Labor Market Consequences of International Trade

Stephen J. Redding and Gordon H. Hanson, Organizers

October 4, 2018

National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC

Conference Code of Conduct

Thursday, October 4
9:00 am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:30 am
Opening Remarks
Stephen J. Redding, Princeton University and NBER
9:45 am
Gordon H. Hanson, Harvard University and NBER

Distributional Consequences of Trade and Technology (slides)
10:20 am
Kei-Mu Yi, University of Houston and NBER

Trade and Global Value Chains (slides)
10:55 am
Break
11:10 am
Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth College and NBER

The Effects of Trade Policy: A Global Perspective (slides)
and
The Impact of Trade on Inequality in Developing Countries
11:45 am
Robert C. Feenstra, University of California, Davis and NBER

U.S. Exports and Employment (slides)
12:20 pm
Closing Comments
12:30 pm
Lunch
Lunch Talk: A Long View of U.S. Trade Policy
Douglas A. Irwin, Dartmouth College and NBER
2:00 pm
Adjourn