NBER Reporter articles from June 1998

NBER Reporter archives from June 1998

Corporate finance. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Corporate Finance)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Program on Corporate Finance, directed by Robert W. Vishny of NBER and University of Chicago, met in Cambridge on April 17 to discuss the following papers: Marianne Bertrand and Sendhil Mullainathan, Harvard University, "Executive...

The future of investment in emerging markets.
June 22, 1998... Emerging market investments are certainly not for the faint of heart. In the early 1990s, several papers promoted the high average returns in these markets. Indeed, on the surface, these returns appeared to be much higher than those generated by...

Patents, patent citations, and the dynamics of technological change.
June 22, 1998... Economists accept that technological change contributes powerfully to long-run improvements in living standards. Yet, we know surprisingly little about the determinants of technological change, including the relative contributions of different...

The economics of mass migrations.
June 22, 1998... The mass migrations that ended early in this century raise four fundamental questions: What explains them? How did they affect labor markets? Did their impact create a policy backlash? Does the experience offer lessons for today? Explanations...

New directions in productivity analysis. (Conference of Research on Income and Wealth of the National Bureau of Economic Research on Mar 20 and 21, 1998)
June 22, 1998... On March 20 and 21, the NBER held a Conference of Research on Income and Wealth on the topic of new directions in productivity analysis. Conference organizers Edwin Dean and Michael Harper, both of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Charles R....

Thirteenth Annual Conference on Macroeconomics. (of the National Bureau of Economic Research)
June 22, 1998... Nearly 75 researchers convened in Cambridge on April 3-4 for the NBER's Thirteenth Annual Conference on Macroeconomics. As in recent years, this conference was organized by Ben S. Bernanke, NBER and Princeton University, and Julio J. Rotemberg,...

Trade, the environment, and natural resources. (The National Bureau of Economic Research's Conference on 'Trade, the Environment, and Natural Resources)
June 22, 1998... The NBER Universities-Research Conference on "Trade, the Environment, and Natural Resources,' organized by James A. Brander of NBER and University of British Columbia, took place on May 8-9 in Cambridge. The following papers were discussed:...

Productivity and technological change. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Productivity)
June 22, 1998... On March 6, researchers in the NBER's Program on Productivity met at the Bureau's Cambridge office. Jean O. Lanjouw, NBER and Yale University, and Mark Schankerman, the London School of Economics, chose these topics for discussion: Bronwyn H....

International finance and macroeconomics. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on International Finance and Macroeconomics)
June 22, 1998... On March 20, more than 30 members and guests of the NBER's Program on International Finance and Macroeconomics met to discuss their recent research. Charles M. Engel, of NBER and the University of Washington, and Andrew K. Rose, of NBER and the...

International trade and investment. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on International Trade and Investment)
June 22, 1998... On March 27 and 28, members and guests of the NBER's Program on International Trade and Investment met to discuss their recent research. Program Director Robert C. Feenstra, also of the University of California, Davis, organized the program:...

The well-being of children. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Children)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Program on Children met in Cambridge on April 2 to discuss recent research. Program Director Janet Currie, also of the University of California, Los Angeles, selected the following papers for discussion: Christopher Ruhm, NBER and...

Labor studies. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Labor Studies)
June 22, 1998... On April 3, the NBER's Program on Labor Studies met in Cambridge to discuss recent research. Program Director Richard B. Freeman and Research Associate Lawrence F. Katz, both of NBER and Harvard University, organized the meeting at which the...

Program on Public Economics. (of the National Bureau of Economic Research)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Program on Public Economics met in Cambridge on April 16 and 17. Program Director James M. Poterba, of NBER and MIT, organized this program: Timothy J. Besley, NBER and London School of Economics, and Stephen Coate, NBER and...

Corporate finance. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Corporate Finance)
June 22, 1998... In the three years since my last report on the NBER's Program on Corporate Finance, the focus of its research has shifted somewhat from debates about the effects of takeovers and high leverage to some of the deeper puzzles which have intrigued...

Japan Project. (of the National Bureau of Economic Research)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Japan Project, directed by Anil K Kashyap of NBER and the University of Chicago, held its spring meeting on April 18. The following papers were presented: Charles Y. Horioka, NBER and Osaka University; Wako Watanabe, Princeton...

Monetary economics. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Monetary Economics)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Program on Monetary Economics met in Cambridge on April 24. John Shea, NBER and the University of Maryland, and David N. Well, NBER and Brown University, organized the meeting, at which these papers were discussed: Bruce Hamilton,...

Asset pricing. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Program on Asset Pricing)
June 22, 1998... Members of the NBER's Program on Asset Pricing met in Cambridge on May 1. Organizers Wayne E. Ferson, NBER and University of Washington, and Program Director John Y. Campbell, NBER and Harvard University, selected the following papers for...

Higher education. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Project on Higher Education)
June 22, 1998... The NBER's Project on Higher Education, directed by NBER Research Associate Charles T. Clotfelter of Duke University, met in Cambridge on May 1. The program was: Christopher Avery and Andrew Fairbanks, Harvard University; and Richard J....

Market microstructure. (National Bureau of Economic Research's Project on Market Microstructure)
June 22, 1998... Members of the Market Microstructure Project gathered in Cambridge on May 15 to discuss their recent research. Bruce Lehmann, of the University of California, San Diego, organized the meeting. The following papers were presented: Joel...