Germs, social networks and growth northwestern university. The topic of the course is information frictions and international economics. These are publications listed in repec written by members of this list who are registered with the repec author service. University of manitoba faculty of arts economics laura. Economics how economics works gilman, laura anne on. Laura veldkamp, maryam farboodi, roxana mihet and thomas philippon columbia university columbia business school, massachusetts institute of technology mit sloan school of management, new york university nyu leonard n. An important component of the class will be discussions of current news items. Germs, social networks and growth department of economics. Laura veldkamp born july 14, 1975 is an american economist teaching as a professor of. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance ebook by. The book illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business. Germs, social networks and growth alessandra fogli and laura veldkamp october 9, 2012 abstract does the pattern of social connections between individuals matter for macroeconomic outcomes. Norths most popular book is institutions, institutional change and economic p. Laura veldkamp is a professor at columbia universitys graduate school of business.
The unintended consequences of the zero lower bound policy with marco di maggio. National bureau of economic research working paper series, 2012. A rational theory of mutual funds attention allocation with stijn van nieuwerburgh and laura veldkamp. Per bylund author of the next generation of austrian economics. The hardcover of the information choice in macroeconomics and finance by laura l. The book illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business cycle.
The accompanying study guide by linda goldberg, michael klein and jay shambaugh, addisonwesley, is recommended. Columbia university, new york, new york, united states. Stern school of business and new york university nyu. Veldkamp, 9780691142203, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Read information choice in macroeconomics and finance by laura l. Therequiredbookisinformation choice in macroeconomics and finance. Aug 22, 2011 in this textbook, laura veldkamp introduces graduate students in economics and finance to this important new research. Buy information choice in macroeconomics and finance book online at best prices in india on.
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In this textbook, laura veldkamp introduces graduate students in economics and finance to this important new research. Studies comparative cultural studies, middle east anthropology, and violence anthropology. This book, first published in 2006, examines the incentives at work in a wide range of institutions to see how and how well coordination is achieved by informing and motivating individual decision makers. She is on the job market this year and expects to graduate in may of 2018. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance english edition ebook. December 2019 learn how and when to remove this template message. Laura veldkamp nyu stern barcelona gse summer forum 2016 barcelona gse. Sep 20, 2016 30second economics the 50 most thoughtprovoking economic theories, each explained in half a minute edited by donald marron icon books. Aqa alevel economics book 1, ray powell and james powell. Finance and economics department, graduate school of business, columbia university, more information at edirc access statistics for papers by laura veldkamp. Nobel symposium laura veldkamp assymetric information. Data and the aggregate economy, in preparation for the journal of economic literature, 2019.
These topic labels come from the works of this person. You are expected to be comfortable with basic economics, at the level of rms and markets, and to be comfortable with singlevariable algebra. Growth of multiauthored journal articles in economics vox. This article relies too much on references to primary sources. Depending on the nature of the research question, some parts may be emphasized more than others. If so, how does this e ect operate and how big is it.
January 8, 2008 abstract if an investor wants to form a portfolio of risky assets and can exert e. The new comparative economics simeon djankov, edward l. The tail that keeps the riskless rate low, working papers 1801, new york university, leonard n. Laura veldkamp is a professor of finance at columbia universitys graduate school of business and a coeditor of the journal of economic theory. Laura veldkamp national bureau of economic research. The book illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in monetary economics, portfolio choice theory, business cycle theory, international finance, asset pricing, and other areas. International monetary economics professor laura veldkamp. Professor of finance, columbia university as of july 2018 coeditor journal of economic theory.
Information choice in macroeconomics and finance laura l veldkamp. She is also the author of the textbook, information choice in macroeconomics. February 2010x abstract the invisibility of information precludes a direct test of attention allocation theories. Attention allocation over the business cycle marcin kacperczyk. Dec 16, 2017 the dramatic rise in multiauthored papers in economics is in itself a phenomenon of interest to economists. Pettey selected to receive 2019 samla studies book award for edited collections. Congratulations to the ten undergraduate award winners in the economics department. Laura veldkamp nyu stern barcelona gse summer forum 2016 duration.
One issue of particular policy relevance, however, is how hiring and promotional bodies and funding agencies have responded to this change in the publication patterns of research economists. It increases the skewness of the firm size distribution as large firms generate more data and invest more in active experimentation. May 25, 2016 each year the economics department awards four prizes to graduating economics thesis writers. Please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Costly information and business cycle comovement, journal of monetary economics, elsevier, vol.
A in applied mathematics and economics from northwestern university, and a ph. General revenue sharing and public sector unions job market paper the united states federal government implemented a large general revenue sharing program from 1972 to 1986, in which it transferred nearly 300 billion 2009 dollars to over 35,000 state and local governments. Information acquisition and underdiversification by laura. Congratulations to the ten undergraduate award winners in the. Editorial board shop books, ebooks and journals elsevier. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance kindle. Dealer information sharing in financial markets, with nina boyarchenko and david lucca.
Laura veldkamp, new york university, stern school of business, faculty member. Contrary to popular opinion, human resources, in general, and personnel, in particular, are wellsuited to economic analysis. Some of these may be, and often are, combined into sections of the research paper. Beliefdriven business cycles and persistent stagnation with julian kozlowski and venky venkateswaran download paper. Publications of nobel laureates in economics ideasrepec. Theory and policy by paul krugman and maurice obstfeld, 7th edition, addisonwesley, 2005. Corporate finance program, economic fluctuations and growth program, law and economics program, public economics program. A growth model of the data economy, with maryam farboodi 2019 society for economic dynamics, plenary address taking orders and taking notes. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store coupons. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance laura l veldkamp princeton university press princeton and oxford.
The rst half of the course, taught by laura veldkamp, is an introduction to information choice with applications to business cycles, monetary economics and nance. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance book. Asset pricing program, corporate finance program, economic fluctuations and growth program, international finance and macroeconomics program, industrial organization program, monetary economics program. We will cover bayesian learning, coordination games with heterogeneous information and rational inattention. Fingerprint dive into the research topics where bernard p. Laura veldkamp is a professor of finance at columbia universitys graduate school.
There will be practice questions and practice exams posted on blackboard, similar in content to the quiz and exam questions. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance by laura. Laura veldkamp nyu stern barcelona gse summer forum. Beliefdriven business cycles and persistent stagnation, working papers 1510, new york university, leonard n.
Ive condensed information from several different sources. Most theories in economics and finance predict what people will do, given what they know about the world around them. An economics research paper includes the parts listed below. Her research interests are labor economics, international trade, and applied microeconomics. Economists puzzling over the protracted downturn following the recent great recession may wish to examine the hardtoquantify impact of collective belief, according to new research by nyu stern economics professors laura veldkamp and venky venkateswaran. The graduate center, the city university of new york established in 1961, the graduate center of the city university of new york cuny is devoted primarily to doctoral studies and awards most of cunys doctoral degrees. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance isbn. You may bring in and consult one piece of paper with anything on it you like standard paper size, both sides, and a calculator. The book illustrates how information choice is used to answer questions in. Per bylund is the author of the seen, the unseen, and the unrealized 4. Lectures will follow the book closely and well assign problems from the end of each chapter we cover. Big data and firm dynamics by maryam farboodi, roxana.
Edward lazear, who founded the subfield of personnel economics, provides a quick introduction for economists who have not studied the area. Stijn van nieuwerburghy laura veldkampz first version. The book examines the performance of agents hired to carry out specific tasks, from taxi drivers to ceos. Information acquisition and underdiversification stijn van nieuwerburgh and laura veldkamp. Veldkamp university of twente research information. We study a model where firms accumulate data as a valuable intangible asset. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books. Germs, social networks and growth alessandra fogli and laura veldkamp may 16, 20 abstract does the pattern of social connections between individuals matter for macroeconomic outcomes. Stephan barg, laura brown, aaron cosbey, elizabeth troutt, allen tyrchniewicz and sarah van exan.
Information choice in macroeconomics and finance laura l. University of illinois at urbanachampaign department of economics, urbana, illinois, united states. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance ebook. Information choice in macroeconomics and finance princeton. Beliefdriven business cycles and persistent stagnation with julian kozlowski and venky venkateswaran. Veldkamp, laura and van nieuwerburgh, stijn, information acquisition and underdiversification january 2008. Publications of laureates of the sveriges riksbank prize in economic sciences in memory of alfred nobel. Laura veldkamp born july 14, 1975 is a american economist teaching as a professor of finance at columbia universitys graduate school of business and also serves as a coeditor of the journal of economic theory.
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