TRIO Conference

Shin-ichi Fukuda, Joshua K. Hausman, and Kenichi Ueda, Organizers

March 2-3, 2024

FORMAT: Speaker 20 minutes, discussant 10 minutes, floor discussion 10 minutes. (An extra 5 minutes are allowed between each paper to allow for a small break and to keep things on-time if a paper goes slightly long.)

Conference Code of Conduct

Saturday, March 2
MAP
Topic: Unwinding Globalization?
12:58 pm
Session 1: Globalization, Banks, Cross-Border Shocks
(Chair: Joshua Hausman, University of Michigan and NBER)
1:00 pm
Friederike Niepmann, Federal Reserve Board
Leslie Sheng Shen, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

Geopolitical Risk and Global Banking
Discussant: Hibiki Ichiue, Keio University
1:45 pm
Andrea F. Presbitero, International Monetary Fund and CEPR
Laura Alfaro, Harvard University and NBER
Mariya Brussevich, International Monetary Fund and Ibmec-RJ
Camelia Minoiu, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Bank Financing of Global Supply Chains
Discussant: Toshitaka Sekine, Hitotsubashi University
2:30 pm
Jean Imbs, New York University Abu Dhabi and CEPR
Laurent Pauwels, New York University Abu Dhabi
Lukas Boeckelmann, European Central Bank

(Most) Global and Country Shocks are in fact Sector Shocks
Discussant: Etsuro Shioji, Hitotsubashi University and TCER
3:15 pm
Break
3:29 pm
Session 2: Capital Flows, FDI, and Technology Transfer
(Chair: Kenichi Ueda, University of Tokyo, CEPR and TCER)
3:30 pm
Kazunobu Hayakawa, Institute of Developing Economies
Fukunari Kimura, Keio University and TCER
Kenta Yamanouchi, Kagawa University

The Trade Effects of Export Control Regulations in Japan
Discussant: Hiroshi Mukunoki, Gakushuin University
4:15 pm
Bo Li, International Monetary Fund
Alessandro Rebucci, Johns Hopkins University and NBER
Hui Tong, International Monetary Fund

Financial Looting and Controls on Resident Outflows
Discussant: Laurent Pauwels, New York University Abu Dhabi
5:00 pm
Jota Ishikawa, Gakushuin University
Toshihiro Okubo, Keio University

Cross-border Technology Licensing with R&D Opportunity and Government Intervention
Discussant: Keisaku Higashida, Kwansei Gakuin University
5:45 pm
Adjourn
6:00 pm
Dinner - Korakuen Hanten Restaurant
Sunday, March 3
9:14 am
Session 3: Trade Barriers
(Chair: Shin-ichi Fukuda, University of Tokyo and TCER)
9:15 am
Ryo Makioka, Hokkaido University
Hongyong Zhang, RIETI

The Impact of Export Controls on International Trade: Evidence from the Japan-Korea Trade Dispute in the Semiconductor Industry
Discussant: Masahiro Endoh, Keio University
10:00 am
Sean Brown, Waseda University
Yasuyuki Todo, Waseda University and TCER

The Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative on Foreign Direct Investment from China and Other Countries (slides)
Discussant: Hirokazu Ishise, Osaka University
10:45 am
Break
11:00 am
David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Joaquin Blaum, Boston University
Pablo D. Fajgelbaum, University of California, Los Angeles and NBER
Augusto Ospital, Toulouse School of Economics

Trade Barriers and Market Power: Evidence from Argentina’s Discretionary Import Restrictions
Discussant: Akira Sasahara, Keio University
11:45 am
Alexander Plekhanov, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Maxim Chupilkin, University of Oxford
Beata Javorcik, University of Oxford and CEPR
Aleksandra Peeva, Free University Berlin

Exorbitant Privilege and Economic Sanctions (slides)
Discussant: Kiyotaka Sato, Yokohama National University
12:30 pm
Adjourn
Emergency Contact:
Kimiko Tanaka, The University of Tokyo
kimikotanaka@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp