Program
Wednesday 29th January
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14:00 onwards |
Arrival in Villars-sur-Ollon |
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Young Economist Session I 15:45 – 17:15 |
Session chair: Céline Carrère (University of Geneva) Import Competition, Firms' Performance and Immigrant Workers Giulia Sabbadini (Graduate Institute) America First: What Investors Thought of Trump’s Trade Policies Fulvio Silvy (University of Geneva) with Monika Mrázová |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Coffee break |
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Young Economist Session II 17:30 – 19:00 |
Session chair: Grigorios Spanos (University of Geneva) Jean-Marc Solleder (University of Geneva) Trade Policy Uncertainty and Innovation: Evidence from China Federica Coelli (University of Zurich) |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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Thursday 30th January
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Session chair: Stela Rubínová (WTO) The Brexit Vote and Labour Demand: Evidence from Online Job Postings Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford and EBRD) with Layla O'Kane, Ben Kett and Katherine Stapleton |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30 – 12:30 |
Session chair: Marcelo Olarreaga (University of Geneva) Sales and Markup Dispersion: Quantifying Misallocation Peter Neary (University of Oxford) with Monika Mrázová and Mathieu Parenti Did Trump’s Trade War Impact the 2018 Election? Emily Blanchard (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and University of Zurich) with Chad Bown and Davin Chor |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch time - free |
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13:30 – 16:30 |
Collaboration time |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Coffee break |
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17:00 – 18:00 |
Session chair: Davide Suverato (ETH Zurich) Disputes in International Investment and Trade Ralph Ossa (University of Zurich) with Bob Staiger and Alan Sykes |
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18:00 – 19:00 |
Session chair / Moderator : Marco Fugazza (UNCTAD) Panel discussion: Challenges for Research on the Global Trading System Caroline Freund (World Bank), Marion Jansen (ITC), Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford and EBRD) and Robert Koopman (WTO) |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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Friday 31st January
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:00 – 10:00 |
Session chair: Olga Solleder (ITC) The Impact of Tariff Hikes on Firm Exports Emanuel Ornelas (São Paulo School of Economics, FGV) with Facundo Albornoz and Irene Brambilla
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Coffee break |
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10:30 – 12:30 |
Session chair: Marc Bacchetta (WTO) Structural Change Within Versus Across Firms: Evidence from the United States Teresa Fort (Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College) with Xiang Ding, Stephen J. Redding and Peter K. Schott Quantifying the Effects of International Tax Reforms Mathieu Parenti (ECARES, Université Libre de Bruxelles) with Sébastien Laffitte, Baptiste Souillard and Farid Toubal |
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12:30 – 13:30 |
Lunch time - free |
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13:30 – 16:30 |
Collaboration time |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Coffee break |
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17:00 – 19:00 |
Session chair: Monika Mrázová (University of Geneva) Let There Be Light: Trade and the Development of Border Regions Marius Brülhart (University of Lausanne) with Olivier Cadot and Alexander Himbert Is 3D Printing a Threat to Global Trade? The Trade Effects You Didn't Hear About Caroline Freund (World Bank) with Alen Mulabdic and Michele Ruta |
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20:00 |
Dinner |
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