7th Annual Conference

November 3-5, 2000

University of Colorado, Boulder

Student Recreation Center, Conference Rooms 3 and 4


Organizers:
Keith Maskus, University of Colorado
Jon Haveman, Federal Trade Commission
James Harrigan, New York Federal Reserve Bank
Marie Thursby, Purdue University
Sponsored by:
Center for International Business Education and Research
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University
Carl McGuire Center, University of Colorado
Graduate School, University of Colorado

Program
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Session 1: Friday, November 3, 8:30am-12:15

Chair: Keith Maskus, University of Colorado

8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast
9:00-10:00 Exports and Innovation: Evidence from Chile and Mexico
  • Roberto Alvarez, University of Chile
  • Raymond Robertson, Macalester College
        Discussant: Christine McDaniel, USITC

    10:00-11:00 Time as a Trade Barrier
    • David Hummels, Purdue University
          Discussant: Andrew Bernard, Dartmouth College

      11:00-11:15 Break

      11:15-12:15 Economic Geography and International Inequality
      • Stephen Redding, London School of Economics
      • Anthony Venables, London School of Economics
            Discussant: James Harrigan, FRBNY

        Lunch



        Session 2: Friday, November 3, 2:00-5:30pm

        Chair: Jon Haveman, FTC

        2:00-3:00 Testing Political Economy Models of Regional Trade Agreements
        • Kishore Gawande, University of New Mexico
        • Alok Bohara, University of New Mexico
        • Pablo Sanguinetti, University of New Buenos Aires
              Discussant: Theo Eicher, University of Washington

          3:00-3:15 Break


          3:15-4:15 International Trade in Manufactured Products: a Ricardo-Heckscher- Ohlin Explanation with Monopolistic Competition (Paper) and (Tables)
          • Ehsan Choudri, Carleton University
          • Dalia Hakura, IMF
                Discussant: Keith Maskus, University of Colorado

            4:00-4:15 Break

            4:30-5:30 The Effect of Bilateral Tax Treaties on US FDI Activity
            • Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon
            • Ronald Davies, University of Oregon
                  Discussant: James Markusen, University of Colorado

              Adjourn


               

              Session 3: Saturday, November 4, 8:30am-12:15

              Chair: Marie Thursby, Purdue University

              8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast
              9:00-10:00 Factor Price Equality and the Economies of the United States
              • Andrew Bernard, Dartmouth College
              • Bradford Jensen, University of Maryland and Bureau of the Census
              • Peter Schott, Yale University
                    Discussant: Russ Hillberry, USITC

                10:00-11:00 Growth and Interdependence: the Empirics
                • Peter Debaere, University of Texas
                • Ufuk Demiroglu, CBO
                      Discussant: Michael Nicholson, University of Colorado

                  11:00-11:15 Break

                  11:15-12:15 On Testing the Effect of the Internet on Trade
                  • Caroline Freund, Board of Governors
                  • Diana Weinhold, LSE
                        Discussant: Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon


                    Lunch

                    12:30-2:00
                     

                    Speaker: Edward Leamer, UCLA

                    "Images of the Trade and Wages Debate"





                     

                    Session 4: Saturday, November 4, 2:15-5:30pm

                    Chair: James Harrigan, FRBNY

                    2:15-3:15 Comparative Advantage and Economic Geography: Estimating the Location of Production in the EU
                    • Karen Helene Midelfart-Knarvik, Univeristy of Bergen
                    • Henry Overman, London School of Economics
                    • Anthony Venables, London School of Economics
                          Discussant: Jon Haveman, FTC

                      3:15-3:30 Break

                      3:30-4:30 Public Expenditure and International Specialisation
                      • Marius Brulhart, University of Lausanne
                      • Federico Trionfetti, King's College London
                            Discussant: William Hutchinson, Miami University


                        4:30-5:30 Why Don't Firms Export?
                        • Eileen Brooks, Harvard University
                              Discussant: Marie Thursby, Purdue University

                          Adjourn


                          Session 5: Sunday, November 5, 8:30am-12:15

                          Chair: William Hutchinson, Miami University

                          8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast
                          9:00-10:00 National Border Effects and Heterogeneous Fixed Costs of International Trade
                          • Carolyn Evans, FRBNY
                                Discussant: Johannes Moenius, Northwestern University



                            10:00-11:00 Politics and Trade Policy: an Empirical Investigation
                            • Theo Eicher, University of Washington
                            • Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University
                                  Discussant: Ravi Yatawara, University of Delaware

                              11:00-11:15 Break

                              11:15-12:15 Market Potential and the Location of Japanese Investment in the European Union
                              • Keith Head, University of British Columbia
                              • Thierry Mayer, University of Paris
                                    Discussant: James Dunlevy, Miami University

                                Adjourn


                                 

                                Participants:

                                Andrew Bernard, Dartmouth College
                                Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon
                                Alok Bohara, University of New Mexico
                                Eileen Brooks, Harvard University
                                Marius Brulhart, University of Lausanne
                                Ehsan Choudri, Carleton University
                                Ronald Davies, University of Oregon
                                Peter Debaere, University of Texas
                                James Dunlevy, Miami University
                                Theo Eicher, University of Washington
                                Carolyn Evans, FRBNY
                                Caroline Freund, Board of Governors
                                Kishore Gawande, University of New Mexico
                                James Harrigan, FRBNY
                                Jon Haveman, FTC
                                Keith Head, University of British Columbia
                                David Hummels, Purdue University
                                William Hutchinson, Miami University
                                Bradford Jensen, University of Maryland and Bureau of the Census
                                Karen Helene Midelfart-Knarvik, Univeristy of Bergen
                                Russ Hillberry, USITC
                                Edward Leamer, UCLA
                                James Markusen, University of Colorado
                                Keith Maskus, University of Colorado
                                Thierry Mayer, University of Paris
                                Christine McDaniel, USITC
                                Johannes Moenius, Northwestern University
                                Michael Nicholson, University of Colorado
                                Mary O'Donnell, University of Limerick
                                Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University
                                Henry Overman, London School of Economics
                                Stephen Redding, London School of Economics
                                Raymond Robertson, Macalester College
                                Peter Schott, Yale University
                                Marie Thursby, Purdue University
                                Federico Trionfetti, King's College London
                                Anthony Venables, London School of Economics
                                Ravi Yatawara, University of Delaware


                                Address correspondence to: Keith Maskus
                                Department of Economics
                                University of Colorado
                                Boulder, CO 80309-0256
                                Phone: (303) 492-7588






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