Economic Fluctuations and Growth.

• Position: Program and Working Group Meetings - National Bureau of Economic Research - Charles I. Jones from Stanford University - John H. Cochrane from University of Chicago - Lawrence Christiano from Northwestern University - Brief article - Conference notes

The NBER's Program on Economic Fluctuations and Growth held its fall research meeting at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on October 23, 2009. NBER Research Associates Mark A. Aguiar of the University of Rochester and Jonathan Parker of Northwestern University organized the meeting. These papers were discussed:

* Charles I. Jones, Stanford University and NBER, "The Costs of Economic Growth"

* John H. Cochrane, University of Chicago and NBER, "Understanding Fiscal and Monetary Policy in 2008-9"

* Lawrence Christiano, Martin Eichenbaum, and Sergio Rebelo, Northwestern University and NBER, "When is the Government Spending Multiplier Large?" (NBER Working Paper No. 15394)

* Craig Burnside, Duke University and NBER, and Alexandra Tabova, Duke University, "Risk, Volatility, and the Global Cross-Section of...