SMU-INSEAD International Economics Workshop 2023
About
The SMU-INSEAD International Economics Workshop is a joint collaboration between Singapore Management University and INSEAD. It has the objective to bring together field experts in international economics to share and discuss their latest research. The workshop also provides a forum for local economists to present their work and to collect feedbacks from the field experts. This year we are inviting two keynote speakers Professor Amit Khandelwal and Professor Kala Krishna. The workshop will be held at SMU this year over a period of two days on 1 - 2 June 2023.
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor Amit Khandelwal
Hahn Professor of Global Affairs and Economics, Yale University - Professor Kala Krishna
Liberal Arts Research Professor, Department of Economics, The Pennsylvania State University
Workshop Venue:
Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5
School of Economics
Singapore Management University
90 Stamford Road
Singapore 178903
Programme
Date: 1 June 2023 (Thursday)
Venue: SOE Seminar Room 5.1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:15 - 9:30am | Registration |
| 9:30 - 9:45am | Opening Remarks Morning Session – Chaired by Pao-Li Chang |
| 9:45 - 11:15am | "The US-China Trade War and Global Reallocations" Amit Khandelwal, Yale University |
| 11:15 - 11.30am | Tea Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30pm | "Disentangling the Effects of GATT/WTO on Variable and Fixed Trade Costs: Trade Status, Trade Margins, and Export Sales Distribution" Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University |
| 12:30 - 2:00pm | Lunch Afternoon Session – Chaired by Lin Tian |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | "(Trade) War and Peace: How to Impose International Trade Sanctions" Yuan Mei, Singapore Management University |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | "Factor-biased Outsourcing: Implications for Substitution between Capital and Labor" Dimitrije Ruzic, INSEAD |
| 4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | "Geographic Integration and Firm Exports: Evidence from China" Lin Tian, INSEAD |
| 6:30pm | Workshop Dinner (by invitation only) |
Date: 2 June 2023 (Friday)
Venue: SOE Seminar Room 5.1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:15 - 10:45am | Morning Session – Chaired by Lin Ma "No Country for Dying Firms: Evidence from India" |
| 10:45 - 11.00am | Tea Break |
| 11:00-12:00pm | "Globalization, Spatial Skill Premium, and Capital Accumulation in China" |
| 12:00 - 1:30pm | Lunch Afternoon Session – Chaired by Pushan Dutt |
| 1:30 - 2:30pm | "Location Choices of Multi-plant Oligopolists: Theory and Evidence from the Cement Industry" |
| 2:30 - 2:45pm | Break |
| 2:45 - 3:45pm | "Discrimination on Person-to-person Platforms: a Three-pronged Approach" |
| 3:45 - 4:00pm | Tea Break |
| 4:00 - 5:00pm | "The Rise of Chinese Exports: Knowledge Spillovers Within and Across Industry Boundaries" Pushan Dutt, INSEAD |
| 5:00 - 5:30pm | Closing Remarks |
| 6:30pm | Workshop Dinner (by invitation only) |
Getting there
| Date | 1 & 2 June 2023 (Thursday & Friday) |
|---|---|
Venue | Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5 |
| Contact | Ms. LU Qingqing |