Organizers:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Papers:

"The Distributional Consequences of Government Spending"
Santanu Chatterjee, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Pacifying Monogamy: The Mystery Revisited"
Nils-Petter Lagerlof, York University (Contact Author)

"Labor Market Institutions and the Effect of Inequality on Development"
Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston (Contact Author)

"Democracy and Industrial Diversification: Theory and Evidence"
David Cuberes, Clemson University (Contact Author)
Michal Jerzmanowski, Clemson University

Discussants:

William Blankenau, Kansas State University
Shankha Chakraborty, University of Oregon
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Industry Mobility Following Trade-Induced Job Displacement"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)

"Trade Shocks and Labor Adjustment: A Structural Empirical Approach"
John McLaren, University of Virginia

"Where the Girls Are: Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Segregation in Columbia"
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

"International Trade and Labor Market Risk in the U.S."
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)
Pravin Krishna, John Hopkins University

Discussants:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Ivan Kandilov, North Carolina State University
Chad Bown, Brandeis University
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky

Organizers:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky
Areendam Chanda, Louisiana State University

Session Chairs:

Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky

Papers:

"Learning Abroad and Technology Adoption"
Chris Papageorgiou, International Monetary Fund (Contact Author)
Antonio Spilimbergo, International Monetary Fund

"Trade Liberalization and Firm-Level Productivity"
Jenny Minier, University of Kentucky (Contact Author)
Josh Ederington, University of Kentucky
Kenneth R. Troske, University of Kentucky
Phillip McCalman, University of California, Santa Cruz

"Digital Information, the Internet, and Corruption: Evidence from American States and Across Countries"
Carl-Johan Dalgaard, University of Copenhagen (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Lei Fang, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Bulent Unel, Louisiana State University
Dietrich Vollrath, University of Houston