Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Papers:

"Free Trade Agreements and the Consolidation of Democracy"
Xuepeng Paul Liu, Kennesaw State University (Contact Author)

"Free-Riding on Protection for Sale"
Chris Magee, Bucknell University (Contact Author)
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University

"Protection and International Sourcing"
John L. Turner, University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Emanuel Ornelas, London School of Economics

"Antidumping as Strategic Trade Policy under Asymmetric Information"
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut (Contact Author)
Anja Schoettner, University of Bonn

Discussants:

Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University
John McLaren, University of Virginia
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University

Organizers:

Emily J. Blanchard, University of Virginia

Session Chairs:

Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University

Papers:

"A Theory of Trade Disagreement"
Alan Spearot, University of California, Santa Cruz (Contact Author)

"Commitment, Terms of Trade, and the WTO: Evidence from New Trade Restrictions and Dispute Settlements"
Chad Bown, Brandeis University (Contact Author)

"The Free-Riding Effect of the MFN Clause: Evidence Across Commodities and Countries"
Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University (Contact Author)

"Agricultural Policy in Multilateral Negotiations"
Kishore Gawande, Texas A&M University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

John L. Turner, University of Georgia
Robert M. Feinberg, American University
Kara Reynolds, American University
Xenia Matschke, University of Connecticut

Organizers:

Javier A. Reyes, University of Arkansas

Session Chairs:

Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University

Papers:

"Horizontal Mergers with Switching Costs Under Spatial Competition"
John L. Turner, University of Georgia
Mathew Weinberg, University of Georgia (Contact Author)

"Market Structure, Knowledge Spillovers, and the Stock of R&D"
Christopher A. Laincz, Drexel University (Contact Author)
Ana Rodrigues, Autoridad de Concorrencia

"Does Your Church Have Padded Pews? Market Structure & Competition in the Market for Religion"
Mark F. Owens, Middle Tennessee State University
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Qihong Liu, University of Oklahoma
Adam D. Rennhoff, Middle Tennessee State University
Rossitza B. Wooster, Portland State University