May

3:00pm–4:00pm:  Agustín Sámano Peñaloza (University of Minnesota), “Central Bank Independence and Sovereign Default”

4:00pm–4:15pm:  Break

4:15pm–5:15pm:  Yingtong Xie (University of Wisconsin), “Household Risk Exposure under Pension Plan Shift and Saving Glut”

Saturday, 2 May

3:00pm–4:00pm:  Yang Zhou (University of Minnesota), “The U.S.-China Trade War and Global Value Chains”

4:00pm–4:15pm:  Break

4:15pm–5:15pm:  Junhyong Kim (University of Wisconsin), “The Differential Impact of Uncertainty Shocks on Investment across Firms and Countries”

Friday, 8 May

3:00pm–4:00pm:  Fernando Arce Muñoz (University of Minnesota), “Sovereign Default Risk during a Sudden Stop Crisis”

4:00pm–4:15pm:  Break

4:15pm–5:15pm:  Ikuo Takei (University of Wisconsin), “A Quantitative Model of Corporate Reputation Building in Debt Markets and Firm Dynamics”

Saturday, 9 May

3:00pm–4:00pm:  Victor Borges De Almeida (University of Minnesota), “The Holdout Problem in Sovereign Debt Markets”

4:00pm–4:15pm:  Break

4:15pm–5:15pm:  Eirik Brandsaas (University of Wisconsin), “The Bank of Mom and Dad, Borrowing Constraints, and Homeownership”

5:45pm:  Happy Hour