Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"For Sale: Majoritarian Trade Policy"
Per G. Fredriksson, University of Louisville
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

"Political Stasis or Protectionist Rut? Policy Mechanisms for Trade Reform in a Democracy"
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Gerald Willmann, University of Kiel

"Eight Bills on Chinese Currency and US-China Trade Relations: A Positive Political Economy Approach"
Omer Gokcekus, Seton Hall University (Contact Author)
Ashley Gardner, Seton Hall University

"Do Labor Market Imperfections Increase Trade Protection? A Theoretical Investigation"
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Scott Baier, Clemson University
Kamal Saggi, Southern Methodist University
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia
Emanuel Ornelas, University of Georgia and IBMEC - Rio

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Papers:

"Do Regional Trade Agreements Promote External Trade Liberalization? Evidence From Latin America"
Emanuel Ornelas, University of Georgia and IBMEC - Rio (Contact Author)
Caroline Freund, The World Bank
Toni Estevadeordal, Inter-American Development Bank

"Empirical Evidence of a Link Between Bilateral Trade Deals and Foreign Direct Investment"
Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia (Contact Author)
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

"Bilateral Trade Agreements and the Feasibility of Multilateral Free Trade"
Kamal Saggi, Southern Methodist University (Contact Author)
Hallis Murat Yildiz, Ryerson University

Discussants:

Peter Debaere, University of Virginia
Kara Reynolds, American University
Yuko Kinoshita, International Monetary Fund