On Sunspot Fluctuations in Infinite-horizon Models: A General Analysis

Alain Venditti, AMSE

In this paper we study the existence of local indeterminacy and sunspot fluctuations in general infinite-horizon models with external effects leading to increasing returns to scale (IRS). Our aim is to study whether expectation-driven business cycles are structurally compatible with empirically realistic values for the main structural parameters, in particular those characterizing the utility and production functions.

Optimal Practice Processes for Performance

Guillaume Roels, INSEAD

Paul Heidhues

(University of Dusseldorf)

will give a presentation on

Unrealistic Expectations and Misguided Learning

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The 2018 SoFiE Financial Econometrics School will be held in Brussels on June 4-8, 2018. This year's topic is Big Data in Macroeconomics and Finance.

Regulation and Altruism

Samuel Kembou Nzale, Aix-Marseille School of Economics

(Joint work with Izabela Jelovac, University of Lyon)

Le théâtre de la cour vers la fin du XVII^ème siècle fut critiqué par Pierre Nicole dans son important Traité de la Comédie (1675) dans le but de susciter le transfert des émotions de l’acteur vers le spectateur. En abordant la Comédie dans sa réalisation scénique, Pierre Nicole formule des réflexions anthropologiques intéressantes sur l’importance des émotions au théâtre.

Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

(UCLouvain, IRES)

will give a presentation on

Measuring within-country income inequality using international trade data

The Effect of Political Alignment on Municipal Finances - A Natural Experiment from Hungary

Andras Gregor, CORE UCLouvain

Patents and Pools in Pyramidal Innovation Structures

Hodaya Lampert, Ben Gurion University of the Negev