Empirical Investigations in
International Trade 2000 - Program

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

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

8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast
Chair: Keith Maskus, University of Colorado

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

4:30-5:30

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

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

04:30-05:30

Why Don't Firms Export?
Eileen Brooks, Harvard University
Discussant: Marie Thursby, Purdue University

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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