73rd International Atlantic Economic Conference

March 28 - 31, 2012 | Istanbul, Turkey

361 E20-1-3980 Consumption, Saving, and Investment

Saturday, 31 March 2012: 4:45 PM-6:45 PM
Chair:
James Rhodes, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)—Japan
Household debt and social interactions
Dimitris Georgarakos, Goethe University Frankfurt—Germany; Michael Haliassos, Goethe University Frankfurt—Germany; Giacomo Pasini, University ca Foscari—Italy
Time discounting biases and smoking decisions
Myong-Il Kang, Korea University—Japan; Shinsuke Ikeda, Osaka University—Japan
Why are U.S. light vehicle sales still so low?
Maria Otoo, Federal Reserve Board—USA
Discussants:
Ahmed Khalid, Bond University—Australia ; James Rhodes, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)—Japan and Maria Otoo, Federal Reserve Board—USA