Empirical Investigations in
International Trade 1999 - Program

6th Annual Conference on:

Empirical Investigations in International Trade

Purdue University

November 12- November 14, 1999


Organizers:Jon Haveman and Marie Thursby
Purdue University
Sponsored by:Center for International Business Education and Research
Krannert School of Management

Session 1: Friday, November 12, 9 am-12:15

108 Krannert Center
Chair: Jon Haveman, Purdue University

9:00-10:00

On the Empirical Validity of the General Law of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan
Daniel Bernhofen, Clark University
Discussant:
Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth University.

10:00-11:00

The Economic Significance of National Border Effects
Carolyn Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:
Michael Nicholson, University of Colorado

11:15-12:15

Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Antidumping Investigations PDF
Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon
Stephen Haynes, University of Oregon
Discussant:
Simon Evenett, Rutgers University.

Lunch

Session 2: Friday, November 12, 2:00-5:30pm

108 Krannert Center
Chair: Marie Thursby, Purdue University

2:00-3:00

The Dynamics of International Specialisation PDF
Stephen Redding, London School of Economics
Discussant:
Daniel Bernhofen, Clark University.

3:15-4:15

The United States is a Small Country in World Trade (Word)
Stephen Magee, University of Texas
Kwang-Yeol Yoo, University of Texas
Nakgyoon Choi, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade
Discussant:
James Harrigan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

4:30-5:30

The Mechanisms for Exchange Rate and Wage Interaction
Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:
Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon.

Adjourn

Session 3: Saturday, November 13, 9 am-12:15

320 Stewart Center
Chair: Jerry Thursby, Purdue University

9:00-10:00

The Impact of the Asia Crisis on US Industry: An almost-free lunch?
James Harrigan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Discussant:
Theresa Greaney, Syracuse University.

10:00-11:00

Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing: an Econometric Investigation
Keith Maskus, University of Colorado
Discussant:
Marie thursby, Purdue University.

11:15-12:15

Decomposing the Growth of OECD Trade During 1970-1996
Simeon Djankov, The World Bank and CEPR
Simon Evenett, Rutgers University
Bernard Yeung, New York University
Discussant:
Jeffrey Bergstrand, Notre Dame University

Lunch

12:30-2:00

West Faculty Lounge, Purdue Memorial Union
Speaker: Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
"Open Research Questions in International Economics"

Session 4: Saturday, November 13, 2:30-6:00pm

320 Stewart Center
Chair: William Hutchinson, Miami University of Ohio

2:30-3:30

On the Home Market Effect: Theory and Empirical Evidence PDF
Jonathon Eaton, Boston University
Federico Trionfetti, London School of Economics
Discussant:
Carolyn Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

3:45-4:45

Empirical Investigation on Comparative Advantage Among OECD Countries PDF
Mika Saito, Cornell University
Discussant:
Keith Maskus, University of Colorado-Boulder.

5:00-6:00

Trade Theory and the Evolution of Post-War US Manufacturing: Are US Industries Behaving As We'd Expect?
Peter Schott, Yale University
Discussant:
Jon Haveman, Purdue University.

Adjourn

Session 5: Sunday, November 14, 9 am-12:15

108 Krannert Center
Chair: Jon Haveman, Purdue University

9:00-10:00

Assessing the Impacts of US-Japan Bilateral Trade Agreements, 1980-1995
Theresa Greaney, Syracuse University
Discussant:
Beata Smarzynska, World Bank.

10:00-11:00

Experimental Foreign Exchange Markets (PDF)
Eric Fisher, Ohio State University
Discussant:
Timothy Cason, Purdue University.

11:15-12:15

Trade Protection: Commercial Policy versus Exchange Rate Policy
Ravi Yatawara, University of Delaware
Discussant:
William Hutchinson, Miami University of Ohio

Jon Haveman (jon@haveman.org)