Resilience in Supply Chains
Organized by Laura Alfaro, James M. Poterba, and Chad Syverson
Supported by the US Department of Homeland Security through a subaward from the Cross-Border Threat Screening and Supply Chain Defense (CBTS), a Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence, at Texas A&M University
December 13, 2024
Royal Sonesta Hotel, Charles Suite, 40 Edwin H. Land Blvd., Cambridge, MA
Format: Paper 1: 35 minutes; Paper 2: 35 minutes; Discussion Leader: 10 minutes; Q&A from floor: 10 minutes
Friday, December 13
8:00am
Breakfast
8:45am
Introductory Remarks:
James Poterba, MIT and NBER
John Caton, US Department of Homeland Security
9:00am
Session I: Measuring Supply Chain Disruptions and Resilience
Chair: Chad Syverson, University of Chicago and NBER

Which Products Are Traded in Your Supply Chain And How Do They Score on Risk Indicators? (slides)

Oscar Lemmers, Statistics Netherlands
Khee Fung Wong, Statistics Netherlands
Tom Notten, Statistics Netherlands
Leen Prenen, Statistics Netherlands
Dennis Dahlmans, Statistics Netherlands

Supply Chain Disruptions and Supplier Capital in U.S. Firms

Ernest Liu, Princeton University and NBER
Vladimir Smirnyagin, University of Virginia
Aleh Tsyvinski, Yale University and NBER
10:25am
Discussion Leader:
Alireza Tahbaz Salehi, Northwestern University and NBER
10:30am
Break
10:45am
Session II: Cross-Border Linkages in Supply Chains
Chair: Laura Alfaro, Harvard Business School and NBER

An Anatomy of U.S. Establishments' Trade Linkages in Global Value Chains

Aaron B. Flaaen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Fariha Kamal, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston and NBER
Eunhee Lee, Seoul National University

Risk in the Electronics Supply Chain from Soup to Nuts

David M. Byrne, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
12:10pm
Discussion Leader:
Teresa Fort, Dartmouth College and NBER
12:15pm
Lunch
1:00pm
Session III: Economic Impact of Supply Chain Disruptions
Chair: Greg Pompelli, Texas A&M Cross-Border Threat Screening Center

Battery Materials Supply-Chain Disruptions and U.S. Vehicle Prices

Jason O'Connor, Carnegie Mellon University
Karan Bhuwalka, Stanford University
Jeremy J. Michalek, Carnegie Mellon University
Elsa Olivetti, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abigail Randall, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Richard Roth, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kate S. Whitefoot, Carnegie Mellon University

Resilience of Global Supply Chains and Generic Drug Shortages

Anais Galdin, Dartmouth College
2:25pm
Discussion Leader:
Elaine Buckberg, Harvard University
2:30pm
Break
2:50pm
Panel Discussion: Spotlight on Specific Supply Chains
Moderator: James Poterba, MIT and NBER
Panelists:
Rod Eggert, Colorado School of Mines
Jacob Howard, MITRE Corporation
Martha Moore, American Chemistry Council
David Oppedahl, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
4:10pm
Closing Remarks
4:15pm
Adjourn