General information, registration, food, and snacks will be in 2M W.W. Posvar Hall (2nd floor) throughout the conference. International sessions will be in the Frick Fine Arts Building, across the street from Posvar Hall. Theory sessions will be held in Posvar Hall.
Session IA: Friday, May 2, 2003 2:15-6:00; 202 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Ray Riezman- raymond-riezman@uiowa.edu (U. of Iowa)
2:15-2:55
Emanuel Ornelas- eornelas@terry.uga.edu (University of Georgia)
"Feasible Multilateralism and the Effects of Regionalism"
Abstract
Paper
2:55-3:35
Daniel Mirza- daniel.mirza@nottingham.ac.uk (Nottingham) and Giuseppe Nicoletti
"What is Special about Trade in Services?"
Abstract
3:35-4:15
Spiros Bougheas- Spiros.Bougheas@nottingham.ac.uk
(Nottingham) and Raymond Riezman
"Trade, Human Capital and Inequality"
4:15-4:40 BREAK
4:40-5:20
Paola Conconi- p.conconi@warwick.ac.uk
(Warwick University) and Carlo Perroni
"Self-enforcing International Agreements and Domestic Policy Credibility"
Abstract
Paper
5:20-6:00
Raymond Robertson- robertson@macalester.edu (Macalester College) and Antoni Estevadeordal
"Do Preferential Trade Agreements Matter for Trade? The FTAA
and the Pattern of Trade"
Session IB: Friday, May 2, 2003 2:15-6:00; 204 Frick Fine Arts Building;
Chair: Jim Cassing- jcassing+@pitt.edu (Pittsburgh)
2:15-2:55
Scott L. Baier- sbaier@clemson.edu
(Clemson University) with Gerald Dwyer and Robert Tamura
"Why do Some Countries Produce So Much Cargo? A View from Trade"
Abstract
2:55-3:35
Mario Larch- mario.larch@uibk.ac.at (University
of Innsbruck) with Peter Egger and Michael Pfaffermayr
"On the Welfare Effects of Trade and Investment Liberalization"
Abstract
3:35-4:15
Hongshik Lee- hlee@eco.utexas.edu
(University of Texas, Austin)
"The Decision to Invest Abroad: The Case of the South Korean Multinationals"
4:15-4:40 BREAK
4:40-5:20
Horst Raff- raff@econ-theory.uni-kiel.de
(Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel) and Nicholas Schmitt
"Exclusive Dealing as a Barrier and as a Catalyst to International Trade"
5:20-6:00
Chong Xiang- cxiang@mgmt.purdue.edu
(Purdue University)
"Searching for Diversification Cones"
Abstract
Session IIA: Saturday, May 3, 2003 8:30-12:30; 202 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Elizabeth Asiedu- asiedu@ku.edu (University of Kansas)
8:30-9:30
1. Michael J. Ryan- michael.ryan@wmich.edu
(Western Michigan University)
"Firm-specific Characteristics and the Repeated Decision
to Invest Abroad"
Abstract
2. Ari Van Assche- asschea@hawaii.edu (University of Hawaii at Manoa)
"The Co-evolution of Vertical Outsourcing and
Horizontal Integration in International Production"
Abstract
3. Xiaoyang Maggie Chen- xiaoyang.chen@colorado.edu(University of Colorado at Boulder)
"Standard Competition, Market Structure and Harmonization"
Abstract
Paper
10:00-11:00
1. Makoto Kakinaka-
mk264@cornell.edu(Cornell University)
"Equilibrium Gain from Trade and Wasteful Investment under Increasing
Returns: Examples from the Economics of Entrepot"
2. Phillip McCalman- mccalman@cats.ucsc.edu
(University of California, Santa Cruz)
"Foreign Direct Investment and Intellectual Property Rights:
Evidence from Hollywood's Global Distribution of Movies and Videos"
3. Jaiho Chung- bizcjh@nus.edu.sg
(National University of Singapore)
"A Theory of the Multinational Firm: A Property Rights Approach"
Abstract
Paper
11:30-12:30
1. Rossitza B. Wooster- wooster@csus.edu
(California State University, Sacramento) and Bruce Blonigen
"CEO Turnovers and Foreign Market Participation"
Abstract
Paper
2. Xiaodong Wu- wux@email.unc.edu (University of North Carolina) with Alfred Field, Jr. and Luis Sosa
"Impacts of Endogenous Bribes on Foreign Direct Investment"Abstract
Paper
3. Elizabeth Asiedu- asiedu@ku.edu (University
of Kansas) and Donald Lien
Paper
"Capital Controls and Foreign Direct Investment"
Session IIB: Saturday, May 3, 2003 8:30-12:30; 203 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Sucharita Ghosh- sghosh@uakron.edu (University of Akron)
8:30-9:30
1. Linghui Tang- lt27@drexel.edu
(Drexel University)
"Communication and Cost Sharing, Information Technology, and U.S. Imports of Differentiated Goods"
Abstract
2. Kyriakos Neanidis-neanidis@uwm.edu
(University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee) and Jill Holman
Abstract
"Financing Government Expenditures in an Open Economy"
3. Yener Kandogan- yener@umich.edu(University of Michigan)
"Intra-industry Trade of Transition Countries: Trends and Determinants"
10:00-11:00
1. Emilson Silva- emilson@tulane.edu (Tulane University) and Xie Zhu
"On the Efficiency of International Carbon Dioxide Emissions Trading in the Presence of International Transfers"
2. Sofronis Clerides-
sofronis.clerides@yale.edu
(Yale University)
"International Trade in Used Goods: The Case of Automobiles"Abstract
Paper
3. Marios Zachariadis-
zachariadis@lsu.edu (Louisiana State University) with Mario Crucini and Chris Telmer
"The Impact of International Borders on Price Dispersion"
Abstract
11:30-12:30
1. Abhra Roy-
abroy@mail.wvu.edu
(West Virginia University) and Subhayu Bandyopadhyay
Abstract
Paper
"Child Labor and Endogenous Fertility"
2. Sucharita Ghosh-
sghosh@uakron.edu
(University of Akron) and Steven Yamarik
"International Trade, Technology and Wage Inequalities in
the U.S. Manufacturing Sector: Evidence from Granger Casuality Tests"
Abstract
3. Vasilios Kosteas- Kosteas.1@osu.edu
(Ohio State University)
Abstract
"Wage Determination in Mexican Manufacturing"
Session IIC: Saturday, May 3, 2003 8:30-12:30; 204 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: William J. Polley- wpolley@bradley.edu (Bradley University)
8:30-9:30
1. Chul Chung- chul.chung@econ.gatech.edu
(Georgia Institute of Technology)
"Nonhomothetic Preferences and the Home Market Effect:
Does Relative Market Size Matter?"
Abstract
2. Volodymyr Lugovskyy- lugovsky@mgmt.purdue.edu (Purdue University)
"How Tariffs Can Improve World Welfare:
Variety Gains in a Dixit-Stiglitz World"
Abstract
3. Santanu Chatterjee- schatt@terry.uga.edu (University of Georgia) and Stephen Turnovsky
"Financing Public Investment Through Foreign Aid: Consequences for Economic
Growth and Welfare"
Abstract
Paper
10:00-11:00
1. Anealia Sasser- asasser@mtsu.edu (Middle Tennessee State University) with Nadeem Naqvi and Frederick Wemhoner
"International Trade and the
Power of Nations"
2. Jee-Hyeong Park- jhpark@wayne.edu (Wayne State University)
"Sustaining Free Trade with Imperfect Private Information
about Non-Tariff Barriers"
3. Shi-Young Lee- SYL1347@hanafos.com (Chung Ang University) with
Sanghack Lee and Sung Hee Jun
"A Simple Model of Anti-Import Campaigns"
Abstract
11:30-12:30
1. Giovanni Facchini- facchini@uiuc.edu
(University of Illinois) and Jiahua Che
"Dual Track Liberalization: With and Without Losers"
Paper
2. William J. Polley- wpolley@bradley.edu (Bradley University)
"Time Consistent Tax Policy in a
Specific Factors Model of International Trade"
3. Josh Ederington- ederington@miami.edu
(University of Miami) and Phillip McCalman
"Signaling in Trade Agreements"
Session III: Saturday, May 3, 2003, 2:15-5:45; 202 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Rick Bond- ewb1@psu.edu (Penn State)
2:15- 3:00
Constantinos Syropoulos- syropoul@fiu.edu (Florida International University)
"Trade Openness, Interdependence,
and Insecurity"
Abstract
Paper
Discussants: William J. Polley- wpolley@bradley.edu (Bradley University), Spiros Bougheas-
Spiros.Bougheas@nottingham.ac.uk(Nottingham)
3:00- 3:45
Loretta Fung- loretta.fung@ualberta.ca
(University of Alberta)
"Large Real Exchange Rate Movements, Firm Dynamics and
Productivity Growth"
Abstract
Paper
Discussants: Ozlem Sayinta-
ozlem.sayinta@bankofengland.co.uk(Bank of England)
3:45-4:15 BREAK
4:15-5:00
Udo Kreickemeier- Udo.Kreickemeier@nottingham.ac.uk(University
of Nottingham) and Rod Falvey
"Globalisation and Factor Returns in
Competitive Markets"
Abstract
Paper
Discussants: Rick Bond- ewb1@psu.edu (Penn State University), Nadeem Naqvi-
nnaqvi@mtsu.edu(Middle Tennessee State University)
5:00-5:45
Jaime Marquez- jaime.marquez@frb.gov(Federal Reserve Board) and Jane Ihrig
"An Empirical Analysis of Inflation in OECD Countries"
Abstract
Discussants: Daniel Mirza- daniel.mirza@nottingham.ac.uk (Nottingham University), Espen Henriksen-
espen@cmu.edu(Carnegie Mellon)
Session IVA: Sunday, May 4, 2003 8:30-11:55; 202 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Steve Husted- husted@fcas.pitt.edu (Pittsburgh)
8:30-9:05
Chad Bown- cbown@brandeis.edu
(Brandeis University) and Meredith Crowley
"The Impact of U.S. Special Import
Restrictions on World Trade Flows"
Abstract
Paper
9:05-9:40
Amy Jocelyn Glass- aglass@econ.tamu.edu (Texas A&M University)
"Outsourcing Under Imperfect Protection
of Intellectual Property"
Abstract
Paper
9:40-10:15
Gerald Willmann- gerald@email.uni-kiel.de (Universitat zu Kiel) and Abigail Tay
"Why (no) Global Competition Policy is a
Tough Choice"
Abstract
10:15-10:45 BREAK
10:45-11:20
Hylke Vandenbussche- hylke.vandenbussche@econ.kuleuven.ac.be (Catholic University of Leuven) and Jozef Konings
"How Does Antidumping Protection Affect the Productivity
of Domestic Firms?"
Abstract
11:20-11:55
Kaz Miyagiwa- kmiyagi@emory.edu (Emory University) and Xiwang Gao
"Antidumping Policy and Innovation"(abs)
Session IVB: Sunday, May 4, 2003, 8:30-11:55; 204 Frick Fine Arts Building
Chair: Jee-Hyeong Park- jhpark@wayne.edu (Wayne State University)
8:30-9:05
Yi Jin- yjin@ku.edu (University of Kansas) and Zhixiong Zeng
"Volatile and Persistent Exchange Rates: How
Important are Distribution Costs?"
Abstract
9:05-9:40
Ozlem Sayinta- ozlem.sayinta@bankofengland.co.uk (Bank of England)
"Exchange Rate Risk, Contract Enforcement, and
Trade - a Theoretical Investigation"
Abstract
9:40-10:15
Sajal Lahiri- lahiri@siu.edu (Southern Illinois University) and Saqib Jafarey
Abstract
"Trade Intervention and Capital Controls: Strategic
Interactions and Commitments"
10:15-10:45 BREAK
10:45-11:20
Leo Grunfeld- lag@nupi.no (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs)
"Multinational Production and the Two Faces of R&D: A Game Theoretic Approach"
Abstract
11:20-11:55
Jinlan Ni- ni1@mgmt.purdue.edu (Purdue University) and John Barron
"Asymmetric Information and Equity Home Bias Puzzle: Theory
and Evidence"
Abstract