2012 Conference: Aggregate Implications of Local Public Finance
November 9-10, 2012, Pittsburgh, PA
Conference Session 1
November 9, 2012
Chair: Marvin Goodfriend- Systemic Sovereign Credit Risk: Lessons from the US and Europe
Authors: Andrew Ang and Francis A. Longstaff
Discussant: Hui Chen - Local Deficits and Aggregate Stabilization: Evidence from US States
Authors: Gerald Carlino and Robert P. Inman
Discussant: David E. Wildasin
Conference Session 2
November 9, 2012
Chair: Thomas Cooley- The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Solely a Government Jobs Program?
Authors: Timothy G. Conley and Bill Dupor
Discussant: Henning Bohn - The Impact of Unions on Municipal Elections and Fiscal Policies in US Cities
Authors: Holger Sieg and Yu Wang
Discussant: Laura Feiveson
Conference Session 3
November 10, 2012
Chair: Burton Hollifield- Vertical Fiscal Imbalances and Fiscal Performance in Advanced Economies
Authors: Luc Eyraud and Lusine Lusinyan
Discussant: Daniele Coen Pirani - Tax-Subsidized Underpricing: Issuers and Underwriters in the Market for Build America Bonds
Authors: Dario Cestau, Richard Green and Norman Schurhoff
Discussant: Erik R. Sirri