Spring 2016 Midwest International Trade Meetings

University of Rochester

 

Program Notes and Index of Sessions

 

Summary of All Sessions

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#Date/TimeLocationTitlePapers
1April 15, 2016
14:15-15:45
Goergen 108 1-A3
2April 15, 2016
14:15-15:45
Goergen 109 1-B3
3April 15, 2016
16:15-17:45
Goergen 108 2-A3
4April 15, 2016
16:15-17:45
Goergen 109 2-B3
5April 16, 2016
9:00-10:30
Goergen 101 3-A3
6April 16, 2016
9:00-10:30
Goergen 108 3-B3
7April 16, 2016
9:00-10:30
Goergen 109 3-C3
8April 16, 2016
11:00-12:30
Goergen 101 4-A3
9April 16, 2016
11:00-12:30
Goergen 108 4-B3
10April 16, 2016
11:00-12:30
Goergen 109 4-C3
11April 16, 2016
14:15-15:45
Goergen 101 53
12April 16, 2016
16:15-17:45
Goergen 101 63
13April 17, 2016
9:00-10:30
Goergen 108 7-A3
14April 17, 2016
9:00-10:30
Goergen 109 7-B2
15April 17, 2016
11:00-12:30
Goergen 108 8-A3
16April 17, 2016
11:00-12:30
Goergen 109 8-B3
 

16 sessions, 47 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers


 

Spring 2016 Midwest International Trade Meetings

Detailed List of Sessions

 
Session 1: 1-A
April 15, 2016 14:15 to 15:45
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
 

The Dynamics of the U.S. Trade Balance and the Real Exchange Rate: The J Curve and Trade Costs?
By George Alessandria; University of Rochester
   presented by: George Alessandria, University of Rochester
 

Evolution of the Gender Wage Gap: Trade Shocks and Sectoral Mobility
By Masha Brussevich; Purdue University
   presented by: Masha Brussevich, Purdue University
 

Compensation, Gradualism, and Safeguards
By Eric Bond; Vanderbilt University
   presented by: Eric Bond, Vanderbilt University
 
Session 2: 1-B
April 15, 2016 14:15 to 15:45
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
 

Intellectual Property Rights and US Offshoring between Related and Non-Related Parties
By M. Fuat Sener; Union College
Lewis Davis; Union College
   presented by: M. Fuat Sener, Union College
 

Accounting for Productivity Gains from Trade
By Loris Rubini; University of New Hampshire
   presented by: Loris Rubini, University of New Hampshire
 

Product Quality and Tariff Pass-Through
[slides]
By Maia Linask; University of Richmond
Scott Sommers; University of Richmond
   presented by: Maia Linask, University of Richmond
 
Session 3: 2-A
April 15, 2016 16:15 to 17:45
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, University of Iowa
 

Trade Costs: A Supply Chain Perspective
By Ana Nadais; University Of Rochester
   presented by: Ana Nadais, University Of Rochester
 

Offshoring, Firm Selection, and Job Polarisation in General Equilibrium
By Hartmut Egger; University of Bayreuth
Udo Kreickemeier; TU Dresden
Jens Wrona; Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
   presented by: Jens Wrona, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
 

Measuring Openness to Trade
By Mike Waugh; New York University
B Ravikumar; Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis
   presented by: Mike Waugh, New York University
 
Session 4: 2-B
April 15, 2016 16:15 to 17:45
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
 

Tariff Coordination in Free Trade Agreements and Customs Unions
[slides]
By Sihoon Nahm; University of Chicago
   presented by: Sihoon Nahm, University of Chicago
 

Financial Constraints, Firms’ Supply Chains and Internationalization
By Raoul Minetti; Michigan State University
Pierluigi Murro; LUMSA University
Zeno Rotondi; UniCredit
Susan Chun Zhu; Michigan State University
   presented by: Susan Chun Zhu, Michigan State University
 

Equity-Efficiency Tradeoffs in International Bargaining
By Josh Ederington; University of Kentucky
   presented by: Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
 
Session 5: 3-A
April 16, 2016 9:00 to 10:30
Goergen 101
 
Session Chair: Kristy Buzard, Syracuse University
 

Exposure to International Crises: Trade vs. Financial Contagion
By Everett Grant; Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
   presented by: Everett Grant, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
 

Threat Effect and Strategic Response to Discriminatory Trade Policy
By Miao Ouyang; BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
   presented by: Miao Ouyang, BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
 

Managing Export Complexity: the Role of Service Outsourcing
By Giuseppe Berlingieri; Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
   presented by: Giuseppe Berlingieri, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics
 
Session 6: 3-B
April 16, 2016 9:00 to 10:30
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: Ben Li, Boston College
 

Assessing the Welfare Effects of Domestic Transport Infrastructure
By Barbara Ramos; The Fletcher School
   presented by: Barbara Ramos, The Fletcher School
 

Globalization and Human Capital Investment: Export Composition Drives Educational Attainment
By William Olney; Williams College
Emily Blanchard; Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth
   presented by: William Olney, Williams College
 

Mobile Capital, Pro-competitive Effect, and Trade Integration
By Ching-mu Chen; Academia Sinica
Dao-Zhi Zeng; Tohoku University
   presented by: Dao-Zhi Zeng, Tohoku University
 
Session 7: 3-C
April 16, 2016 9:00 to 10:30
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Anders Laugesen, Aarhus U
 

Estimating Import Quality: Do Countries Agree on Rankings?
By Kan Yue; Purdue University
   presented by: Kan Yue, Purdue University
 

An empirical investigation on the transfer of expatriates within MNCs from a knowledge perspective
By Joonhyung Lee; University of Memphis
   presented by: Joonhyung Lee, University of Memphis
 

Aid, Remittances, and the Dutch Disease.
By Nazanin Behzadan; Ryerson University
Richard Chisik; Ryerson University
Harun Onder; The World Bank
Apurva Sanghi; The World Bank
   presented by: Nazanin Behzadan, Ryerson University
 
Session 8: 4-A
April 16, 2016 11:00 to 12:30
Goergen 101
 
Session Chair: Kristy Buzard, Syracuse University
 

Global Value Chains, Heterogeneous Firms and the Exchange Rate
By Sven Arndt; Claremont McKenna College
   presented by: Sven Arndt, Claremont McKenna College
 

Trade Agreements and the Endogenous Structure of Multinational Firms
By Sara Rohany-Tabatabai; Ryerson University
   presented by: Sara Rohany-Tabatabai, Ryerson University
 

Foreign Direct Investment in E-commerce Platforms
By Mikhail Klimenko; Georgia Institute of Technology
Jingwen Qu; Georgia Institute of Technology
   presented by: Jingwen Qu, Georgia Institute of Technology
 
Session 9: 4-B
April 16, 2016 11:00 to 12:30
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: Ben Li, Boston College
 

The Hidden Cost of Globalization: Import Competition and Mental Distress
By Italo Colantone; Bocconi University
Rosario Crino; Catholic University of Milan
Laura Ogliari; Università Bocconi
   presented by: Italo Colantone, Bocconi University
 

Trade and Welfare Cost of Double Standards
By Edith Laget; University of Maryland
   presented by: Edith Laget, University of Maryland
 

Trade and Geopolitics
By Ben Li; Boston College
   presented by: Ben Li, Boston College
 
Session 10: 4-C
April 16, 2016 11:00 to 12:30
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Anders Laugesen, Aarhus U
 

Nonhomotheticity, Trade and Skill Premium
By Yang Xu; U of Maryland, College Park
   presented by: Yang Xu, U of Maryland, College Park
 

Does exporting improve firms' environmental performance? Evidence from Japanese manufacturing
By Naoto Jinji; Kyoto University
Hiroaki Sakamoto; Chiba University
   presented by: Naoto Jinji, Kyoto University
 

Asymmetric Monotone Comparative Statics for the Industry Compositions
By Anders Laugesen; Aarhus U
   presented by: Anders Laugesen, Aarhus U
 
Session 11: 5
April 16, 2016 14:15 to 15:45
Goergen 101
 
Session Chair: Carsten Kowalczyk, Tufts University
 

Intermediate Good Sourcing, Wages and Inequality: From Theory to Evidence
By Philip Luck; Drexel University
   presented by: Philip Luck, Drexel University
 

Domestic Manufacturers and Import Competition from Low-Wage Countries
By Fariha Kamal; Center for Economic Studies
Mary Lovely; Syracuse University
   presented by: Mary Lovely, Syracuse University
 

Estimating General Equilibrium Trade Policy Effects: GE PPML
By Yoto Yotov; Drexel University
   presented by: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
 
Session 12: 6
April 16, 2016 16:15 to 17:45
Goergen 101
 
Session Chair: Carsten Kowalczyk, Tufts University
 

Export markets and household business performance: Evidence from Vietnam
By Brian McCaig; Wilfrid Laurier University
Nina Pavcnik; Dartmouth College
   presented by: Brian McCaig, Wilfrid Laurier University
 

Coercive Trade Policy
By Vincent Anesi; University of Nottingham
Giovanni Facchini; University of Nottingham
   presented by: Giovanni Facchini, University of Nottingham
 

A direct test of the Stolper-Samuelson theorem: the natural experiment of Japan
By Daniel Bernhofen; American University
   presented by: Daniel Bernhofen, American University
 
Session 13: 7-A
April 17, 2016 9:00 to 10:30
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: James Lake, Southern Methodist University
 

Home Country Bias in the Legal System: Empirical Evidence from the Intellectual Property Rights Protection in Canada
By Joseph Mai; Tongji Unversity
Andrey Stoyanov; York University
   presented by: Joseph Mai, Tongji Unversity
 

International Trade and Internal Migration with Labor Market Distortions: Theory and Evidence from China
By Xin Wang; University of Colorado Boulder
   presented by: Xin Wang, University of Colorado Boulder
 

Islands as 'Bad Geography' - Insularity, Connectedness, Trade Costs and Trade
By Luca De Benedictis; University of Macerata
Anna Maria Pinna; Università di Cagliari
   presented by: Anna Maria Pinna, Università di Cagliari
 
Session 14: 7-B
April 17, 2016 9:00 to 10:30
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Richard Chisik, Ryerson University
 

Globalization, Worker Mobility and Wage Inequality
By Damir Stijepic; Johannes Gutenberg University
   presented by: Damir Stijepic, Johannes Gutenberg University
 

Occupational Specificity and Worker Adjustment to Import Competition
By Felipe Benguria; University of Kentucky
   presented by: Felipe Benguria, University of Kentucky
 
Session 15: 8-A
April 17, 2016 11:00 to 12:30
Goergen 108
 
Session Chair: James Lake, Southern Methodist University
 

FDI competition between MNCs: Learning through propinquity
By Anthony Creane; University of Kentucky
Kaz Miyagiwa; Florida International University
   presented by: Anthony Creane, University of Kentucky
 

Do Immigrants Promote Exports to Third Party Countries? On the Role of Geographic and Linguistic Proximity
By Oleg Firsin; Cornell University
   presented by: Oleg Firsin, Cornell University
 

Optimal Trade Policy, Equilibrium Unemployment and Labor Market Inefficiency
[slides]
By Wisarut Suwanprasert; University of Wisconsin-Madison
   presented by: Wisarut Suwanprasert, University of Wisconsin-Madison
 
Session 16: 8-B
April 17, 2016 11:00 to 12:30
Goergen 109
 
Session Chair: Richard Chisik, Ryerson University
 

Trade and Labor Market Dynamics
By Lorenzo Caliendo; Yale University
Maximiliano Dvorkin; Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Fernando Parro; Federal Reserve Board
   presented by: Maximiliano Dvorkin, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
 

Trade Induced Skill Upgrading: the Danish Case
By Grace GU; UC Santa Cruz
Samreen Malik; Cornell University
dario pozzoli; Copenhagen Business School
   presented by: dario pozzoli, Copenhagen Business School
 

International Trade and Labor Market Discrimination
By Richard Chisik; Ryerson University
Julian Emami Namini; Erasmus University Rotterdam
   presented by: Richard Chisik, Ryerson University
 

16 sessions, 47 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers
 
Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Discussant
#ParticipantRoles in Conference
1 Ouyang, MiaoP5
2Alessandria, GeorgeP1
3Arndt, SvenP8
4Behzadan, NazaninP7
5Benguria, FelipeP14
6Berlingieri, GiuseppeP5
7Bernhofen, DanielP12
8Bond, EricP1
9Brussevich, MashaP1
10Buzard, KristyC5, C8
11Chisik, RichardC14, C16, P16
12Colantone, ItaloP9
13Creane, AnthonyP15
14Dvorkin, MaximilianoP16
15Ederington, JoshC2, C4, P4
16Facchini, GiovanniP12
17Firsin, OlegP15
18Grant, EverettP5
19Jinji, NaotoP10
20Kowalczyk, CarstenC11, C12
21Laget, EdithP9
22Lake, JamesC13, C15
23Laugesen, AndersC7, C10, P10
24Lee, JoonhyungP7
25Li, BenC6, C9, P9
26Linask, MaiaP2
27Lovely, MaryP11
28Luck, PhilipP11
29Mai, JosephP13
30McCaig, BrianP12
31Nadais, AnaP3
32Nahm, SihoonP4
33Olney, WilliamP6
34Pinna, Anna MariaP13
35pozzoli, darioP16
36Qu, JingwenP8
37Ramos, BarbaraP6
38Riezman, RaymondC1, C3
39Rohany-Tabatabai, SaraP8
40Rubini, LorisP2
41Sener, M. FuatP2
42Stijepic, DamirP14
43Suwanprasert, WisarutP15
44Wang, XinP13
45Waugh, MikeP3
46Wrona, JensP3
47Xu, YangP10
48Yotov, YotoP11
49Yue, KanP7
50Zeng, Dao-ZhiP6
51Zhu, Susan ChunP4

 

This program was last updated on 2016-04-23 10:29:24 EDT