School of Economics

SMU-NUS Joint Trade Workshop 2018

About

The SMU-NUS-Paris Joint Trade Workshop (Merlion 2018 Workshop) is a joint collaboration between Singapore Management University and National University of Singapore, with support from Institut Français Singapour. In its third year running, it has the objective to bring together field experts in international trade to share and discuss their latest research. This year we are inviting two keynote speakers Professor Marc Melitz and Professor Thierry Mayer, and two invited speakers Professor Jose De Sousa and Professor Mathieu Parenti. The workshop is held at SMU School of Economics over a period of two days on 17 July and 18 July, 2018.

Keynote Speakers:

Invited Speakers:

Conference Venue:

Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5, SMU School of Economics
90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903

If you wish to attend, please register on this link by Monday, 2 July 2018. Attendance is by registration only. 

Programme

July 17 (Tuesday)

Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5)

TimeEvent
8:45 - 9:15am

Registration

9:15 - 9:30am

Opening Remarks
Bryce Hool, Dean, Singapore Management University

Morning Session - Chair: Pao-Li Chang

9:30 - 10:45am

Keynote address by Thierry Mayer, Sciences Po
"Poor Substitutes? Counterfactual methods in IO and Trade compared" with Keith Head

10:45 - 11:00am

Tea Break

11:00 - 12:00pm

Lin Ma, National University of Singapore
"Anti-Globalization Cycles" with Quy-Toan Do and Andrei Levchenko

12:00 - 2:00pm

Lunch

Afternoon Session - Chair: Wen-Tai Hsu

2:00 - 3:00pm

Iona Hyojung Lee, Singapore Management University
"Cultural Preferences in International Trade: Evidence from the Globalization of Korean Pop Culture" with Pao-Li Chang

3:00 - 3:15pm

Break

3:15 - 4:15pm

Davin Chor, National University of Singapore
"Contracting Frictions in International Trade: Implications for Welfare" with Lin Ma

4:15 - 4:30pm

Tea Break

4:30 - 5:30pm

Jose De Sousa, University of Paris-Saclay

"Market Integration and Convergence in Consumption Patterns" with Thierry Mayer and Eve Sihra

5:30 - 6:00pm

Free Discussion

July 18 (Wednesday)

Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5)

TimeEvent

Morning Session - Chair: Davin Chor

9:00 - 10:15am

Keynote address by Marc Melitz, Harvard University
"The Impact of Exports on Innovation: Theory and Evidence" with Philippe Aghion, Antonin Bergeaud and Matthieu Lequien 

10:15 - 10:30am

Tea Break

10:30 - 11:30pm

Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University
"Does 'America First' Help America? The Impact of Country Image on Exports and Welfare" with Tomoki Fujii and Wei Jin

11:30 - 11:45pm

Break

11:45 - 12:45pm

Juliana Yu Sun, Singapore Management University
"Trade Collapse and Time Sensitivity" with Jianhuan Xu

12:45 - 2:00pm

Lunch

Afternoon Session - Chair: Lin Ma

2:00 - 3:00pm

Wen-Tai Hsu, Singapore Management University
"Productivity Investment, Power Law, and Welfare Gains from Trade" with Yi-Fan Chen and Shin-Kun Peng

3:00 - 3:15pm

Break

3:15 - 4:15pm

Bingjing Li, National University of Singapore
"The Political Economy Consequences of China's Export Slowdown" with Filipe R. Campante and Davin Chor

4:15 - 4:30pm

Tea Break

4:30 - 5:30pm

Mathieu Parenti, Université Libre de Bruxelles
"A Theory of New Trade Agreements" with Gonzague Vannoorenberghe

5:30 - 5:45pm

Closing Remarks & Photo Taking

From 6:30pm

Workshop Dinner (By invitation only)

Logistical Information

Date

17 & 18 July, 2018 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Venue

Singapore Management University, School of Economics, 90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903
Seminar Room 5.1

Please enter by the visitor's gate at the entrance, and let the security guard know that you are attending this workshop.

Contact

Ms. Juniper Ng
Assistant Manager
Office of Dean / School of Economics
Singapore Management University
DID: +65 6828 0855
Email: soe@smu.edu.sg

Photos

Click here to view pictures from the workshop.

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