Session 05A | Trade Costs |
Session 05B | Energy Trade |
Session 05C | Global Currency, Ratchet Effect, Sterilization |
Session 05D | Exchange Rates, Relative Prices, Economic Freedom |
Session 05F | Policy Aspect of International Trade |
Session 05G | Firm Level Impacts of International Trade |
Session 05H | Latin America, Tourism Demand, Import Demand |
Session 05I | Import Demand, Energy Stocks, Energy Tariffs |
Friday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. IEFS |
Session 05A Trade Costs |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Papers: |
"Estimating Distribution Costs with the Eaton-Kortum Model" "Cross-Border Trucking, Protection, and Retaliation" "Occupation Switching Behavior and the Wage Impacts of Trade-Related Displacement" |
Discussants: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Friday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. IEFS |
Session 05B Energy Trade |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University |
Papers: |
"The Growth and Welfare Effects of an Environmental Tax Reform in an Open Economy" "Growth Dynamics in a Small Open Oil-Producing Economy" "Energy Tariffs and Domestic Income" |
Discussants: |
Alexi Thompson, Kansas State University |
Friday 1:00 - 2:45 p.m. IEFS |
Session 05C Global Currency, Ratchet Effect, Sterilization |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
Kamal P. Upadhyaya, University of New Haven |
Papers: |
"How Close is ASEAN to a Common Global-Currency Basket?" "Empirical Investigation of the Ratchet Effect in the OECD, 1985-2009" "Aggregate Credit Multiplier Under Monetary Sterilization and Capital Adequacy: A Chinese Tale of the 2000s" |
Discussants: |
Olena Ogrokhina, University of Houston |
Friday 3:00 - 4:45 p.m. IEFS |
Session 05D Exchange Rates, Relative Prices, Economic Freedom |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
Thomas Osang, Southern Methodist University |
Papers: |
"The Exchange Rate and the U.S. Auto Industry" "Nonlinear Estimation of the Persistence of Relative Prices in the European Union" "The Impact of Economic Freedom on Bilateral Trade: A Cross-Country Analysis" |
Discussants: |
Nazif Durmaz, University of Houston-Victoria |
Saturday 8:00 - 9:45 a.m. IEFS |
Session 05F Policy Aspect of International Trade |
Organizers: |
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University |
Session Chairs: |
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University |
Papers: |
"Globalization, Inequality, and Knee-Jerk Policy Reactions" "The Impacts of Post-TRIPS Patent Reforms on the Structure of Exports" "Intellectual Property Policy and International Technology Diffusion" "Why Trucks Jump: Offshoring and Product Characteristics" |
Discussants: |
Susan Chun Zhu, Michigan State University |
Saturday 10:00 - 11:45 a.m. IEFS |
Session 05G Firm Level Impacts of International Trade |
Organizers: |
Jooyoun Park, Kent State University |
Session Chairs: |
Jinzhuo (J.Z.) Zhao, Hampden-Sydney College |
Papers: |
"Entry Costs and Increasing Trade" "Gains from Offshore Outsourcing?: Evidence from New U.S. Microdata" "Horizontal Versus Vertical FDI: Revisiting Evidence from U.S. Multinationals" "Intermediate Imports and Gains from Trade Liberalization" |
Discussants: |
Emily J. Blanchard, Tuck School of Business Dartmouth College |
Saturday 2:00 - 3:45 p.m. IEFS |
Session 05H Latin America, Tourism Demand, Import Demand |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
Reid W. Click, The George Washington University |
Papers: |
"Latin America in the World Trade Network" "A Comparison of Tourism Demand Models Across European Source Countries" "Import Demand Across Countries: A Panel Estimate" |
Discussants: |
Cephas Naanwaab, Auburn University |
Saturday 4:00 - 5:45 p.m. IEFS |
Session 05I Import Demand, Energy Stocks, Energy Tariffs |
Organizers: |
Henry Thompson, Auburn University |
Session Chairs: |
Farhad Rassekh, University of Hartford |
Papers: |
"An Empirical Analysis of Import Demand Function for Malaysia" "Energy Stock Market Returns and Exchange Rates" "Input Tariffs, Trade, and Income Redistribution" |
Discussants: |
W. Charles Sawyer, Texas Christian University |