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Programme at a Glance

Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Time Programme
14.00 - 18.00  Registration Opens
18.00 LSE Alumni Reception

Wednesday, 9 July 2008

Time Programme
08.30 - 09.00 Official Opening - Hon Dr Michael Cullen, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Attorney General and Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
09.00 - 10.00

Opening Address - AWH Phillips Lecture - Robert Gordon.  Sponsored by the Fulbright

10.00 - 10.25 Morning Tea
10.30 - 11.30 Thematic Lecture 1 - The Evolution of the Phillips Curve: A Modern Time Series Viewpoint - Clive Granger.  Sponsored by the University of Canterbury
11.30 - 13.00 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 1
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.30 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 2
15.40 - 16.35 Thematic Lecture 2 - Stabilisation Theory and Policy: The Phillips Curve 50 Years on - Stephen Turnovsky
16.35 - 17.00 Afternoon Tea
17.00 - 18.00  Thematic Lecture 3 - The Re-Emergence of China: The Valid Concerns and the Opportunities for All - Wing Thye Woo.  Sponsored by CAMA
18.00 - 19.00 Econometric Society Presidential Address - Torsten Persson
19.00 - 20.00
Welcome Reception  Sponsored by Westpac

Thursday, 10 July 2008

Time Programme
08.30 - 10.00 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 3
10.00 - 10.30 Morning Tea
10.30 - 11.30 Colin Clark Lecture - Stephen Morris
11.40 - 13.10 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 4
13.10 - 14.10 Lunch
14.10 - 15.40 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 5
15.50 - 16.50  Thematic Lecture 4 - Microeconometrics - Martin Browning
16.50 - 17.20 Afternoon Tea
17.20 - 18.20 Thematic Lecture 5 - Toward a Theory of Optimal Tax Systems - Joel Slemrod.  Sponsored by the Inland Revenue Department
18.20 - 19.20 Thematic Lecture 6 - Risk, Institutions and Growth: Why England and Not China? - Avner Greif
19.30 - 22.30 Symposium Dinner Sponsored by NZIER
Bill Phillips: Man, Money and Machine - Alan Bollard

Friday, 11 July 2008

Time Programme
08.30 - 10.00 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 6
10.00 - 10.30 Morning Tea
10.30 - 11.30 EJ Hannan Lecture - Alan Timmermann
11.40 - 13.10 Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 7
13.10 - 14.10 Lunch
14.10 - 15.40
Contributed Papers - Parallel Session 8
15.50 - 16.50 Thematic Lecture 7 - Innovation and Technology - David Audretsch.  Sponsored by the Ministry of Economic Development
16.50 - 17.20 Afternoon Tea
17.20 - 18.20 Thematic Lecture 8 - Immigration and the Economic Status of African-American Men - George Borjas.  Sponsored by Motu Economic and Public Policy Research