International Trade Policy and Institutions Conference
Organized by Stephen J. Redding and Robert W. Staiger
Supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation
September 11-12, 2020
on Zoom.us
Friday, September 11
Timing for each 1 hour Session:
45 minute presentation
10 minute Q&A
5 minute mini break
10:00 am

Tariff Passthrough at the Border and at the Store: Evidence from US Trade Policy (slides)

Alberto Cavallo, Harvard University and NBER
Gita Gopinath, International Monetary Fund
Brent Neiman, University of Chicago and NBER
Jenny Tang, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
11:00 am

Global Reallocations in the 2018-2019 Trade War (slides)

Pablo Fajgelbaum, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Yale University and NBER
Patrick Kennedy, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Amit Khandelwal, Yale University and NBER
Daria Taglioni, The World Bank
12:00 pm
Break
12:30 pm
Policy Discussion by Jennifer Hillman, Council on Foreign Relations
1:30 pm

Local Employment and Political Effects of Trade Deals: Evidence from NAFTA (slides)

Jiwon Choi, Brandeis University
Ilyana Kuziemko, Princeton University and NBER
Ebonya L. Washington, Columbia University and NBER
Gavin Wright, Stanford University
2:30 pm

Did Trump's Trade War Impact the 2018 Election? (slides)

Emily J. Blanchard, Dartmouth College
Chad P. Bown, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Davin Chor, Dartmouth College and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Pain and Gain: The Short- and Long-run Effects of Economic Sanctions on Growth (slides)

Ohyun Kwon, Drexel University
Constantinos Syropoulos, Drexel University
Yoto V. Yotov, Drexel University
5:00 pm

Optimal Unilateral Carbon Policy (slides)

Samuel S. Kortum, Yale University
David Weisbach, University of Chicago
Michael Wang, Northwestern University
6:00 pm
Adjourn
Saturday, September 12
10:00 am

Firm Input Choice Under Trade Policy Uncertainty

Kyle Handley, University of California, San Diego and NBER
Nuno Limão, Georgetown University and NBER
Rodney Ludema, Georgetown University
Zhi Yu, Renmin University of China
11:00 am

Unravelling Deep Integration: Local Labour Market Effects of the Brexit Vote (slides)

Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford and CEPR
Katherine A. Stapleton, University of Oxford
Ben Kett, University of Oxford
Layla O'Kane, Lightcast
12:00 pm
Break
12:30 pm
Mid-Meeting Talk
Douglas A. Irwin Dartmouth College and NBER
1:30 pm

Taking Stock of Trade Policy Uncertainty:Evidence from China’s Pre-WTO Accession (slides)

George A. Alessandria, University of Rochester and NBER
Shafaat Y. Khan, Syracuse University
Armen Khederlarian, Hunter College CUNY
2:30 pm

Export Markets and Long-run Industry Adjustment: State, Private, and Foreign Firms in Vietnam (slides)

Brian McCaig, Wilfrid Laurier University
Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth College and NBER
Woan Foong Wong, University of Oregon and NBER
3:30 pm
Break
4:00 pm

Disputes in International Investment and Trade (slides)

Ralph Ossa, University of Zurich
Robert W. Staiger, Dartmouth College and NBER
Alan O. Sykes, Stanford University
5:00 pm
Adjourn