Society for Economic Measurement

Warren Young and Stephen Spear have just published a new book on the development and role of overlapping generations models in macroeconomics.

Copies of the book can be purchased here:

https://mitpressbookstore.mit.edu/book/9781837530533

The final preprint of the book is available for free on the Carnegie Mellon University institutional repository (aka the Kilthub) here:

https://doi.org/10.1184/R1/23913087

Overlapping Generations: Methods, Models, and Morphology The 800 pound gorilla in the room of macroeconomics is the question of why the overlapping generations model didn't become the central workhorse model for macroeconomics. Introduced in 1958 by Paul Samuelson, the model postulates an infinite number of finite-lived families. This is in stark contrast...

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) new fellows for 2023 are:

Ryan Mattson West Texas A&M and Center for Financial Stability

George Kapetanios King’s College London and Bank of England

John Cochrane Stanford University and NBER

Harris Dellas University of Bern

Michele Pezzoni Université Côte D’Azur

Subal C. Kumbhakar State University of New York-Binghamton

Florian Huber University of Salzburg

Bronwyn H. Hall University of California-Berkeley

In accordance with the society’s bylaws (see https://sem-society.org/by-laws/), SEM Fellows, are selected for their scientific excellence, originality, and leadership; high ethical standards; and scholarly and creative achievements relevant to economic measurement.

Congratulations, and we look forward to working with you.

Visit the SEM website (at https://sem-society.org/) to become a SEM member.

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) 2023 conference program can be previewed on Oxford Abstracts at
https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/ #/event/4172/program

If you are interested to attend, you can find information regarding registration, accommodation, and other activities at the SEM website https://sem-society.org

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) Upcoming Events May 12, 2023June 4, 2022 No Comment on Milan, Italy Conference to be held in 2023 Milan, Italy Conference to be held in 2023

Registration is now open for the SEM conference in Milan, to be held from Thursday, June 29 to Saturday, July 1, 2023, at the University of Milano-Bicocca, with co-sponsorship by the University of Milan, in Milan, Italy (see https://sem-society.org/).
You can register at https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/events/4172/registrations/new

Oxford Abstracts

SEM is now accepting submissions for the Milan conference (see https://sem-society.org/).
You can submit your paper through Oxford Abstracts at https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/5514/submitter
The paper submission process will remain open until February 28, 2023, and decisions will be announced by March 20, 2023.

Oxford Abstracts

We have just concluded the 7th Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) conference. It was very successful, with 7 plenary talks, 140 presentations, and a trip to the Canadian Rockies.
We are grateful to ours sponsors and all the presenters who shared their research. A video of all the presenters: https://youtu.be/naFE_cTIlSg (covers by Adia).

SEM Conference 2022: University of Calgary 2022 SEM conference at the University of Calgary, Canada/(Covers by Adia)

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) 2022 conference program can be previewed on Oxford Abstracts at https://virtual.oxfordabstracts.com/ #/e/sem_2022/program.

If you are interested to attend, you can find information regarding registration, accommodation, and other activities at the SEM website https://sem-society.org

OA Virtual conferences

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) new fellows for 2022 are:

Oriana Bandiera (London School of Economics)
Luca Benati (University of Bern)
Maria Elena Bontempi (Università di Bologna)
John Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Christian Matthes (Indiana University)
Reinhilde Veugelers (University of Leuven)

Visit the SEM website (at https://sem-society.org/) to become a SEM member.

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) Upcoming Events June 4, 2020June 4, 2022 No Comment on Milan, Italy Conference to be held 2022 Milan, Italy Conference to be held 2022

Registration is now open for the 7th annual conference of the Society for Economic Measurement (SEM), to be held LIVE at the University of Calgary on August 11-14, 2022. If you are interested to attend, you can find information regarding registration, accommodation, and other activities at the SEM website

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) Previous Events June 22, 2020November 20, 2019 No Comment on Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019 Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019

The Society for Economic Measurement (https://sem-society.org) is now accepting submissions for the 2022 annual conference to be held LIVE at the University of Calgary (on August 11-14, 2022), with co-sponsorship by the Bank of Canada and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

If you would like to submit a contributed paper, submit your paper through the Oxford Abstracts submission portal at https://app.oxfordabstracts.com/stages/3463/submitter
The contributed paper submission process will remain open until April 1, 2022, and decisions will be announced by April 15, 2022.

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) Previous Events June 22, 2020November 20, 2019 No Comment on Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019 Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) is pleased to announce the plenary speakers for the 2022 conference to be held at the University of Calgary, on August 11-14, 2022, with co-sponsorship by the Bank of Canada:

1. Charles Jones, Stanford University
2. Lutz Kilian, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
3. John C. Haltiwanger, University of Maryland
4. James Hamilton, University of California at San Diego
5. Kaye Husbands Fealing, Georgia Institute of Technology
6. Ellen McGrattan, University of Minnesota, and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
7. William A. Barnett, University of Kansas, and Center for Financial Stability
Visit https://sem-society.org/ to become a SEM member.

The Society for Economic Measurement (SEM) Previous Events June 22, 2020November 20, 2019 No Comment on Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019 Frankfurt, Germany August 16-18, 2019