8:15-8:30 AM Welcome / Opening Remarks

8:30-9:30 AM “Why Do Emerging Economies Borrow in Foreign Currency? The Role of Exchange Rate Risk” Annie Lee, UW-Madison

9:30-10:30 AM “Consumption Disconnect Redux” Alessandro Melone, Vienna Graduate School of Finance / Northwestern U.

10:30-10:45 Coffee

10:45 – 11:45 “Building Future Generations: The Macroeconomic Consequences of Family Policies” Anson Zhou, University of Wisconsin – Madison

11:45-12:45 PM Lunch

12:45-1:45 “The Origins of Regional Specialization,” Josh Morris-Levenson, University of Chicago

1:45-2:45 “The social determinants of refugee integration and optimal dispersal: a study in Denmark” Laura Sale, University of Chicago

2:45-3:00 Coffee

3:00-4:00 PM “Migration Opportunities, College Enrollment and College Major Choice” Sandra Spirovska, UW-Madison

4:00-5:00 “College Expansion and Unequal Access to Education in Peru” Matteo Magnaricotte, Northwestern University