CARNEGIE-ROCHESTER-NYU CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
“Macroeconomic Consequences of Micro-Development Policies”
The 103rd Meeting of the Carnegie-Rochester-NYU Conference on Public Policy
May 7-9, 2026
Thursday, May 7
1:15-5:15 p.m.
STEG Conference, 208 Harkness Hall
STEG-sponsored Pre-conference Agenda (pdf)
6:30-9 p.m.
Dinner, Fiamma Centro, 5 Elton Street
FRIDAY, May 8
7:45 a.m.
Bus to conference leaves Strathallan
8-8:30 a.m.
Packet Retrieval and Breakfast, Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall
CONFERENCE SESSION I – SCHLEGEL 207
Chair: George Alessandria, University of Rochester
8:30-9:45 a.m.
Slackness, Openness, and the Anatomy of Cash Transfer Multipliers
Authors: Minki Kim, University of Manheim, Mitchell VanVuren, Vanderbilt University
Discussant: Dennis Egger, University of Oxford
9:45-11 a.m.
Cash Transfers in Developing Countries: Local Multipliers, Aggregate Effects, and External Adjustment
Authors: Arthur Mendes, World Bank, Thuy Lan Nguyen, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, Wataru Miyamoto, University of Hong Kong, Steven Pennings, World Bank
Discussant: Jeffrey Campbell, Notre Dame
11-11:30 a.m.
Break
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
The Macroeconomics of Large-Scale Cash Transfers
Authors: Francisco Buera, Washington University, Yongseok Shin, Washington University, Kuldeep Singh, IIM Bangalore
Discussant: Wyatt Brooks, Arizona State University
12:45-2:15 p.m.
Lunch, Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall
CONFERENCE SESSION II – SCHLEGEL 207
Chair: Joseph Kaboski, Notre Dame
2:15-3:45 p.m.
Scaling Up Agricultural Insurance
Authors: Jeremy Majerovitz, Notre Dame, Heitor S. Pellegrina, Notre Dame
Discussant: Florian Trouvain, University of Oxford
3:45-5 p.m.
The Mystery of Land Rights: Explorations on Informal Institutions in Ghana
Authors: Georgios Manalis, University of Edinburgh, Karol Mazur, Peking University
Discussant: Kristina Manysheva, Columbia University
5:15 p.m.
Bus to hotels (meet at Interfaith Chapel)
6:30-9 p.m.
Dinner (by invitation), Century Club 566 East Avenue (across from Strathallan)
SATURDAY, May 9
7:45 a.m.
Bus to conference leaves Strathallan
8-8:30 a.m.
Breakfast, Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall
CONFERENCE SESSION III– SCHLEGEL 207
Chair: Mike Waugh, Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank
8:30-9:45 a.m.
Living in a Ghost Town: The Geography of Aging and Depopulation
Authors: Elisa Giannone, CREI, Yuhei Miyauchi, BU, Nuno Paixao, Bank of Canada, Xinle Pang, SUNY- Buffalo, Yuta Suzuki, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Discussant: Jingting Fan, Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business
9:45-11 a.m.
The Macroeconomic Effects of Lifting Barriers to Migration
Authors: Travis Baseler, University of Rochester, Stepan Gordeev, Texas Christian University
Discussant: Melanie Morten, Stanford University
11-11:30 a.m.
Break, Eisenberg Rotunda, Schlegel Hall
11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Unpacking Non-Tariff Measures: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
Authors: Devaki Ghose, World Bank, Shafaat Yar Khan, Syracuse University, Angella Montfaucon, World Bank
Discussant: James Tybout, Penn State University
12:45 p.m.
Boxed Lunches