16 sessions, 48 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers

Midwest International Trade Conference, Spring 2012
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: 1-A
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: May 18, 2012
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
When is it optimal to delegate? The theory of fast-track authority
By Levent Celik; CERGE-EI Bilgehan Karabay; University of Auckland John McLaren; University of Virginia/University of Cambridge
Presented by: Bilgehan Karabay, University of Auckland
Trade Liberalization, Intermediate Inputs and Firm Competitiveness: Direct versus Indirect Modes of Import
By Michele Imbruno; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Michele Imbruno, University of Nottingham
Trade Liberalization and Reallocation of Production: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing
By Asha Sundaram; University of Cape Town
Presented by: Asha Sundaram, University of Cape Town
Session 2: 1-B
Session Chair: Georg Schaur, The University of Tennessee
Session type: invited
Date: May 18, 2012
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
How Geography Affects Quality
By Volodymyr Lugovskyy; Indiana University
Presented by: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Transnational Licensing in the Presence of Trade Barriers
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By Wang Kuang-Cheng; Chang Gung University Wen-Jung Liang; National Dong Hwa University
Presented by: Wen-Jung Liang, National Dong Hwa University
Trade Integration and the Skill Premium: Evidence from a Transition Economy
By Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho; University of New South Wales Julian Diaz; Bowdoin College
Presented by: Sang-Wook (Stanley) Cho, University of New South Wales
Session 3: 2-A
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: May 18, 2012
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
Price Equalization Does Not Imply Free Trade
By Piyusha Mutreja; Syracuse University B Ravikumar; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Raymond Riezman; University of Iowa Michael Sposi; University of Iowa
Presented by: Piyusha Mutreja, Syracuse University
On the Fragmentation of Production in the US
By Thibault FALLY; University of Colorado at Boulder
Presented by: Thibault FALLY, University of Colorado-Boulder
Domestic and International Border Effects: State Size Matters
By Cletus Coughlin; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Dennis Novy; University of Warwick
Presented by: Dennis Novy, University of Warwick
Session 4: 2-B
Session Chair: Georg Schaur, The University of Tennessee
Session type: invited
Date: May 18, 2012
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Who Goes Where and How? Firm Heterogeneity in the Choice of FDI Type and Location
By Hea-Jung Hyun; Kyung Hee University Jung Hur; Sogang University
Presented by: Hea-Jung Hyun, Kyung Hee University
An Eaton-Kortum Openness Index
By Xuebing Yang; Penn Sate Altoona
Presented by: Xuebing Yang, Penn Sate Altoona
Tax Policies, Regional Trade Agreements, and FDI: A Welfare Analysis
By Charles Braymen; Creighton University Yang-Ming Chang; Kansas State University Zijun Luo; Kansas State University
Presented by: Charles Braymen, Creighton University
Session 5: 3-A
Session Chair: Dennis Novy, University of Warwick
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 111 Wylie Hall
Imposed efficiency of the Treaty Port: Japanese industrialization and Western imperialist institutions
By Masaki Nakabayashi; The University of Tokyo
Presented by: Masaki Nakabayashi, The University of Tokyo
Lobbying for a Common External Tariff from Inside and Out
By Subhayu Bandyopadhyay; Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis Sajal Lahiri; Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Presented by: Sajal Lahiri, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Effects of trade barriers on bilateral trade of potable water
By Elisabeth Christen; University of Innsbruck Andrea Leiter; University of Innsbruck Michael Pfaffermayr; University of Innsbruck
Presented by: Andrea Leiter, University of Innsbruck
Session 6: 3-B
Session Chair: Michael Ryan, Western Michigan University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
The hysteresis hierarchy: how sunk costs shift with export scope
By Svetlana Batrakova; London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment Fergal McCann; Central Bank of Ireland
Presented by: Fergal McCann, Central Bank of Ireland
The Impact of Trade on the Organization of Labor within Firms
By Hartmut Egger; University of Bayreuth Michael Koch; University of Bayreuth
Presented by: Michael Koch, University of Bayreuth
External shocks and the Japanese business cycles: Impact of the "Great Trade Collapse" on the automobile industry
By Etsuro Shioji; Hitotsubashi University (visiting Columbia) Taisuke Uchino; Hitotsubashi University
Presented by: Etsuro Shioji, Hitotsubashi University (visiting Columbia)
Session 7: 3-C
Session Chair: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Factor Price Overshooting with Trade Liberalization: Theory and Evidence
By Julian Emami Namini; Erasmus University Rotterdam Ricardo Lopez; Brandeis University
Presented by: Ricardo Lopez, Brandeis University
Trade Margins and Labor Heterogeneity
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By Tuan Anh Luong; Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Presented by: Tuan Anh Luong, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics
Non-Homothetic Preferences, Arbitrage, and International Trade
By Kim Sau Chung; University of Minnesota CHIA-HUI LU; City University of Hong Kong
Presented by: CHIA-HUI LU, City University of Hong Kong
Session 8: 4-A
Session Chair: Dennis Novy, University of Warwick
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 111 Wylie Hall
Organizing Service Offshoring when Communication is Costly
By Anca Cristea; University of Oregon
Presented by: Anca Cristea, University of Oregon
Trading Tasks and Quality
By Banu Demir; University of Oxford
Presented by: Banu Demir, University of Oxford
Inequality in a Global Economy - Evidence from Germany
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By Gregor Hesse; Ulm University
Presented by: Gregor Hesse, Ulm University
Session 9: 4-B
Session Chair: Michael Ryan, Western Michigan University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
Heterogenous Firms with Agency Problem---Theory and Evidence
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By Chen Cheng; Princeton Univeristy
Presented by: Chen Cheng, Princeton Univeristy
Gains from Offshore Outsourcing? Evidence from New U.S. Microdata
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By Ryan Monarch; University of Michigan Jooyoun Park; Kent State University Jagadeesh Sivadasan; University of Michigan
Presented by: Jooyoun Park, Kent State University
Spillover effects from inward FDI on the exporting decisions of Chilean manufacturing plants
By Michael Ryan; Western Michigan University Ivan Duran; Prince Sultan University
Presented by: Michael Ryan, Western Michigan University
Session 10: 4-C
Session Chair: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Trade Policy and Wage Inequality: A Structural Analysis with Occupational and Sectoral Mobility
By Erhan Artuc; World Bank John McLaren; University of Virginia/University of Cambridge
Presented by: Erhan Artuc, World Bank
Credit Constraints and Export Prices: Theory and Evidence from China
By Haichao FAN; Economics Department Edwin Lai; Hong Kong University of Science and Tech Yao Li; Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Presented by: Yao Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Payment Choice and International Trade: Theory and Evidence from Cross-country Firm Level Data
By Andreas Hoefele; Loughborough University Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr; University of Oxford Zhihong Yu; University of Nottingham
Presented by: Andreas Hoefele, Loughborough University
Session 11: 5
Session Chair: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Cross-Border and Foreign-Affiliate Sales of Services: Evidence From German Micro-Data
By Joern Kleinert; Karl-Franzens-University Horst Raff; University of Kiel Farid Toubal; University of Angers and Paris School of
Presented by: Horst Raff, University of Kiel
Finance, Comparative Advantage, and Resource Allocation
By Melise Jaud; World Bank Madina Kukenova; University of Lausanne Martin Strieborny; University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Presented by: Martin Strieborny, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Gold Standard Gravity
By James Anderson; Boston College Yoto Yotov; Drexel University
Presented by: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
Session 12: 6
Session Chair: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University
Session type: invited
Date: May 19, 2012
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Time as a Trade Barrier
By David Hummels; Purdue University Georg Schaur; The University of Tennessee
Presented by: Georg Schaur, The University of Tennessee
International Prices and Endogenous Quality
By John Romalis; University of Chicago
Presented by: John Romalis, University of Chicago
Compulsory Licensing, Price Controls, and Access to Patented Foreign Products
By Eric Bond; Vanderbilt University Kamal Saggi; Vanderbilt University
Presented by: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University
Session 13: 7-A
Session Chair: Horst Raff, University of Kiel
Session type: invited
Date: May 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
Can trade agreements curtail trade creation and prevent trade diversion? Evidence on cross trade agreement effects
By Juyoung Cheong; University of Queensland Do won Kwak; The University of Queensland Kam Tang; School of Economics
Presented by: Juyoung Cheong, University of Queensland
Are Services Tradable? Evidence from U.S. Microdata
By Antoine Gervais; University of Notre Dame
Presented by: Antoine Gervais, University of Notre Dame
Political Stability and Trade Agreements
By Lorenzo Rotunno; The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Presented by: Lorenzo Rotunno, The Graduate Institute, Geneva
Session 14: 7-B
Session Chair: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Date: May 20, 2012
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
New imported inputs, new domestic products
By Italo Colantone; Erasmus University Rotterdam
Presented by: Italo Colantone, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Technology Adoption and Pattern of Trade
By Bulent Unel; Louisiana State University
Presented by: Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University
Evolving Comparative Advantage, Structural Change, and the Composition of Trade
By Michael Sposi; University of Iowa
Presented by: Michael Sposi, University of Iowa
Session 15: 8-A
Session Chair: Horst Raff, University of Kiel
Session type: invited
Date: May 20, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 115 Wylie Hall
Technological Change, Trade in Intermediates and the Joint Impact on Productivity
By Andreas Moxnes; Dartmouth College
Presented by: Andreas Moxnes, Dartmouth College
Does industry concentration matter for pollution haven effects?
By Svetlana Batrakova; London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
Presented by: Svetlana Batrakova, London School of Economics, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
The Agglomeration of Exporters by Destination
By Katherine Schmeiser; Mount Holyoke College Andrew Cassey; Washington State University
Presented by: Katherine Schmeiser, Mount Holyoke College
Session 16: 8-B
Session Chair: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Session type: invited
Date: May 20, 2012
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 005 Wylie Hall
Emergin by Acquisition in the Global Market
By Laixun Zhao; Kobe University
Presented by: Laixun Zhao, Kobe University
Did Trade Crisis Affect Exporters Differently? Case of Mexico
By Rahul Giri; Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México Kensuke Teshima; Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Méx
Presented by: Kensuke Teshima, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de Méx
Services vs Goods Trade: Are They the Same?
By Andrea Ariu; Universite catholique de Louvain
Presented by: Andrea Ariu, Universite catholique de Louvain

 

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