Workshop Program: Session 1: International Macro and Uncertainty; Session 2: What is happening to the Phillips curve?;

The conference seeks to bring together academics and policy makers to discuss the aggregate implications of structural reforms, both from a theoretical and an empirical perspective. Topics: - The macroeconomic impact of structural reforms, both in the short and long run - The optimal timing of...

With unemployment rising and potential growth faltering, labor market reform has become more necessary than ever in OECD countries. Divergences remain however vivid regarding the direction of reforms: Which labor contracts? What role for labor taxation? Which minimum wages? What role for labor...

The aim of the conference is to bring together high quality research on the question how the labor market propagates and amplifies macroeconomic shocks. Both theoretical and empirical contributions are welcome. We are particularly interested in papers that go beyond recalibrating the standard...

Topic: The Labor Market and the Business Cycle

Gilles Saint-Paul (University of Toulouse) Topics: - Explaining the divergence in the unemployment experience of different countries in recent years - The role of shocks and institutions - The role of a more volatile environment - Is there a unique natural rate of unemployment? - The...