CONSUMPTION, SAVING, AND BUSINESS CYCLES

Monday 3:30-5:30

Chair: Christel Rendu, London Business School

Per Tovmo and Lars-Erik Borge, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Myopic or Forward-Looking Behavior in Norwegian Local Government? Assessing the Impact of the New Local Government Act

Michael Gail, University of Siegen, Stylized Facts and International Real Business Cycles- The German Case

Carlos Borondo, Yolanda Gonzalez, and Beatriz Rodriguez, Universidad de Valladolid, Cyclical Convergence Inside the EU: The Case of Spain

Amado Peiro, Universitat de Valencia, Business Cycle Transmission: International Evidence

Discussants: Athina Zervoyianni, University of Patras, Ernest Gnan, Aurel Schubert, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, and Arman Mansoorian, York University