5th Annual EIIT Conference: Program
5th Annual Conference
November 13- November 15, 1998
Purdue University
Center for International Business Education and Research
Krannert School of Management
Session 1: Friday, November 13, 9 am-12:15
314 Stewart Center
Chair: Jon Haveman, Purdue University
9:00-10:00
Productivity Performance and International Competitiveness: A New Test of an Old Theory
Ehsan U. Choudri,
Carleton University
Lawrence L. Schembri,
Carleton University
Discussant:
John Ries,
University of British Columbia.
10:00-11:00
Estimating the Knowledge-Capital Model of the Multinational Enterprise
(PDF 312k)
David L. Carr, University of Colorado
James Markusen, University of Colorado
Keith Maskus,
University of Colorado
Discussant:
Peter Schott,
UCLA
11:15-12:15
Exporting and Productivity
Andrew B. Bernard,
Yale University
J. Bradford Jensen, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant:
Jon Haveman,
Purdue University.
Lunch
Session 2: Friday, November 13, 1:30 - 6:00pm
124 Krannert Center
Chair:
Dorsati Madani,
World Bank
1:30 - 2:30
Trade Barriers and the Volatility of Comparative Advantage
(PDF 94k)
Johannes Moenius, University of California, San Diego
David Riker,
University of California, San Diego
Discussant:
Lawrence L. Schembri,
Carleton University.
2:30 - 3:30
Patterns in US RCA Indexes Across Time and Sector and Trading Partner, Chaos or Coherence?
J. David Richardson,
Syracuse University
Chi Zhang, Stanford
Discussant:
Aileen Thompson,
Carleton University.
3:45 - 4:45
One Size Fits All? Theory, Evidence and Implications of Cones of Diversification
Peter Schott,
UCLA
Discussant:
Peter Debaere,
University of Texas - Austin.
5:00 - 6:00
Product Differentiation, Scale Economies, and Foreign Trade
Wolfgang Keller,
University of Texas
Discussant:
David Hummels,
University of Chicago.
Adjourn
Session 3: Saturday, November 14, 9 am-12:15
124 Krannert Center
Chair:
James Dunlevy,
Miami University of Ohio
9:00-10:00
Relative Wages and Relative Prices: Can the Stolper-Samuelson Theorem Explain Relative Wage Movements? Evidence from Mexico
Raymond Robertson,
Syracuse University
Discussant:
Matthew Slaughter,
Dartmouth College.
10:00-11:00
Does Border Enforcement Protect U.S. Workers from Illegal Immigration?
Gordon H. Hanson,
University of Michigan
Raymond Robertson,
Syracuse University
Antonio Spilembergo, IMF
Discussant:
James Harrigan,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
11:15-12:15
Trade Disputes and the Implementation of Protection Under the GATT: An Empirical Assessment
PDF (391k)
Chad P. Bown,
University of Wisconsin
Discussant:
Marie Thursby,
Purdue University.
Lunch
12:30-2:00
Session 4: Saturday, November 14, 2-5:30pm
124 Krannert Center
Chair:
David Hummels,
University of Chicago
2:00-3:00
Technology and Comparative Advantage
Jonathon Eaton, Boston University
Samuel Kortum,
Boston University
Discussant:
Andrew Bernard,
Yale University.
3:15-4:15
Is Free Trade Good for the Environment?
PDF version (536k)
Werner Antweiler, University of British Columbia
Brian R. Copeland, University of British Columbia
Scott Taylor,
University of Wisconsin
Discussant:
Keith Maskus,
University of Colorado, Boulder.
4:30-5:30
Factor-Price Insensitivity to Immigration and the Rybczynski Theorem: Evidence from Israel and U.S. States
Neil Gandal, Tel Aviv University
Gordon H. Hanson,
University of Michigan
Matthew Slaughter,
Dartmouth College
Discussant:
Raymond Robertson,
Syracuse University.
Adjourn
Session 5: Sunday, November 15, 9 am-12:15
124 Krannert Center
Chair: Jon Haveman, Purdue University
9:00-10:00
Factor Quality and International Specialization
James Harrigan,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
10:00-11:00
Offshore Production and the Home Employees of Japanese Manufacturers
(PDF 139k)
Keith Head,
University of British Columbia
John Ries,
University of British Columbia
Discussant:
Simon Evenett,
Rutgers University and World Bank.
11:15-12:15
Sectoral Employment Effects of Trade and Trade-Induced Labor Saving in A Small Economy
PDF (83k)
Filip Abraham, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Ellen Brock,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Discussant:
William Hutchinson,
Miami University of Ohio.
Adjourn
Participants:
Address List
Andrew B. Bernard,
Yale University
Chad P. Bown,
University of Wisconsin
Ellen Brock,
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Ehsan U. Choudri,
Carleton University
Peter Debaere,
University of Texas - Austin
James Dunlevy,
Miami University of Ohio
Simon Evenett,
Rutgers University and World Bank
Gordon H. Hanson,
University of Michigan
James Harrigan,
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Jon Haveman,
Purdue University
Keith Head,
University of British Columbia
David Hummels,
University of Chicago
William Hutchinson,
Miami University of Ohio
Wolfgang Keller,
University of Texas
Samuel Kortum,
Boston University
Dorsati Madani,
World Bank
Keith Maskus,
University of Colorado
Usha Nair-Reichert,
Georgia Institute of Technology
J. David Richardson,
Syracuse University
John Ries,
University of British Columbia
David Riker,
University of California, San Diego
Raymond Robertson,
Syracuse University
Lawrence L. Schembri,
Carleton University
Peter Schott,
UCLA
Matthew Slaughter,
Dartmouth College
Scott Taylor,
University of Wisconsin
Aileen Thompson,
Carleton University
Marie Thursby,
Purdue University
Address correspondence to:
Jon Haveman
440 Krannert Building
Department of Economics
Krannert School of Management
Purdue University
W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1310
Phone: (765) 494-6156
Fax: (765) 494-9658
Programs from previous "Empirical Investigations" conferences:
First Annual: 1994
Second Annual: 1995
Third Annual: 1996
Fourth Annual: 1997
Jon Haveman (jon@haveman.org)