FALL 2008 SCHEDULE
International Trade Seminar

Spring 2008

DATE / SPEAKER / PRESENTATION

September 17
Thomas Chaney, University of Chicago (2008-2009 IES Kenen Fellow)
"Technological Mismatch: A Model of International Trade in Goods and Ideas"

September 24
Stefania Garetto, Boston University (Princeton University)
"Input Sourcing and Multinational Production"

October 1
Kyle Bagwell, Columbia University
"On the Role of Trade Agreements in Imperfectly Competitive Markets"

October 8
Xavier Gabaix, New York University
"Zipf's Law for All Cities" and "The Scaling of Exports: Fact and Implications"

October 15
Ana Cecilia Fieler, University of Pennsylvania (Princeton University)
"Non-Homotheticity and Bilateral Trade: Evidence from a Quantitative Explanation"

October 22
Tuan Luong, Princeton University
"The Impact of Input Tariffs and Output Tariffs on Firms' Productivity:Theory and Evidence"

November 5
Department Seminar

November 12
Stephen Redding, London School of Economics
"Inequality and Unemployment in a Global Economy"

November 19
Mark Roberts, Penn State University and Daniel Xu, New York University
"R&D Investment and Export Dynamics"

December 3
Kunal Dasgupta, Princeton University
"Learning, Knowledge Diffusion and the Gains from Globalization"

December 10
David Atkin, Princeton University
"Endogenous Skill Acquisition and Export Manufacturing in Mexico"

ALL SEMINARS WILL TAKE PLACE ON WEDNESDAYS FROM 4:30 TO 6:00 P.M. IN THE BENDHEIM CENTER FOR FINANCE, 26 PROSPECT AVENUE, ROOM 103 UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. 

Copies of seminar papers are available in 303 Fisher Hall. For further information, contact Sharon Ernst at sernst@princeton.edu or 258-5715.