NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, INC. |
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SUMMER INSTITUTE 2008 |
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International
Trade and Investment Workshop |
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July 28-31, 2008 |
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John McLaren and Peter Schott, Organizers |
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NBER |
2nd Floor Conference Room |
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PROGRAM |
MONDAY, JULY 28: |
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9:00 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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Firm-Level Analysis of Exports |
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9:30 am |
BEATA JAVORCIK, University
of Oxford |
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Discussant: BRADFORD JENSEN, |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
ERIC VERHOOGEN, |
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The Quality-Complementarity
Hypothesis: Theory and New Evidence from Colombia |
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Discussant: JAMES TYBOUT, |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
JUAN CARLOS HALLAK,
Universidad de San Andrés and NBER |
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Productivity, Quality and
Exporting Behavior under Minimum Quality Requirements |
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Discussant: DAVID HUMMELS, |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
ROC ARMENTER, Federal Reserve
Bank of |
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Discussant: ANDREW BERNARD, |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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6:00 pm |
Clambake, Harvard Faculty
Club, |
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TUESDAY, JULY 29: |
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9:00 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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Globalization, Development, and Income Distribution |
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9:30 am |
MARY AMITI, Federal Reserve
Bank of |
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Discussant: NINA PAVCNIK, |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
JOHN ROMALIS, |
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Inequality and
Prices: Does China Benefit the Poor in
America? |
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Discussant: IRENE BRAMBILLA, |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
EMILY BLANCHARD, |
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Discussant: ANDRES RODRIGUEZ-CLARE, |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
KATHERYN RUSS, UC, Davis
and NBER |
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FDI in the Banking Sector:
Why borrowing costs fall while spread proxies increase |
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Discussant: JOSHUA AIZENMAN, UC, |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30: |
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9:00 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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Political Economy and Trade |
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9:30 am |
RALPH OSSA, |
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Discussant: PRAVIN KRISHNA, |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
NINO SITCHINAVA, |
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Trade, Technology, and
Wage Inequality: Evidence from U.S.
Manufacturing, 1989-2004 |
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Discussant: ROBERT FEENSTRA, UC, Davis and NBER |
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12:00 n |
Lunch |
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1:00 pm |
EDWIN LAI, Federal Reserve
Bank of |
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Discussant: JAMES MARKUSEN, |
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2:00 pm |
Break |
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2:30 pm |
REUVEN GLICK, Federal
Reserve Bank of |
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Collateral Damage: Trade Disruption and the Economic Impact of
War |
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Discussant: DOUGLAS IRWIN, |
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3:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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THURSDAY, JULY 31: |
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9:00 am |
Coffee and Pastries |
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New Trade Theories |
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9:30 am |
JONATHAN EATON, |
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Discussant: MARC MELITZ, |
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10:30 am |
Break |
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11:00 am |
ARNAUD COSTINOT, UC, |
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Discussant: POL ANTRAS, |
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12:00 n |
Lunch and Adjourn |
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5/7/08 |
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