35th International Seminar on Macroeconomics.

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NBER's 35th International Seminar on Macroeconomics (ISOM) took place on June 15 and 16, 2012 at the University of Oslo. NBER Research Associate Francesco Giavazzi, Bocconi University, and Kenneth West, University of Wisconsin, organized this year's program. The following papers were discussed:

* Olivier Jeanne, Johns Hopkins University and NBER, "Capital Account Policies and the Real Exchange Rate"

* Hideaki Hirata, Hosei University; M. Ayhan Kose and Marco Terrones, International Monetary Fund; and Christopher Otrok, University of Missouri, "Global House Price Fluctuations: Synchronization and Determinants"

* Tanya Molodtsova, Emory University, and David Papell, University of Houston, "Taylor Rule Exchange Rate Forecasting During the Financial Crisis"

* Nicolas Berman, Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies; Jose De Sousa, Paris-Sud 11 University; and Philippe Martin and Thierry Mayer, Sciences-Po, "Time to Ship during Financial Crises"

* Christophe Chamley, Paris School of Economics, and Brian Pinto, The...