Preliminary Programme – Monday, August 11th 2014
5:00 – 7:00pm: Conference Reception at the Rt. 5 Wine Bar at the Inn at the 5th
Preliminary Programme – Tuesday, August 12th 2014
Venue: Maple Room
8:00 – 8:50am, Registration, Arrival Tea/Coffee
8.50 – 9:00am, Opening remarks, Isleide Zissimos/Christopher J. Ellis
Session 1: Institutions and Economic Performance
Chair:Isleide Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
9:00 – 9:35am, “Institutions, the Cost of Capital, and Long-Run Economic Growth: Evidence from the 19th Century Capital Market”, Ron Alquist(Bank of Canada), Ben Chabot (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago)
9:35 – 10:10am, “Economic Consequences of Judicial Institutions: Evidence from a Natural Experiment”, J. Anthony Cookson (University of Colorado at Boulder, Leeds School of Business)
10:10 – 10:45am, “A time to throw stones, a time to reap: How long does it take for democratic reforms to improve institutional outcomes?”, Pierre-Guillaume Méon (Université libre de Bruxelles), Khalid Sekkat (Université libre de Bruxelles, ERF)
10:45 – 11:15am, Coffee Break
Session 2: Firms and Exporting Behavior
Chair: Nicholas Sly
Venue: Maple Room
11:15 – 11:50am, “Transfer Pricing by Multinational Firms: New Evidence from Foreign Firm Ownerships”, Anca D. Cristea (University of Oregon), Daniel X. Nguyen (University of Copenhagen)
11:50 – 12:25pm, “Markups, International Specialization, and the Gains from Trade”, Ahmad Lashkaripour (Pennsylvania State University)
12:25 – 1:30pm, Lunch, TBD
Session 3: Political Economy and Trade Agreements
Chair: Isleide Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
1:30 – 2:05pm, “Political Commitment versus Flexibility in Trade Agreements”, Mostafa Beshkar (Indiana University)
2:05 – 2:40pm, “Endogenous Politics and the Design of Trade Agreements”, Kristy Buzard (Syracuse University)
2:40 – 3.00pm, Coffee Break
Session 4: Commercial Policy I
Chair: Eric Bond
Venue: Maple Room
3:00 – 3:35pm, Not all FTAs have the same Advantages, Thomas Zylkin (Drexel University)
3:35 – 4.10pm, “International price negotiations under the threat of compulsory licensing”, Eric Bond (Vanderbilt University), Kamal Saggi (Vanderbilt University)
4:10 – 4:30pm, Coffee Break
Keynote Address 1
Chair: Ben Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
4:30 – 5:30pm, “Compulsory licensing and patent protection: A North-South perspective”, Eric Bond (Vanderbilt University), Kamal Saggi (Vanderbilt University)
6:00 – 9:00pm, Conference Dinner, Gather at Inn at the 5th Lobby. Carriages will leave conference venue at 5:40pm, Grit Kitchen
Preliminary Programme – Wednesday, August 13th 2014
Venue: Maple Room
08.30 – 09.00am, Arrival Tea/Coffee
Session 5: Commercial Policy II
Chair: Anca Cristea
Venue: Maple Room
9:00 – 9:35am, “GSP Expiration and Declining Exports from Developing Countries”, Shushanik Hakobyan (Fordham University)
9:35 – 10:10am, “Green Innovation and Green Imports: Links between Environmental Policies, Innovation and Trade”, Claire Brunel (Georgetown University)
10:10 – 10:45am, “Commodity Taxation and Regulatory Competition”, Simone Moriconi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Luxembourg, CREA), Pierre M. Picard (University of Luxembourg, CREA), Skerdilajda Zanaj (University of Luxembourg, CREA)
10:45 – 11:15am, Coffee Break,
Session 6: Political Economy and Social Conflict
Chair: Alfredo Burlando
Venue: Maple Room
11:15 – 11:50am, “The Political Economy of Inclusive Rural Growth”, Michael R. Carter (University of California, Davis), John Morrow (CEP, London School of Economics)
11:50 – 12:25pm, “Beyond Divide and Rule: Weak Dictators, Natural Resources and Civil Conflict”, Giacomo De Luca (University of York), Petros G. Sekeris (University of Portsmouth), Juan F. Vargas (Universidad del Rosario)
12:25 – 1:30pm, Lunch, Rt. 5 Patio
Session 7: International Trade and Labor
Chair: Christopher J. Ellis
Venue: Maple Room
1:30 – 2:05pm, “Testing the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek Paradigm in a World with Cheap Foreign Labor”, Eric Fischer (California Polytechnic State University) and Kathryn G. Marshall (California Polytechnic State University)
2:05 – 2:40pm, “Incomplete Contract and the Labor Market Effects of Offshoring”, Brian Kovak (Carnegie Mellon University), Lindsay Oldenski (Georgetown University), Nicholas Sly (University of Oregon)
2:40 – 3:00pm, Coffee Break,
Session 8: The Public Sector
Chair: Ben Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
3:00 – 3:35pm, Recasting the Iron Rice Bowl: The Evolution of China’s State Owned Enterprises, Daniel Berkowitz (University of Pittsburgh), Hong Ma (Tsinghua University), Shuichiro Nishioka (West Virginia University), Maple Room
3:35 – 4.10pm, Home bias in the public sector and the role of institutions, Alen Mulabdic (The Graduate Institute, Geneva), Lorenzo Rotunno (University of Oxford)
4:10 – 4:30pm, Coffee Break
Keynote Address 2
Chair: Christopher J. Ellis
Venue: Maple Room
4:30 – 5:30pm, “Contests Fought Using Agents: A Framework with Applications to Elections and Wars”, Avinash Dixit (Princeton University)
Venue: Ellis “Estate”
6:00pm, Conference BBQ. Hosted by chef Gordon Ellis. Gather at Inn at the 5th Lobby.
Carriages will leave conference venue at 6:00 pm. There will be a performance by the classical guitar duo of John Jarvie and Peter Thomas.Carriages will return to Inn at the 5th at 8:45 and 9:30 pm.
Preliminary Programme – Thursday, August 14th 2014
Venue: Maple Room
9:00 – 9:30am, Arrival Tea/Coffee, Maple Room
Session 9: Political Economy and Social Conflict II
Chair: Isleide Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
9:30 – 10:05am, “Comparative Advantage, Technology Adoption and Political Risk”, Ben Zissimos (Exeter University), Isleide Zissimos (Vanderbilt University)
10:05 – 10:40am, “Dynamic Dissolutions and Unifications”, Christopher J. Ellis (University of Oregon),
10:40 – 11:00am, Coffee Break,
Session 10: Lobbying
Chair: Ben Zissimos
Venue: Maple Room
11:00 – 11:35am, “Dynamic Commercial Lobbying”, Thomas Groll (Columbia University), Christopher J. Ellis (University of Oregon)
11:35 – 12:10pm, Future Directions for the InsTED network, Ben Zissimos
Afternoon, Box Lunches Provided
For those who are participating in the Walking Wine Tour after the workshop, please meet in the Inn at the 5th lobby at 3 pm.
For those who are participating in the Mt. Fuji Hike after the workshop, please meet in the Inn at the 5th lobby at 1 pm., Hotel Lobby
Evening, Optional informal gathering at the Steelhead Brewery at 199 E. 5th Avenue, 7 pm, Steelhead Brewery