16 sessions, 48 papers

Midwest Economic Meetings, International Trade, Fall 2009
Complete List of All Sessions

Session 1: 1-A
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: October 30, 2009
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 360 Willard
Firm Dynamics, Job Turnover, and Wage Distributions in an Open Economy
JEL codes: F16
By Kerem Cosar; Penn State U. Nezih Guner; Barcelona Graduate School of Economics James Tybout; Penn State U./NBER
Presented by: James R. Tybout, Pennsylvania State University
Firms Behaving Badly: International Regulation of Anticompetitive Behavior
By Joseph Francois, Johannes Kepler University and CEPR
Presented by: Joseph Francois, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Globalization, Gender and Development: Effect of Trade on Child Outcomes
By Ray Rees; University of Munich and CESifo Ray Riezman; University of Iowa, CESifo and GEP Beyza Ural Marchand; University of Alberta
Presented by: Beyza Ural Marchand, University of Alberta

Session 2: 1-B
Session Chair: Kala Krishna, Penn State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 30, 2009
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 362 Willard
The Extensive Margin in the Industry Trade: Estimation, Significance and Implications
JEL codes: C11, C13, F10,
By Maxim Belenkiy; University of California, Santa Cruz
Presented by: Maxim Belenkiy, University of California Santa Cruz
Deep Financial Integration and Volatility
By Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan;University of Houston and NBER Bent E. Sorensen; University of Houston and CEPR Vadym Volosovych; Florida Atlantic University
Presented by: Vadym Volosovych, Florida Atlantic University
Exclusive Exporting, Technology Transfer, and Firm Heterogeneity
By Ben Li Department of Economics University of Colorado at Boulder
Presented by: Ben Li, University of Colorado at Boulder

Session 3: 2-A
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
Session type: invited
Date: October 30, 2009
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 360 Willard
Endogenous Firm Heterogeneity under Financial Imperfection: Effects of International Goods and Capital Mobility
JEL codes: F12
By Taiji Furusawa; Hitotsubashi University Noriyuki Yanagawa; University of Tokyo
Presented by: Taiji Furusawa, Hitotsubashi University
Is the International Border Effect Larger than the Domestic Border Effect? Evidence from U.S. Trade
By Cletus C. Coughlin; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Dennis Novy; University of Warwick
Presented by: Dennis Novy, University of Warwick
Measuring International Relative Prices: Stylized Facts
By Jaime Marquez; Federal Reserve Board Charles Thomas; Federal Reserve Board Sean Fahle; Dept. of Economics UCLA
Presented by: Jaime Marquez, Federal Reserve Board

Session 4: 2-B
Session Chair: Kala Krishna, Penn State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 30, 2009
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 362 Willard
Heterogeneous Firms, the Structure of Industry, and Trade under Oligopoly
JEL codes: L11, L13, F12
By Eddy Bekkers; University of Linz Joseph Francois; University of Linz and CEPR (London)
Presented by: Eddy Bekkers, University of Linz
Learning to Export: Export Growth and the Destination Decision of Firms
By Katherine Schmeiser, Mount Holyoke College
Presented by: Katherine Schmeiser, Mount Holyoke College
Endogenous Sunk Costs, Exporting and Heterogeneous Firms
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By Shon Ferguson; Department of Economics, Stockholm University
Presented by: Shon Ferguson, Stockholm University

Session 5: 3-A
Session Chair: Stephen Yeaple, Penn State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 005 Business
Trade as Engine of Creative Destruction: The Mexican experience with Chinese competition
By Leonardo Iacovone; World Bank Ferdinand Rauch; University of Vienna Alan Winters; University of Sussex
Presented by: Leonardo Iacovone, University of Sussex and World Bank
Product Heterogeneity, Within-Industry Trade Patterns, and the Home Bias of Consumption
By Raphael Auer; Princeton University and Swiss National Bank
Presented by: Raphael Auer, Swiss National Bank
Do Falling Iceberg Costs Explain Recent US Export Growth?
By George Alessandria; Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Horag Choi; University of Auckland
Presented by: Horag Choi, The University of Auckland

Session 6: 3-B
Session Chair: Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 006 Business
Export Discoveries and Firm Performance
JEL codes: F14, O14
By Roberto Alvarez; Central Bank of Chile and INTELIS J. Rodrigo Fuentes Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Presented by: Rodrigo Fuentes, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Cross-Border Mergers and Branding Strategies of the Multinational Firms
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By Toshihiro Ichida; Waseda University
Presented by: Toshihiro Ichida, Waseda University
Variety Growth, Welfare Gains and the Fall of the Iron Curtain
By Giuseppe Berlingieri; LSE/CEP
Presented by: Giuseppe Berlingieri, London School of Economics

Session 7: 3-C
Session Chair: James R. Tybout, Pennsylvania State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 102 Business
Tainted food, low-quality goods and trade
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JEL codes: D43, F12, F13,
By Jean Marie Viaene; Erasmus University Lex Zhao; Kobe University
Presented by: Laixun (Lex) Zhao, Kobe University
Credit Constraints and Firm Export: Microeconomic Evidence from Italy
By Raoul Minetti, Department of Economics, Michigan State University; Susan Chun Zhu, Department of Economics, Michigan State University
Presented by: Susan Chun Zhu, Michigan State University
Trade in Goods, Trade in Knowledge and the Role of Trade Costs: A General Equilibrium Analysis
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By Yao Li; University of Western Ontario
Presented by: Yao Li, The University of Western Ontario

Session 8: 4-A
Session Chair: Stephen Yeaple, Penn State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 005 Business
Is Volatility always bad for growth? An Empirical Appraisal
JEL codes: O40, O57
By Luigi Ventura; University of Rome "La Sapienza"
Presented by: Luigi Ventura, Universita' di Roma
Aid, nontraded goods, and growth
By Takumi Naito; University of California, San Diego and Tokyo Institute of Technology
Presented by: Takumi Naito, University of California, San Diego
International Trade and Cross-Country Capital Composition
By Piyusha Mutreja; University of Iowa
Presented by: Piyusha Mutreja, University of Iowa

Session 9: 4-B
Session Chair: Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 006 Business
Gains from trade in a Hotelling model of differentiated duopoly
JEL codes: F12
By Kenji Fujiwara; School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University
Presented by: Kenji Fujiwara, Kwansei Gakuin University
Strategic R&D Policy in a Quality Differentiated Industry with More than Two Exporting Countries
By Naoto Jinji; Kyoto University Tsuyoshi Toshimitsu; Kwansei Gakuin University
Presented by: Naoto Jinji, Kyoto University
Cross-border Activities, Human Capital and Efficiency: A Stochastic Frontier Analysis for OECD Countries
By Sucharita Ghosh; The University of Akron Camilla Mastromarco; The University of Salento
Presented by: Sucharita Ghosh, The University of Akron

Session 10: 4-C
Session Chair: James R. Tybout, Pennsylvania State University
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 102 Business
International Differences in Emissions Intensity and Emissions Content of Global Trade
JEL codes: F18, Q27, Q56
By Stratford Douglas; West Virginia University Shuichiro Nishioka; West Virginia University
Presented by: Shuichiro Nishioka, West Virginia University
Modes of Delivery in Services
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By Elisabeth Christen; Johannes Kepler University Linz Joseph Francois; Johannes Kepler University Linz
Presented by: Elisabeth Christen, Johannes Kepler University Linz
Adjusting to Changing Times: Labor Reallocation and Welfare after Trade Reforms
By A. Kerem Cosar; The Pennsylvania State University
Presented by: A. Kerem Cosar, Pennsylvania State University

Session 11: 5
Session Chair: Jaime Marquez, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 14:15 - 15:45
Location: 110 Business
Global Production and Trade in the Knowledge Economy
By Stephen Yeaple; Penn State University Wolfgang Keller; University of Colorado
Presented by: Stephen Yeaple, Penn State University
Surplus-Labor Economy and International Trade
By Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa, GEP, Ces-ifo Ping Wang, Washington University in St. Louis, NBER
Presented by: Ping Wang, Washington University
The Slide to Protectionism in the Great Depression: Who Succumed and Why?
By Barry Eichengreen; University of California-Berkeley Douglas Irwin; Dartmouth College
Presented by: Douglas Irwin, Department of Economics

Session 12: 6
Session Chair: Jaime Marquez, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: invited
Date: October 31, 2009
Time: 16:15 - 17:45
Location: 110 Business
Trade Agreements
JEL codes: F10, F13, F15
By Carsten Kowalczyk; Tufts University Raymond Riezman; University of Iowa
Presented by: Carsten Kowalczyk, Tufts University
On the Incidence and Welfare Effects of Free Trade Agreements
By Yoto V. Yotov; Drexel University
Presented by: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
Transition and Compensation in Efficient Trade Agreements
By Eric Bond; Vanderbilt University
Presented by: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University

Session 13: 7-A
Session Chair: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, PSU
Session type: invited
Date: November 1, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 005 Business
Import competition and innovation at the plant level: evidence from Mexico.
JEL codes: F10, O24, O31
By Kensuke Teshima; Kyoto University
Presented by: Kensuke Teshima, Columbia University
What Triggers and Antidumping Investigation? Finding the Devil in the Detail
By Russell Hillberry; University of Melbourne Phillip McCalman; University of California at Santa Cruz
Presented by: Russell Hillberry, University of Melbourne
Antidumping hurts Exporters. Evidence from French firms.
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By Jozef Konings, European Commission; Hylke Vandenbussche, Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Presented by: Hylke Vandenbussche, Université Catholique de Louvain

Session 14: 7-B
Session Chair: Carsten Kowalczyk, Tufts University
Session type: invited
Date: November 1, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 10:30
Location: 006 Business
International Cooperation in Trade and Investment: When Does Linking the Agreements Help?
JEL codes: F13, F15, F21
By Harun Onder; Florida International University
Presented by: Harun Onder, florida international university
Offshoring and Vertical Foreign Direct Investment with Heterogeneous Firms
By Erasmus K. Kersting; Southern Methodist University
Presented by: Erasmus Kersting, Southern Methodist University
Labor Market Institutions, Firm-specific Skills, and Trade Patterns
By Heiwai Tang; Tufts University
Presented by: Heiwai Tang, Hong Kong University of Science and Tech

Session 15: 8-A
Session Chair: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, PSU
Session type: invited
Date: November 1, 2009
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 005 Business
Host Country Financial Development and MNC Activity
JEL codes: F12, F23, G20
By Davin Chor; Singapore Management University C. Fritz Foley; Harvard Business School Kalina Manova; Stanford University
Presented by: Davin Chor, Singapore Management University
Domestic and Foreign Value-Added in Mexico’s Manufacturing Exports
By Justino De La Cruz, Robert B. Koopman and Zhi Wang; United States International Trade Commission Shang-Jin Wei; Columbia University, CEPR, and NBER
Presented by: Justino DeLaCruz, U.S. International Trade Commission
The Impact of Trade on Employment, Welfare and Income Distribution in Unionized General Oligopolistic Equilibrium
By Hartmut Egger; University of Bayreuth Daniel Etzel; University of Bayreuth
Presented by: Daniel Etzel, University of Bayreuth

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Session 16: 8-B
Session Chair: Carsten Kowalczyk, Tufts University
Session type: invited
Date: November 1, 2009
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Location: 006 Business
Trade Shocks and Labor Demand of Russian Firms: Are elasticities affected?
JEL codes: F16
By Ivan Cherkashin; Penn State University
Presented by: Ivan Cherkashin, Penn State University
Third-Party-Assisted Renegotiation of Trade Agreements
By Mostafa Beshkar; Yale University
Presented by: Mostafa Beshkar, Yale University
An Alternative Test of the Monopolistic Competition Model of International Trade
By Isao Kamata; University of Wisconsin-Madison
Presented by: Isao Kamata, University of Wisconsin-Madison