| # | Date/Time | Location | Type | Title | Papers |
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| 1 | May 2, 2008 14:15-15:45 | 405 |
invited |
1-A | 3 |
| 2 | May 2, 2008 14:15-15:45 | 406 |
invited |
1-B | 2 |
| 3 | May 2, 2008 16:15-17:45 | 405 |
invited |
2-A | 3 |
| 4 | May 2, 2008 16:15-17:45 | 406 |
invited |
2-B | 3 |
| 5 | May 3, 2008 9:00-10:30 | 405 |
invited |
3-A | 3 |
| 6 | May 3, 2008 9:00-10:30 | 406 |
invited |
3-B | 2 |
| 7 | May 3, 2008 9:00-10:30 | 217 |
invited |
3-C | 3 |
| 8 | May 3, 2008 11:00-12:30 | 405 |
invited |
4-A | 3 |
| 9 | May 3, 2008 11:00-12:30 | 406 |
invited |
4-B | 3 |
| 10 | May 3, 2008 11:00-12:30 | 217 |
invited |
4-C | 3 |
| 11 | May 3, 2008 14:15-15:45 | 406 |
invited |
5 | 3 |
| 12 | May 3, 2008 16:15-17:45 | 406 |
invited |
6 | 3 |
| 13 | May 4, 2008 9:00-10:30 | 405 |
invited |
7-A | 3 |
| 14 | May 4, 2008 9:00-10:30 | 406 |
invited |
7-B | 3 |
| 15 | May 4, 2008 11:00-12:30 | 405 |
invited |
8-A | 3 |
| 16 | May 4, 2008 11:00-12:30 | 406 |
invited |
8-B | 3 |
 
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Spring 2008 Midwest International Economics Meetings |
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Complete List of All Sessions
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| Session 1: 1-A |
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| Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 2, 2008 |
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| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
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| Location: 405 |
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| Tradable Retaliation in the WTO |
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| JEL codes: F13, F5, K33 |
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| By Mathis Klepper
University of Kiel
Sebastian Wilckens
University of Kiel |
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| Presented by: Mathis Klepper, University of Kiel |
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| Fairness, Trade and Inequality |
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| By Hartmut Egger, University Zurich
Udo Kreickemeier, University of Nottingham |
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| Presented by: Hartmut Egger, University of Zurich |
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| Bigger is Better: Market Size, Demand Elasticity and Innovation |
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| By Klaus Desmet
U Carlos III, CEPR and U of Illinois
Stephen L. Parente
U of Illinois |
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| Presented by: Klaus Desmet, Universidad Carlos III |
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| Session 3: 2-A |
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| Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 2, 2008 |
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| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
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| Location: 405 |
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| "Slicing the Value Chain" Internationally:Empirical Evidence on the Offshoring Strategy by French Firms |
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| JEL codes: D23, F14, F23, |
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| By Liza Jabbour
GEP, School of Economics, University of Nottingham. |
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| Presented by: Liza JABBOUR, University of Nottingham |
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| The Choice of Modeling Firm Heterogeneity and Trade Policy |
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| By Matthew T. Cole, Department of Economics, University of Oregon. |
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| Presented by: Matthew Cole, University of Oregon |
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| A Factor-Proportions Theory of Endogenous Firm Heterogeneity |
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| By Taiji Furusawa, Hitotsubashi University
Hitoshi Sato, Institute of Developing Economies |
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| Presented by: Taiji Furusawa, Hitotsubashi University |
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| Session 4: 2-B |
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| Session Chair: Giovanni Facchini, University of Essex |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 2, 2008 |
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| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
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| Location: 406 |
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| Product Standards, Harmonization, and Trade: Evidence from the Extensive Margin |
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| JEL codes: F13, F15 |
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| By Ben Shepherd, Development Research Group - Trade, The World Bank |
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| Presented by: Ben Shepherd, The World Bank |
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| Globalization: Intensive versus Extensive Margin |
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| By Alexander Tarasov |
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| Presented by: Alexander Tarasov, The Pennsylvania State University |
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| Globalization of Production and the Technology Transfer Paradox |
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| By Edwin Lai, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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| Presented by: Edwin Lai, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
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| Session 5: 3-A |
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| Session Chair: Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
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| Location: 405 |
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| Multinationals, Technological Incompatibilities, and Spillovers |
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| JEL codes: F23, O14 |
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| By Juan Carluccio, Paris School of Economics
Thibault Fally, Paris School of Economics |
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| Presented by: Juan Carluccio, Paris School of Economics |
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| Outsourcing, Tariff Agreement, and Trade Liberalization |
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| By Xiaopeng Yin
School of International Trade and Economics,
and
Deputy Director of UW-UIBE Research Centre of International Economics
University of International Business and Economics
P.O. Box 43, N0. 10 Huixin Dongjie, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100029
China
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| Presented by: Xiaopeng Yin, University of International Business and Economics |
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| Unilateral versus Regional Integration: What Matters More for Economic Development? |
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| By Steven Yamarik, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Sucharita Ghosh, University of Akron, Akron, OH |
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| Presented by: Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron |
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| Session 7: 3-C |
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| Session Chair: Hartmut Egger, University of Zurich |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
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| Location: 217 |
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| Vertical Product Differentiation, Endogenous Technological Choice, and Taste for Quality in a Trading Economy |
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| JEL codes: F1, D2, L1 |
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| By Antoine Gervais, University of Maryland |
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| Presented by: Antoine Gervais, University of Maryland |
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| Is a Skill Intensity Reversal a Mere Theoretical Curiosum? Evidence from the U.S. and Mexico |
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| By Yoshinori Kurokawa, State University of New York at Buffalo |
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| Presented by: Yoshinori Kurokawa, State University of New York at Buffalo |
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| Demand and Supply Effects in the Factor Content of Trade |
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| By Vitor Trindade, University of Missouri
Yeonjoon Kim, University of Missouri |
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| Presented by: Vitor Trindade, University of Missouri - Columbia |
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| Session 9: 4-B |
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| Session Chair: Benjamin Zissimos, Vanderbilt Univ. |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
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| Location: 406 |
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| Sorting It Out: Technical Barriers to Trade and Industry Productivity |
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| JEL codes: F12; F13; F15 |
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| By Benjamin Jung, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen
Gabriel J. Felbermayr, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen
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| Presented by: Benjamin Jung, Eberhard Karls University Tuebingen |
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| Gravity model and the countries classification |
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| By Elzbieta Czarny, Warsaw School of Economics
Jerzy Menkes, Warsaw School of Economics
Katarzyna Sledziewska, Warsaw University |
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| Presented by: Elzbieta Czarny, Warsaw School of Economics |
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| Optimum Tariffs and Retaliation; How Country Numbers Matter |
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| By Ben Zissimos, Vanderbilt University |
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| Presented by: Benjamin Zissimos, Vanderbilt Univ. |
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| Session 10: 4-C |
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| Session Chair: Hartmut Egger, University of Zurich |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
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| Location: 217 |
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| A Game Theoretic Analysis of Trade Liberalization in the Presence of Transboundary Stock Pollution |
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| JEL codes: C73, F10, F12 |
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| By Kenji Fujiwara, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University
Norimichi Matsueda, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University |
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| Presented by: Kenji Fujiwara, Kwansei Gakuin University |
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| International risk sharing: methodological issues and an empirical assessment. |
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| By Eleonora Pierucci, University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Luigi Ventura, University of Rome "La Sapienza". |
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| Presented by: Luigi Ventura, Universita' di Roma |
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| International Trade Integration: A Disaggregated Approach |
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| By Natalie Chen, University of Warwick and CEPR
Dennis Novy, University of Warwick |
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| Presented by: Dennis Novy, University of Warwick |
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| Session 11: 5 |
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| Session Chair: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 14:15 - 15:45 |
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| Location: 406 |
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| Strategc delegation and the formation of preferential trading arrangements |
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| JEL codes: F10, F11, F13 |
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| By Giovanni Facchini University of Essex. University of Milan, CEPR and CES Ifo
Peri Silva University of North Dakota
Gerald Willmann KU Leuven and CES Ifo |
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| Presented by: Giovanni Facchini, University of Essex |
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| Shadow Pricing Market Access: A Trade Benefit Function Approach |
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| By Nancy H. Chau, Cornell University
Rolf Fare, Oregon State University |
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| Presented by: Nancy Chau, Cornell University |
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| Cyclical Dumping and US Antidumping Protection: 1980-2001 |
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| By Meredith Crowley, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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| Presented by: Meredith Crowley, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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| Session 12: 6 |
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| Session Chair: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 3, 2008 |
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| Time: 16:15 - 17:45 |
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| Location: 406 |
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| Organization of Vertically Integrated Firms and Globalization |
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| JEL codes: F20, F21, F23 |
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| By Chia-Hui Lu, City University of Hong Kong
Shin-Kun Peng, Academia Sinica
Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis |
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| Presented by: Ping Wang, Washington University |
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| The Trade and Welfare Eects of Mergers in Space |
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| By Hartmut Egger, University of Bayreuth
Peter Egger, CESifo & University of Munich |
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| Presented by: Peter Egger, University of Munich and CESifo |
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| Income Effects, Wealth Effects, and Multiple Equilibria in Trade Models with Durable Goods |
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| By Eric Bond
Vanderbilt University
Robert Driskill
Vanderbilt University |
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| Presented by: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University |
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| Session 13: 7-A |
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| Session Chair: Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 4, 2008 |
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| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
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| Location: 405 |
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| Endogenous Policies and Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Countries: Theory and Evidence From China and India |
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| JEL codes: F13, F23, O43 |
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| By Yong Wang
Department of Economics
University of Chicago |
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| Presented by: Yong Wang, University of Chicago |
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| International Macroeconomics Dynamics, Endogenous Tradability and Foreign Direct Investment with Heterogeneous Firms |
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| By Silvio Contessi
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
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| Presented by: Silvio Contessi, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis |
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| An Oligopolistic Heckscher-Ohlin Model of Foreign Direct Investment |
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| By Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Yoshiyasu Ono, Institute of Social and Economic Research, Osaka University |
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| Presented by: Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
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| Session 14: 7-B |
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| Session Chair: Laurel Adams, University of Iowa |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 4, 2008 |
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| Time: 9:00 - 10:30 |
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| Location: 406 |
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| Trade, Offshoring and the Invisible Handshake |
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| JEL codes: F10; F16 |
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| By Dr. Bilgehan Karabay, The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
Prof. John McLaren, University of Virginia |
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| Presented by: Bilgehan Karabay, Central Bank of Turkey |
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| Trade, Industrial Structure, and Brand |
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| By Yen-Heng Chen, Department of Economics, University of Colorado at Boulder
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| Presented by: Yen-Heng Chen, University of Colorado |
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| Trade and Informal Labor Markets |
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| By Lourenco S. Paz, University of Maryland College Park, Dept. of Economics |
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| Presented by: Lourenco Paz, University of Maryland |
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| Session 15: 8-A |
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| Session Chair: Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University Carbondale |
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| Session type: invited |
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| Date: May 4, 2008 |
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| Time: 11:00 - 12:30 |
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| Location: 405 |
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| Trade Liberalization and the Geographic Location of Industries |
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| By Emma Bojinova, University of Kentucky
Fabien Tondel, University of Kentucky |
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| Presented by: Fabien Tondel, University of Kentucky |
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| Financial Openness: Foreign Loans vs. FDI |
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| By Beatriz de Blas Perez, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
Katheryn Russ, UC Davis and NBER |
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| Presented by: Katheryn Russ, University of California, Davis |
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| Trade, Technology, and Wage Inequality: Evidence from U.S. Manufacturing, 1989-2004 |
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| By Nino Sitchinava
Department of Economics
University of Oregon |
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| Presented by: Nino Sitchinava, University of Oregon |
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This program was last updated on 2008-10-09 10:58:41 EDT