* Presenting author
April 5, Friday (@Federal Reserve Board)
9-9.30am Registration/Breakfast
9.30-11am
Capital Services in Global Value Chains
Xiang Ding* (Georgetown University)
Discussant: Hiau Looi Kee (World Bank)
Understanding Trade Imbalances
David Shin* (Duke University)
Discussant: Ricardo Reyes-Heroles (Federal Reserve Board)
11-11.30am Coffee Break
11.30am- 12.15pm
“Innovation Spurred: Evidence from South Korea’s Big R&D Push”
Luis Jaramillo* (University of Maryland), Chan Kim
Discussant: Jaedo Choi (Federal Reserve Board)
12.15-1.45pm Lunch Break
1.45-3.15pm
“Racial and Ethnic Inequality and the China Shock”
Lisa Kahn, Lindsay Oldenski* (Georgetown University), Geunyong Park
Discussant: Pamela Medina (University of Toronto)
“Trade Liberalization and Labor-Market Gains: Evidence from US Matched Employer-Employee Data”
Cristina Tello-Trillo* (U.S. Census Bureau), Justin Pierce, Peter Schott
Discussant: Mine Z. Senses (Johns Hopkins University – SAIS)
3.15-3.45pm Coffee Break
3.45-5.15pm
The Financial Channel of the Exchange Rate and Global Trade
Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr* (Federal Reserve Board), Sai Ma
Discussant: Yannick Timmer (Federal Reserve Board)
“Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare: Evidence from Sri Lanka”
Devaki Ghose* (World Bank), Eduardo Fraga, Ana Fernandes
Discussant: Kari Heerman (U.S. Department of State)
April 6, Saturday (@JHU SAIS)
9-9.30am Breakfast
9.30-11am
Rise and Fall of Empires in the Industrial Era: A Story of Shifting Comparative Advantages
Kerem Cosar* (University of Virginia), Roberto Bonfatti
Discussant: Daniel Bernhofen (American University)
“Superstars or Supervillains? Large Firms in the South Korean Growth Miracle”
Younghun Shim* (IMF), Jaedo Choi, Andrei Levchenko, Dimitrije Ruzic
Discussant: Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)
11-11.30am Coffee Break
11.30am-1pm
The Spatial Consequences of Financial Frictions: Evidence from Brazil
Daniel Ramos* (Johns Hopkins University – SAIS), Bernardus Van Doornik
Discussant: Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
“The IT Boom and Other Unintended Consequences of Chasing the American Dream”
Nicolas Morales* (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond), Gaurav Khanna
Discussant: Ryan Monarch (Syracuse University)
1-2pm Lunch and Adjourn
April 5, Friday (@Federal Reserve Board)
9-9.30am Registration/Breakfast
9.30-11am
Capital Services in Global Value Chains
Xiang Ding* (Georgetown University)
Discussant: Hiau Looi Kee (World Bank)
Understanding Trade Imbalances
David Shin* (Duke University)
Discussant: Ricardo Reyes-Heroles (Federal Reserve Board)
11-11.30am Coffee Break
11.30am- 12.15pm
“Innovation Spurred: Evidence from South Korea’s Big R&D Push”
Luis Jaramillo* (University of Maryland), Chan Kim
Discussant: Jaedo Choi (Federal Reserve Board)
12.15-1.45pm Lunch Break
1.45-3.15pm
“Racial and Ethnic Inequality and the China Shock”
Lisa Kahn, Lindsay Oldenski* (Georgetown University), Geunyong Park
Discussant: Pamela Medina (University of Toronto)
“Trade Liberalization and Labor-Market Gains: Evidence from US Matched Employer-Employee Data”
Cristina Tello-Trillo* (U.S. Census Bureau), Justin Pierce, Peter Schott
Discussant: Mine Z. Senses (Johns Hopkins University – SAIS)
3.15-3.45pm Coffee Break
3.45-5.15pm
The Financial Channel of the Exchange Rate and Global Trade
Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr* (Federal Reserve Board), Sai Ma
Discussant: Yannick Timmer (Federal Reserve Board)
“Fertilizer Import Bans, Agricultural Exports, and Welfare: Evidence from Sri Lanka”
Devaki Ghose* (World Bank), Eduardo Fraga, Ana Fernandes
Discussant: Kari Heerman (U.S. Department of State)
April 6, Saturday (@JHU SAIS)
9-9.30am Breakfast
9.30-11am
Rise and Fall of Empires in the Industrial Era: A Story of Shifting Comparative Advantages
Kerem Cosar* (University of Virginia), Roberto Bonfatti
Discussant: Daniel Bernhofen (American University)
“Superstars or Supervillains? Large Firms in the South Korean Growth Miracle”
Younghun Shim* (IMF), Jaedo Choi, Andrei Levchenko, Dimitrije Ruzic
Discussant: Ariel Weinberger (George Washington University)
11-11.30am Coffee Break
11.30am-1pm
The Spatial Consequences of Financial Frictions: Evidence from Brazil
Daniel Ramos* (Johns Hopkins University – SAIS), Bernardus Van Doornik
Discussant: Charly Porcher (Georgetown University)
“The IT Boom and Other Unintended Consequences of Chasing the American Dream”
Nicolas Morales* (Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond), Gaurav Khanna
Discussant: Ryan Monarch (Syracuse University)
1-2pm Lunch and Adjourn