Georgetown University
International Economics Seminar

2007-08 Schedule

 

September 17*

ICC 550

Renee Bowen (Georgetown) "Legislated Protection and the WTO"

September 24

ICC 550

Sylvain Leduc (Federal Reserve Board) "Productivity and the Dollar"

October 1

ICC 550

Arik Levinson (Georgetown) "Technology, International Trade and Pollution from US Manufacturing"

October 15 ICC 550 Giovanni Peri (UC Davis) "Task Specialization, Comparative Advantages, and the Effects of Immigration on Wages"
October 22* ICC 550 Pramod Khadka (Georgetown) "School Supply, Work Opportunity and Child Fostering: Insights from Indonesian Panel Data"

October 29

ICC 550 James Harrigan (New York Fed) "Zeros, Quality and Space: Trade Theory and Trade Evidence"
November 5* ICC 550

Emma Nicholson (Georgetown) "Bidder-Specific Offer Caps in Electricity Auctions"

November 12*

ICC 550

Olena Mykhaylova (Georgetown) "Welfare Implications of Country Size in a Monetary Union"

November 19

ICC 550

Asim Khwaja (Harvard) "The Impact of the Hajj"

November 26 ICC 550

Hiau Looi Kee (World Bank) "Do Trade Policy Differences Induce Sorting? Theory and Evidence from Bangladeshi Apparel Exporters"

December 3* ICC 550 Krishna Patel (Georgetown) "Network Effects on Labor Markets for Immigrants and Natives: It's What You Know and Whom You Know"

December 10

ICC 550

M. Scott Taylor (Calgary) "Buffalo Hunt: International Trade and Virtual Extinction of the North American Bison"

 

 

 

February 25

ICC 550

Giovanni Maggi (Yale) "On the Role and Design of Dispute Settlement in International Trade Agreements"

March 31

ICC 550

Karen Macours  (Johns Hopkins - SAIS) "Changing Households' Investments and Aspirations through Social Interactions: Evidence from a Randomized Transfer Program in a Low-Income Country"

April 7

ICC 550

James Rauch (UC San Diego) "Gravity and Matching"

April 21

ICC 550

Third Year Thesis Proposals - Macro
April 25 (Friday,  11-12:30)

ICC 550

Paola Conconi (Universite Libre de Bruxelles - ECARES) "Fast Track Authority in International Trade Negotiations"


 

Unless otherwise indicated, seminars are held on Mondays at 11:30 - 1:00 pm  in Room 550, Intercultural Center. 

Asterisks (*) indicate job market practice seminars. 

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