Midwest International Trade Conference

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Program Notes and Index of Sessions

 

Summary of All Sessions

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Session
ID code
Date/TimeTypeTitle/LocationPapers
1November 14, 2025
14:30-16:00
invited 1-A

    Location: 104 Business Building

3
2November 14, 2025
14:30-16:00
invited 1-B

    Location: 009 Business Building

3
3November 14, 2025
16:30-18:00
invited 2-A

    Location: 104 Business Building

3
4November 14, 2025
16:30-18:00
invited 2-B

    Location: 009 Business Building

3
5November 15, 2025
9:00-10:30
invited 3-A

    Location: 004 Business Building

3
6November 15, 2025
9:00-10:30
invited 3-B

    Location: 005 Business Building

3
7November 15, 2025
9:00-10:30
invited 3-C

    Location: 006 Business Building

3
8November 15, 2025
11:00-12:30
invited 4-A

    Location: 004 Business Building

3
9November 15, 2025
11:00-12:30
invited 4-B

    Location: 005 Business Building

3
10November 15, 2025
11:00-12:30
invited 4-C

    Location: 006 Business Building

3
11November 15, 2025
14:15-15:45
invited 5

    Location: 110 Business Building

3
12November 15, 2025
16:15-17:45
invited 6

    Location: 110 Business Building

3
13November 16, 2025
9:00-10:30
invited 7-A

    Location: 004 Business Building

3
14November 16, 2025
9:00-10:30
invited 7-B

    Location: 005 Business Building

3
15November 16, 2025
11:00-12:30
invited 8-A

    Location: 004 Business Building

3
16November 16, 2025
11:00-12:30
invited 8-B

    Location: 005 Business Building

3
 

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


 

Midwest International Trade Conference

Detailed List of Sessions

 
Session ID 1: 1-A
November 14, 2025 14:30 to 16:00
Location: 104 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, Aarhus University/UCSB/University of Iowa
Session type: invited
 

Age and Trade Shock Vulnerability: Heterogeneous Economic and Electoral Responses to the China Shock
   By Alishan Khan; Syracuse University
   Presented by: Alishan Khan, Syracuse University
 

After Offshoring: Which Skills Do Firms Seek Next?
   By Gueyon Kim; University of California, Santa Cruz
   Peter Kuhn; University of California, Santa Barbara
   Hani Mansour; University of Colorado Denver
   Jooyoun Park; Kent State University
   Presented by: Jooyoun Park, Kent State University
 

Unpacking Non-Tariff Measures: Beyond the Tip of the Iceberg
   By Devaki Ghose; World Bank
   Shafaat Khan; Syracuse University
   Presented by: Shafaat Khan, Syracuse University
 
Session ID 2: 1-B
November 14, 2025 14:30 to 16:00
Location: 009 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Session type: invited
 

Born Global, New Exporter Dynamics, and the Aggregate Gains from Trade
   By Kazuma Inagaki; University of Rochester
   Presented by: Kazuma Inagaki, University of Rochester
 

Trade Costs, Entry Costs, and Regional Economic Growth in China
   By Zeyi Qian; Clark University
   Kensuke Suzuki; Clark University
   Junfu Zhang; Clark University
   Presented by: Zeyi Qian, Clark University
 

Twin Peaks in Transition
   By Alejandro Riano; City St George's University of London
   Fabrice Defever; Universite of Lille
   Balazs Murakozy; University of Liverpool
   Presented by: Alejandro Riano, City St George's University of London
 
Session ID 3: 2-A
November 14, 2025 16:30 to 18:00
Location: 104 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Raymond Riezman, Aarhus University/UCSB/University of Iowa
Session type: invited
 

Tariff Cuts, Policy Uncertainty, and the Force of Many: The Impact of Plurilateral Agreements
   By Irene Iodice; Bielefeld University
   Presented by: Irene Iodice, Bielefeld University
 

Learning and Inventory Dynamics
   By Olga Timoshenko; Temple University
   Presented by: Olga Timoshenko, Temple University
 

R&D Employment and Transmission in Trade and MNE Networks: Evidence from a R&D Tax Reform
   By Björn Arnarson; University of Copenhagen
   Magnus Buus; University of Copenhagen
   Jakob Munch; University of Copenhagen
   Georg Schaur; University of Tennessee
   Presented by: Jakob Munch, University of Copenhagen
 
Session ID 4: 2-B
November 14, 2025 16:30 to 18:00
Location: 009 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Session type: invited
 

Geopolitical Risk and Global Supply Chains: Evidence from a New Database
   By Lin Jones; U.S. International Trade Commission
   Serge Shikher; U.S. International Trade Commission
   Yoto Yotov; Drexel University
   Presented by: Serge Shikher, U.S. International Trade Commission
 

Assessing the Aggregate Price Effects of Trade Using the Food Engel Curve
   By Farid Farrokhi; Purdue University
   David Jinkins; Copenhagen Business School
   Chong Xiang; Purdue University
   Presented by: Chong Xiang, Purdue University
 

Firm Size, Shipping Speed, and Payment Terms in International Trade
   By Adina Ardelean; Santa Clara University
   Kairong Chen; Indiana University Bloomington
   Michael DeDad; The University of Akron
   Volodymyr Lugovskyy; Indiana University
   Presented by: Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
 
Session ID 5: 3-A
November 15, 2025 9:00 to 10:30
Location: 004 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Tomohiro Ara, Fukushima University
Session type: invited
 

Sectoral Transport Mode Elasticities and International Trade
   By Jeong-won Ko; University of Colorado Boulder
   Sergey Nigai; University of Colorado Boulder
   Alec Truax; University of Colorado, Boulder
   Presented by: Jeong-won Ko, University of Colorado Boulder
 

Lobbying and U.S.-China Trade War
   By Preety Bhogal
   Giovanni Facchini; University of Nottingham
   Peri Silva; Kansas State University
   Presented by: Preety Bhogal,
 

The Calvo Fairy Wears Hats: Trade and Inflation Dynamics
   By Han Yang; Academia Sinica
   Presented by: Han Yang, Academia Sinica
 
Session ID 6: 3-B
November 15, 2025 9:00 to 10:30
Location: 005 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Devaki Ghose, World Bank
Session type: invited
 

Tariff Pass-Through Along the Supply Chain: Evidence from Tariffs on European Wines
   By Aaron Flaaen; Federal Reserve Board of Governors
   Ali Hortacsu; University of Chicago
   Felix Tintelnot; Duke U
   Nicolas Urdaneta Andrade; Duke University
   Daniel Xu; Duke
   Presented by: Nicolas Urdaneta Andrade, Duke University
 

Multinationals, Trade and Carbon Emissions
   By Joschka Wanner; Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg (JMU)
   Yuta Watabe; IDE-JETRO
   Presented by: Yuta Watabe, IDE-JETRO
 

The Macroeconomic Consequences of Export Subsidies
   By Marcos Mac Mullen; Federal Reserve Board
   Roman Merga; International Monetary Fund
   Presented by: Marcos Mac Mullen, Federal Reserve Board
 
Session ID 7: 3-C
November 15, 2025 9:00 to 10:30
Location: 006 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Ohyun Kwon, Drexel University
Session type: invited
 

From Dirty to Green: How Input Liberalization Shapes Firms’ Emissions in Imports
   By Serena Chellini; KU Leuven
   Hylke Vandenbussche; University of Leuven, KU Leuven
   Presented by: Serena Chellini, KU Leuven
 

Climate Policies under Dynamic Factor Adjustment
[slides]
   By David Shin; University of Tennessee, Knoxville
   Presented by: David Shin, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
 

Innovation Efficiency Gains from Exporting: A Growth Perspective
   By Yaming Chang; The Pennsylvania State University
   Presented by: Yaming Chang, The Pennsylvania State University
 
Session ID 8: 4-A
November 15, 2025 11:00 to 12:30
Location: 004 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Tomohiro Ara, Fukushima University
Session type: invited
 

Interwar Laffer Curves: Not So Funny
   By Mario Crucini; Purdue University
   James Harrison; United States Naval Academy
   Anson Soderbery; Purdue University
   Presented by: Anson Soderbery, Purdue University
 

Consumer Demand with Price Aggregators and Low-Rank Cross-Price Effects
   By Thibault Fally; University of California Berkeley
   Ethan Ligon; University of California, Berkeley
   Presented by: Thibault Fally, University of California Berkeley
 

Trade with Firm-to-Firm Relationships: Identifying New Gains and Losses from Trade
   By Tomohiro Ara; Fukushima University
   Presented by: Tomohiro Ara, Fukushima University
 
Session ID 9: 4-B
November 15, 2025 11:00 to 12:30
Location: 005 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Devaki Ghose, World Bank
Session type: invited
 

Cross-border Threats to Health: Impacts of Trade Liberalization on Nutritional Transition
[slides]
   By Jaerim Choi; Yonsei University
   JUNGJUN PARK; Yonsei University
   Presented by: JUNGJUN PARK, Yonsei University
 

How Globalization Changes the Level and Structure of Executive Compensation
   By David Hummels; Purdue University
   Jakob Munch; University of Copenhagen
   Huilin Zhang; Purdue University
   Presented by: Huilin Zhang, Purdue University
 

How (in)efficient are governments? Evidence from import transactions data
   By Manuel Santana; Universitat Pompeu Fabra
   Devaki Ghose; World Bank
   Bob Rijkers; The World Bank
   Presented by: Bob Rijkers, The World Bank
 
Session ID 10: 4-C
November 15, 2025 11:00 to 12:30
Location: 006 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Ohyun Kwon, Drexel University
Session type: invited
 

The gravity of patent protection: Policy, frictions, and technology diffusion
   By Zach Luther; Vanderbilt University
   Presented by: Zach Luther, Vanderbilt University
 

Market Power, Misallocation, and Trade Policy
   By Viktoriia Zezerova; Pennsylvania State University
   Presented by: Viktoriia Zezerova, Pennsylvania State University
 

Does RMB Internationalization Promote Cross-Border Trade?
   By Yang Jiao; Singapore Management University
   Ohyun Kwon; Drexel University
   Saiah Lee; Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
   Presented by: Ohyun Kwon, Drexel University
 
Session ID 11: 5
November 15, 2025 14:15 to 15:45
Location: 110 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Olga Timoshenko, Temple University
Session type: invited
 

Reversing Protectionism: A First Look at Product-level Trade Data from Smoot-Hawley to the GATT
   By Kristy Buzard; Syracuse University
   Ross Jestrab; U.S. International Trade Commission
   Zeyuan Xiong; Syracuse University
   Presented by: Kristy Buzard, Syracuse University
 

International Transport Services, Trade in Goods and Welfare
   By Alessandro Barattieri; World Bank and ESG UQAM
   A. Kerem Cosar; University of Virginia
   Sophie Osotimehin; UQAM
   Latchezar Popov; Texas Tech University
   Presented by: A. Kerem Cosar, University of Virginia
 

Testing the Waters: How Firms Enter New Markets
   By Carsten Eckel; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
   Ina Jäkel; Aarhus University
   Luca Macedoni; University of Milan
   Raymond Riezman; Aarhus University/UCSB/University of Iowa
   Presented by: Carsten Eckel, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
 
Session ID 12: 6
November 15, 2025 16:15 to 17:45
Location: 110 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Olga Timoshenko, Temple University
Session type: invited
 

A Democratic Dividend in Trade? Evidence from a Flexible Empirical Implementation
   By Rodolphe Desbordes; SKEMA Business School
   Markus Eberhardt; University of Nottingham
   Mario Larch; University of Bayreuth
   Presented by: Mario Larch, University of Bayreuth
 

Transitivity in International Trade: Evidence from Colombia-U.S. Firm Relationships
   By Alejandra Martinez; University of Nottingham
   Dennis Novy; University of Warwick
   Carlo Perroni; University of Warwick
   Presented by: Alejandra Martinez, University of Nottingham
 

Unfair Bilateral Trade Imbalances
   By Gabriel Felbermayr; University of Kiel
   Yoto Yotov; Drexel University
   Presented by: Yoto Yotov, Drexel University
 
Session ID 13: 7-A
November 16, 2025 9:00 to 10:30
Location: 004 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Arpita Chatterjee, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: invited
 

Market Power and Tradability
   By Jack Liang; Temple University
   Wei Xiang; University of Michigan
   Presented by: Jack Liang, Temple University
 

Borders and Price Convergence: The Role of Local Products
   By Fernando Borraz; dECON- FCS-UdelaR
   Leandro Zipitria; FCS - UdelaR
   Presented by: Fernando Borraz, dECON- FCS-UdelaR
 

Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare: Evidence from Sri Lanka
   By Ana M Fernandes; The World Bank
   Eduardo Fraga; London Business School
   Devaki Ghose; World Bank
   Presented by: Devaki Ghose, World Bank
 
Session ID 14: 7-B
November 16, 2025 9:00 to 10:30
Location: 005 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Paul Ko, Swarthmore College
Session type: invited
 

Geography, Transport and the Composition of Trade
   By Russell Hillberry; Purdue University
   Manuel Jimenez; Purdue University
   Bilgehan Karabay; RMIT University
   Presented by: Manuel Jimenez, Purdue University
 

Tariff Transmission in the Digital Economy
   By Jorge Klinnert; University of Maryland
   Presented by: Jorge Klinnert, University of Maryland
 

Trade Policy and Structural Change
   By Hayato Kato; The University of Osaka
   Kensuke Suzuki; Clark University
   Motoaki Takahashi; JGU Mainz/Kiel IfW
   Presented by: Kensuke Suzuki, Clark University
 
Session ID 15: 8-A
November 16, 2025 11:00 to 12:30
Location: 004 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Arpita Chatterjee, Federal Reserve Board
Session type: invited
 

Unbalanced Trade 2.0
   By Alejandro Cunat; University of Vienna
   Robert Zymek; International Monetary Fund
   Presented by: Robert Zymek, International Monetary Fund
 

Import Decisions Under Expected Tariff Increases
   By Maria Jose Carreras Valle; Pennsylvania State University
   Sang Min Lee; University of South Carolina
   Presented by: Sang Min Lee, University of South Carolina
 

Optimal Input Tariffs in Oligopoly
   By Arpita Chatterjee; Federal Reserve Board
   Presented by: Arpita Chatterjee, Federal Reserve Board
 
Session ID 16: 8-B
November 16, 2025 11:00 to 12:30
Location: 005 Business Building
 
Session Chair: Paul Ko, Swarthmore College
Session type: invited
 

Paving the Way for Higher Costs? The Impact of Steel Tariffs on Highway Procurement
   By Ashwin Nair; University of Virginia
   Presented by: Ashwin Nair, University of Virginia
 

The Distributional Effects of Trade across Local Labor Markets and Heterogeneous Consumers
   By Shamil Sharapudinov; University of Toronto
   Presented by: Shamil Sharapudinov, University of Toronto
 

Unpacking Carbon Leakage: Analyzing the Impact of Carbon Pricing and Tariffs on Emissions in Global Value Chains
   By Kenneth Bicol Dy; Tunghai University
   Paul Ko; Swarthmore College
   Yan-Jyuan Li; Academia Sinica
   Han Yang; Academia Sinica
   Presented by: Paul Ko, Swarthmore College
 

16 sessions, 48 papers, and 0 presentations with no associated papers
 
Index of Participants

Legend: C=chair, P=Presenter, D=Discussant
#ParticipantRoles in Conference
1Ara, TomohiroC5, P8, C8
2Bhogal, PreetyP5
3Borraz, FernandoP13
4Buzard, KristyP11
5Chang, YamingP7
6Chatterjee, ArpitaC13, P15, C15
7Chellini, SerenaP7
8Cosar, A. KeremP11
9Eckel, CarstenP11
10Fally, ThibaultP8
11Ghose, DevakiC6, C9, P13
12Inagaki, KazumaP2
13Iodice, IreneP3
14Jimenez, ManuelP14
15Khan, AlishanP1
16Khan, ShafaatP1
17Klinnert, JorgeP14
18Ko, PaulC14, P16, C16
19Ko, Jeong-wonP5
20Kwon, OhyunC7, P10, C10
21Larch, MarioP12
22Lee, Sang MinP15
23Liang, JackP13
24Lugovskyy, VolodymyrC2, P4, C4
25Luther, ZachP10
26Mac Mullen, MarcosP6
27Martinez, AlejandraP12
28Munch, JakobP3
29Nair, AshwinP16
30Park, JooyounP1
31PARK, JUNGJUNP9
32Qian, ZeyiP2
33Riano, AlejandroP2
34Riezman, RaymondC1, C3
35Rijkers, BobP9
36Sharapudinov, ShamilP16
37Shikher, SergeP4
38Shin, DavidP7
39Soderbery, AnsonP8
40Suzuki, KensukeP14
41Timoshenko, OlgaP3, C11, C12
42Urdaneta Andrade, NicolasP6
43Watabe, YutaP6
44Xiang, ChongP4
45Yang, HanP5
46Yotov, YotoP12
47Zezerova, ViktoriiaP10
48Zhang, HuilinP9
49Zymek, RobertP15

 

This program was last updated on 2025-11-13 05:01:58 EDT