Economic fluctuations and growth program meeting.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings

The Economic Fluctuations and Growth Program held a program meeting on July 12,2014, in Cambridge. Research Associates Lawrence Christiano of Northwestern University and Charles Jones of Stanford University organized the program. They selected the following papers for presentation and discussion:

* Gauti Eggertsson, Brown University and NBER, and Neil Mehrotra, Brown University, "A Model of Secular Stagnation"

* Simon Gilchrist, Boston University and NBER; Raphael Schoenle, Brandeis University; and Jae Sim and Egon Zakrajsek, Federal Reserve Board, "Inflation Dynamics During the Financial Crisis"

* Roland Benabou, Princeton University and NBER, and Davide Ticchi and Andrea Vindigni, IMT Institute for Advanced Studies--Lucca, "Forbidden Fruits: The Political Economy of Science, Religion, and Growth"

* Valerie Ramey, University of California, San Diego and NBER, and Sarah Zubairy, Texas A&M University...