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Conference on Empirical Macroeconomics Using Geographical Data, March 18, 2011

On March 18, 2011, the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco and the B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (BEJM) hosted a conference exploring the use of geographical data in empirical macroeconomics. The papers presented used geographically disaggregated data to explore a range of macroeconomic issues, including wealth effects on consumption, the effectiveness of fiscal and monetary policies, and the impact of banking regulations. The conference featured remarks from Hal Varian, Chief Economist of Google, who discussed the use of internet query and shopping data in the construction of real-time economic indicators, along with some geographical applications.

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Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. Conference on Empirical Macroeconomics Using Geographical Data, March 18, 2011. https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/9947, accessed on September 6, 2026.