6th Mid-Atlantic International Trade Workshop
Friday April 28th, Saturday April 29th
Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Agenda
Friday, April 28th
11:00 am to 11:15 am Registration
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Lunch
Session 1: Market Failures in Urban Economics
Chair: Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
Presentation 1 (12:45 pm to 1:30 pm): “Monopoly Power and Land Ownership”
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm: Coffee Break
Session 2: Trade and Development
Chair: James Harrigan (University of Virginia)
Presentation 3 (2:45 pm to 3:30 pm): “Demonetization and Firm Exports”
4:15 to 4:45 pm: Coffee Break
Session 3: Macroeconomics and International Trade
Chair: Nicolas Morales (FED Richmond).
Presentation 5 (4:45 pm to 5:30 pm): “Globalization, Inflation Dynamics, and the Slope of the Phillips Curve”
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Tour of the University of Richmond campus
6:00 pm: Dinner (@ University of Richmond)
7:30 pm: Social event in Richmond Brewery
Saturday, April 29th
8:00 to 8:30 am: Breakfast
Session 4: Housing Markets
Chair: Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary).
Presentation 6 (8:30 am to 9:15 am): “The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Zoning Reform in New York”
10:00 am to 10:30 am: Coffee Break
Keynote Speaker
10:30 am to 11:45 am: Albert Saiz (MIT).
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch
Session 5: History and Economic Geography
Chair: Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia).
Presentation 8 (1:15 pm to 2:00 pm): “A Penny for your Thoughts.”
2:45 pm to 3:15 pm: Coffee Break
Session 6: Causes and Consequences of Firm-to-Firm Trade
Chair: John McLaren (University of Virginia).
Presentation 10 (3:15 pm to 4:00 pm): “Two-Sided Market Power in Firm-to-Firm Trade”
Presentation 11 (4:00 pm to 4:45 pm): “U.S. Robots and their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets”
4:45 pm: Adjourn
Friday April 28th, Saturday April 29th
Robins School of Business, University of Richmond
Agenda
Friday, April 28th
11:00 am to 11:15 am Registration
11:30 am to 12:30 pm: Lunch
Session 1: Market Failures in Urban Economics
Chair: Carlos Hurtado (University of Richmond)
Presentation 1 (12:45 pm to 1:30 pm): “Monopoly Power and Land Ownership”
- Authors: Luke Watson* (FDIC) and Oren Ziv (Michigan State University).
- Discussant: Sharat Ganapati (Georgetown).
- Authors: Divya Singh (Amazon) and Luis Baldomero-Quintana* (William & Mary)
- Discussant: Elsie Peng (University of Pennsylvania)
2:15 pm to 2:45 pm: Coffee Break
Session 2: Trade and Development
Chair: James Harrigan (University of Virginia)
Presentation 3 (2:45 pm to 3:30 pm): “Demonetization and Firm Exports”
- Authors: Ritam Chaurey (SAIS, Johns Hopkins), Ryan Kim* (SAIS, Johns Hopkins), Pravin Krishna (SAIS, Johns Hopkins).
- Discussant: Tom Zylkin (University of Richmond).
- Author: Tomas Dominguez-Iino* (FED Board)
- Discussant: Nicolas Morales (FED Richmond).
4:15 to 4:45 pm: Coffee Break
Session 3: Macroeconomics and International Trade
Chair: Nicolas Morales (FED Richmond).
Presentation 5 (4:45 pm to 5:30 pm): “Globalization, Inflation Dynamics, and the Slope of the Phillips Curve”
- Authors: Colin Hottman (FED Board) and Ricardo Reyes-Heroles* (FED Board).
- Discussant: Felipe Benguria (University of Kentucky)
5:30 pm to 6:00 pm: Tour of the University of Richmond campus
6:00 pm: Dinner (@ University of Richmond)
7:30 pm: Social event in Richmond Brewery
Saturday, April 29th
8:00 to 8:30 am: Breakfast
Session 4: Housing Markets
Chair: Luis Baldomero-Quintana (William & Mary).
Presentation 6 (8:30 am to 9:15 am): “The Dynamics of Urban Development: Evidence from Zoning Reform in New York”
- Author: Elsie Peng* (University of Pennslyvania)
- Discussant: Santiago Pinto (FED Richmond)
- Authors: David Albouy (University of Illinois), Carlos Hurtado* (University of Richmond), Kaveh Nafari (Deloitte)
- Dicussant: Cory Smith (AREC Maryland)
10:00 am to 10:30 am: Coffee Break
Keynote Speaker
10:30 am to 11:45 am: Albert Saiz (MIT).
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm: Lunch
Session 5: History and Economic Geography
Chair: Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia).
Presentation 8 (1:15 pm to 2:00 pm): “A Penny for your Thoughts.”
- Authors: Walker Hanlon (Northwestern), Stephan Heblich (Toronto), Ferdinando Monte* (Georgetown), Martin B. Schmitz (Vanderbilt)
- Discussant: Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia)
- Authors: Amrita Kulka (Warwick) and Cory Smith* (AREC Maryland)
- Discussant: Tate Twinam (William & Mary)
2:45 pm to 3:15 pm: Coffee Break
Session 6: Causes and Consequences of Firm-to-Firm Trade
Chair: John McLaren (University of Virginia).
Presentation 10 (3:15 pm to 4:00 pm): “Two-Sided Market Power in Firm-to-Firm Trade”
- Authors: Vanessa Alviarez* (IADB), Michele Fioretti (Sciences Po), Ken Kikkawa (UBC Sauder), and Monica Morlacco (USC).
- Discussant: Colin Hottman (FED Board)
Presentation 11 (4:00 pm to 4:45 pm): “U.S. Robots and their Impacts in the Tropics: Evidence from Colombian Labor Markets”
- Authors: Adriana Kugler (Georgetown and World Bank), Maurice Kugler* (GMU), Laura Ripani (IADB), Rodimiro Rodrigo (GWU)
- Discussant: John McLaren (University of Virginia).
4:45 pm: Adjourn