Spring 2006 Midwest International Economics

Summary of All Sessions

#Date/TimeLocationTypeTitlePapers
128 April
14:15-15:45
EPP 118 invited 1-A3
228 April
14:15-15:45
EPP 117 invited 1-B3
328 April
16:15-17:45
EPP 118 invited 2-A3
428 April
16:15-17:45
EPP 117 invited 2-B3
529 April
9:00-10:30
BCC 105 invited 3-A3
629 April
9:00-10:30
BCC 102 invited 3-B3
729 April
9:00-10:30
BCC 022 invited 3-C3
829 April
11:00-12:30
BCC 105 invited 4-A3
929 April
11:00-12:30
BCC 102 invited 4-B3
1029 April
11:00-12:30
BCC 022 invited 4-C3
1129 April
14:15-15:45
EPP 116 invited 53
1229 April
16:15-17:45
EPP 116 invited 63
1330 April
9:00-10:30
BCC 105 invited 7-A3
1430 April
9:00-10:30
BCC 022 invited 7-B3
1530 April
11:00-12:30
BCC 105 invited 8-A3
1630 April
11:00-12:30
BCC 022 invited 8-B3
 

16 sessions, 48 papers


 

Spring 2006 Midwest International Economics

Complete List of All Sessions


Session 1: 1-A

Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: April 28, 2006
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: EPP 118
 

Globalize at optimal speed
By Henry Wan (Cornell Univeristy) Yinggang Zhou (cornell University)
   Presented by: Yinggang Zhou, Cornell University
 

Optimal Tariffs: the Evidence
By Christian Broada, University of Chicago GSB Nuno Limao, University of Maryland and CEPR David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER
   Presented by: Nuno Limao,
 

TAX COMPETITION WITH PARASITIC TAX HAVENS
By Joel Slemrod University of Michigan John Douglas Wilson Michigan State University
   Presented by: John Wilson,

Session 2: 1-B

Session Chair: Jean-Marie Viaene, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Session type: invited
Date: April 28, 2006
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: EPP 117
 

Incorporating Technology into the Studies of Specialization
By Georg Schaur, Chong Xiang and Anya Savikhin
   Presented by: Chong Xiang, Purdue University
 

Existence of Equilibrium in Welfare-Enhancing Free Trade Areas
By Earl L. Grinols and Peri Silva
   Presented by: Peri Silva Jr., University of North Dakota
 

Do Regional Trade Agreements Promote External Trade Liberalization? Evidence from Latin America
By Antoni Estevadeordal, Inter-American Development Bank Caroline Freund, World Bank Emanuel Ornelas, University of Georgia and Ibmec-RJ
   Presented by: Emanuel Ornelas, University of Georgia and Ibmec-RJ

Session 3: 2-A

Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: April 28, 2006
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: EPP 118
 

Reevaluating the Role of Trade Agreements: Does Investment Globalization Make the WTO Obsolete?
By Emily Blanchard, University of Virginia
   Presented by: Emily Blanchard, University of Virginia
 

An Experimental Investigation of the 3 x 3 Competitive Ricardian Model
By Dr Baboo Nowbutsing University of Nottingham
   Presented by: Baboo Nowbutsing, University of Nottingham
 

Individual Attitudes towards Immigrants: Welfare State determinants across countries
By Giovanni Facchini, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University
   Presented by: Giovanni Facchini, University of Illinois

Session 4: 2-B

Session Chair: Jean-Marie Viaene, Erasmus University Rotterdam
Session type: invited
Date: April 28, 2006
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: EPP 117
 

Antidumping Regulation and the Byrd Amednemt
By Rod Falvey and Sarut Wittayarungruangsri
   Presented by: Sarut Wittayarungruangsri, University of Nottingham
 

Why Don't Foreign Firms Cooperate in Antidumping Investigations?:
By Michael O. Moore, George Washington University Alan Fox,bU.S. International Trade Commission
   Presented by: Michael Moore, George Washington University
 

Anti-dumping, Intra-industry Trade and Quality Reversals
By José Luis Moraga-González (University of Groningen, Tinbergen Institute and CESifo) Jean-Marie Viaene (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Tinbergen Institute and CESifo)
   Presented by: Jean-Marie Viaene, Erasmus University Rotterdam

Session 5: 3-A

Session Chair: Mary Lovely,
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: BCC 105
 

Foreign Direct Investment and Exchange Rates: A Case Study of US FDI in Emerging Market Countries
By Manop Udomkerdmongkol, Holger Görg and Oliver Morrissey
   Presented by: Manop Udomkerdmongkol, public
 

Hysteresis in Export Markets
By Luca David Opromolla (New York University - Department of Economics) Alfonso Irarrazabal (New York University - Department of Economics)
   Presented by: Luca David Opromolla, private
 

Optimism, pessimism and the gains from trade
By Michel Blanchard INALCO Frédéric Peltrault University of Paris-Dauphine
   Presented by: Frederic Peltrault, University of Paris-Dauphine

Session 6: 3-B

Session Chair: Jiandong Ju, public
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: BCC 102
 

Skill Upgrading and Imports in US Manufacturing
By Vasilios D. Kosteas Cleveland State University
   Presented by: Vasilios Kosteas, Cleveland State University
 

On Trade and Poverty-Induced Comparative Advantage
By Albert de Vaal, Radboud university Nijmegen Robbert Maseland, Radboud University Nijmegen
   Presented by: Albert de Vaal, Radboud University Nijmegen
 

Random versus conscious selection into export markets - theory and empirical evidence
By Presenter & author: Ricardo A. Lopez, Indiana University, Bloomington; author: Julian Emami Namini, University of Duisburg Essen
   Presented by: Julian Emami Namini, University of Duisburg-Essen

Session 7: 3-C

Session Chair: Daniel Bernhofen,
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: BCC 022
 

Preference for Cultural Goods: The Case of Korea Film Market
By Chul Chung School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology Minjae Song School of Economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
   Presented by: Chul Chung, Georgia Institute of Technology
 

How Clogged Are the Arteries of Globalization? Market Power in Global Shipping Industry
By Volodymyr Lugovskyy, The Univeristy of Memphis Alexandre (Sasha) Skiba, The Univeristy of Kansas
   Presented by: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, University of Memphis
 

The Impact of Large Real Exchange Rate Movements on Firm Performance: A Case Study of Taiwanese Manufacturing Firms
By Loretta Fung, University of Alberta Jin-Tan Liu, National Taiwan University and NBER
   Presented by: Loretta Fung, University of Alberta

Session 8: 4-A

Session Chair: Mary Lovely,
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: BCC 105
 

Endogenous Specialization, Intermediate Goods, and International Business Cycles
By Costas Arkolakis, University of Minnesota Ananth Ramanarayanan, University of Minnesota
   Presented by: Ananth Ramanarayanan, University of Minnesota
 

Financial Integration, Credit Market Imperfections and Consumption Smoothing
By Asli leblebicioglu
   Presented by: Asli Leblebicioglu, North Carolina State University
 

International Trade and Income Differences
By Michael Waugh, The University of Iowa
   Presented by: Michael Waugh, University of Iowa

Session 9: 4-B

Session Chair: Jiandong Ju, public
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: BCC 102
 

Deregulation and Unemployment: A Cross-market Channel
By Bin Li Department of Economics University of Chicago
   Presented by: Bin Li, University of Chicago
 

The Effects of Loss Aversion on Trade Policy: Theory and Evidence
By Patricia Tovar, Brandeis University
   Presented by: Patricia Tovar, Brandeis University
 

A Solution to Two Paradoxes of International Capital Flows
By Jiandong Ju, University of Oklahoma Shang-Jin Wei, International Monetary Fund and NBER
   Presented by: Jiandong Ju, public

Session 10: 4-C

Session Chair: Daniel Bernhofen,
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: BCC 022
 

Are Preferential Trading Agreements Building Blocs to Trade? An aggregate Evaluation
By Abhra Roy Kennesaw State University and Santiago Pinto West Virginia University
   Presented by: Abhra Roy, Kennesaw State University
 

Does Brain Drain Lead to Institutional Gain? A Cross Country Empirical Investigation
By Xiaoyang Li Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada John McHale Queen's School of Business, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
   Presented by: Xiaoyang Li, University of British Columbia
 

Estimating the gravity model without gravity using panel data
By Joakim Westerlund, Lund University Fredrik Wilhelmsson, Lund University
   Presented by: Fredrik wilhelmsson, Lund University

Session 11: 5

Session Chair: Steven Matusz, Michigan State University
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: EPP 116
 

How Much Do Low Wages Matter for Foreign Investment? The Case of China
By Xuepeng Liu Syracuse University; Mary Lovely Syracuse University; Jan Ondrich Syracuse University
   Presented by: Mary Lovely,
 

Technology, Endowments, and the Factor Content of Bilateral Trade
By Huiwen Lai, Bank of America Susan Chun Zhu, Michigan State University
   Presented by: Susan Zhu, Michigan State University
 

Estimating the Price Effects of Non-Tariff Measures
By Judith M. Dean, USITC Robert Feinberg, American University Michael Ferrantino, USITC Rod Ludema, Georgetown University Jose Signoret, USITC
   Presented by: Jose Signoret, US International Trade Commission

Session 12: 6

Session Chair: Steven Matusz, Michigan State University
Session type: invited
Date: April 29, 2006
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: EPP 116
 

Globalization and domestic conflict
By Michelle R. Garfinkel University of California, Irvine Stergios Skaperdas University of California, Irvine Constantinos Syropoulos Drexel University
   Presented by: Constantinos Syropoulos, Drexel University
 

Globalization and the Dynamics of Cultural Identity
By Jacques Olivier, HEC and CEPR Mathias Thoenig, University of Geneva, PSE and CEPR Thierry Verdier, PSE and CEPR
   Presented by: Jacques Olivier, HEC School of Management
 

On predictability in the neoclassical trade model
By Daniel M. Bernhofen, School of Economics and GEP University of Nottingham
   Presented by: Daniel Bernhofen,

Session 13: 7-A

Session Chair: Susan Zhu, Michigan State University
Session type: invited
Date: April 30, 2006
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: BCC 105
 

Inequality, Nonhomothetic Preferences, And Trade: A Gravity Approach
By Muhammed Dalgin, Devashish Mitra, Vitor Trindade
   Presented by: Vitor Trindade, University of Missouri - Columbia
 

Explaining Import Variety and Quality: the Role of the Income Distribution
By Yo Chul Choi, Purdue University David Hummels, Purdue University Chong Xiang, Purdue University
   Presented by: David Hummels,
 

VERTICAL INTRA-INDUSTRY TRADE AND DIFFERENCES IN ENDOWMENTS: TESTING THE PREDICTIONS OF A GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
By Manuel Cabral (Universidade do Minho) Rod Falvey (GEP, University of Nottingham) Chris Milner (GEP, University of Nottingham)
   Presented by: Manuel Cabral, public

Session 14: 7-B

Session Chair: John Wilson,
Session type: invited
Date: April 30, 2006
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: BCC 022
 

A Model of Outsourcing and Foreign Direct Investment
By Frank Stähler University of Otago
   Presented by: Frank Staehler, University of Otago
 

How Does the International Distribution of Firm Ownership Affect the Intensity of Tax Competition?
By Ben Ferrett, University of Nottingham Ian Wooton, University of Strathclyde
   Presented by: Ben Ferrett, University of Nottingham
 

Firm-Specific Characteristics and the Timing of Foreign Direct Investment Projects
By Horst Raff (Department of Economics, University of Kiel) and Michael Ryan (Department of Economics, Western Michigan University)
   Presented by: Michael Ryan, Western Michigan University

Session 15: 8-A

Session Chair: Susan Zhu, Michigan State University
Session type: invited
Date: April 30, 2006
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: BCC 105
 

Input Specificity and Global Sourcing
By Ari Van Assche, HEC Montréal Galina Schwartz, University of California - Berkeley
   Presented by: Ari Van Assche, HEC Montréal
 

The Impact of International Outsourcing on Individual Employment Security: A Micro-Level Analysis
By Ingo Geishecker, Free University Berlin
   Presented by: Ingo Geishecker, public
 

Shackling the footlose firm? Factor interests and majority voting
By Carl-Johan Belfrage, Department of Economics, Lund University Fredrik Gallo, Department of Economics, Lund University
   Presented by: Carl-Johan Belfrage, Lund University

Session 16: 8-B

Session Chair: John Wilson,
Session type: invited
Date: April 30, 2006
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: BCC 022
 

How Multi-product Firms Respond to Import Competition?
By Runjuan Liu, University of Alberta
   Presented by: Runjuan Liu, University of Alberta
 

Protection for Sale or Surge Protection?
By Susumu Imai, Concordia University and CIREQ Hajime Katayama, Univeristy of Sydney Kala Krishna, Pennsylvania State University and NBER
   Presented by: Susumu Imai, Concordia University
 

Does Regionalism Increase Foreign Direct Investment? An Empirical Investigation
By Maggie Xiaoyang Chen, George Washington University
   Presented by: Maggie Chen, George Washington University