Session Chairs:

Kara Reynolds, American University

Papers:

"Reward, Punishment, and the Byrd Amendment"
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kasaundra M. Tomlin, Oakland University

"Export Competitiveness of Developing Countries and U.S. Trade Policy"
Shushanik Hakobyan, Middlebury College (Contact Author)

"The Political Economy of Antidumping Reviews: The Impact of Discretion at the International Trade Administration"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)

"Helping the Poor Through Foreign Aid: Is Agricultural Aid Effective?"
Ozgur Kaya, The University of Georgia (Contact Author)
Ilker Kaya, American University of Sharjah
Lewell Gunter, The University of Georgia

Discussants:

Shushanik Hakobyan, Middlebury College
William A. Darity, Jr., Duke University
Thorsten Janus, University of Wyoming
Ozgur Kaya, The University of Georgia

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Organizers:

Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers:

"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: How Firms Fragment Production Across Locations"
Teresa Fort, University of Maryland (Contact Author)

"Trade Exposure and Firm Level Volatility"
Christopher J. Kurz, Federal Reserve Board of Governors. (Contact Author)
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University

"The Exchange Rate as a Determinant of Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions"
Wenjie Chen, The George Washington University (Contact Author)

Discussants:

Ana Margarida Fernandes, The World Bank
Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University

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Organizers:

Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University

Papers:

"An Evaluation of Tunisia’s Export Promotion Program"
Ana Margarida Fernandes, The World Bank (Contact Author)

"Firm Heterogeneity, Trade Liberalization, and Duration of Trade and Production: The Case of India"
Tibor Besedes, Georgia Institute of Technology (Contact Author)

"Trade Liberalization, Import Competition and U.S. Manufacturing Investment"
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University (Contact Author)
Kara Reynolds, American University

Discussants:

Guru Sethupathy, Johns Hopkins University
Kara Reynolds, American University
Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

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Organizers:

Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

Session Chairs:

Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau

Papers:

"Globalization, Human Capital and Labor Income"
Guru Sethupathy, Johns Hopkins University (Contact Author)
Mine Senses, Johns Hopkins University

"The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment"
Justin R. Pierce, U.S. Census Bureau (Contact Author)

"Does Protection Stimulate Innovation?"
Kara Reynolds, American University (Contact Author)
Benjamin H. Liebman, Saint Joseph's University

Discussants:

Volodymyr Lugovskyy, Indiana University
Rafael Dix-Carneiro, University of Maryland
Benjamin Mandel, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

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