Friday 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. * |
Session 77D* Regional/Preferential Trade Agreements I |
Organizers: |
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia |
Session Chairs: |
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia |
Papers: |
"Do Countries Free Ride on MFN?" "The New Quid-Pro-Quo: Export Platform FDI and Bilateral Trade Deals" "Do South-South Trade Agreements Make Sense for Developing Countries? Empirical Evidence From Commodity Level Data" "On the Emergence of an MFN Club: Equal Treatment in an Unequal World" |
Discussants: |
John McLaren, University of Virginia |
Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. * |
Session 108G* FDI and Outsourcing |
Organizers: |
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia |
Session Chairs: |
Mary Amiti, International Monetary Fund |
Papers: |
"Globalization of Production and Wage Inequality: Evidence From South Korea" "Gifted Kids or Pushy Parents? Foreign Acquisitions and Plant Productivity in Indonesia" "Service Outsourcing, Productivity, and Employment: Evidence From the U.S." "Trade Liberalization, Outsourcing, and the Hold-Up Problem" |
Discussants: |
Mary Amiti, International Monetary Fund |