Resilience in Supply Chains

Laura Alfaro, James M. Poterba, and Chad Syverson, Organizers

December 13, 2024

Format: Paper 1: 35 minutes; Paper 2: 35 minutes; Discussion Leader: 10 minutes; Q&A from floor: 10 minutes

Conference Code of Conduct

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

Which Products Are Traded in Your Supply Chain And How Do They Score on Risk Indicators? (slides)
Ernest Liu, Princeton University and NBER
Vladimir Smirnyagin, University of Virginia
Aleh Tsyvinski, Yale University and NBER

Supply Chain Disruptions and Supplier Capital in U.S. Firms
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
Aaron B. Flaaen, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Fariha Kamal, U.S. Census Bureau
Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston and NBER
Eunhee Lee, Seoul National University

An Anatomy of U.S. Establishments' Trade Linkages in Global Value Chains
David M. Byrne, Federal Reserve Board of Governors

Risk in the Electronics Supply Chain from Soup to Nuts
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
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

Battery Materials Supply-Chain Disruptions and U.S. Vehicle Prices
Anais Galdin, Dartmouth College

Resilience of Global Supply Chains and Generic Drug Shortages
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