About
This two-day workshop on international trade is organized by the School of Economics, Singapore Management University, with support from the Global Production Network Centre at the National University of Singapore.
If you wish to attend, please contact Ms Lin Lilian at soe@smu.edu.sg.
Programme
May 25 (Wednesday)
Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
Morning Session - Chair: Amanda Jakobsson | |
8:45 - 9:15am | Registration |
9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks |
9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Jonathan Eaton, The Pennsylvania State University Click here to view paper. |
10:45 - 11:00pm | Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Wen-Tai Hsu, Singapore Management University Click here to view paper. |
12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Pao-Li Chang | |
2:00 - 3:00pm | Amanda Jakobsson, Singapore Management University Click here to view paper. |
3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Tom Zylkin, National University of Singapore |
4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Jianhuan Xu, Singapore Management University |
5:30 - 6:00pm | Free Discussion |
May 26 (Thursday)
Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
Morning Session - Chair: Davin Chor | |
9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Sam Kortum, Yale University |
10:45 - 11:00pm | Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University |
12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Wen-Tai Hsu | |
2:00 - 3:00pm | Davin Chor, National University of Singapore Click here to view paper. |
3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Hyojung Lee, Singapore Management University Click here to view paper. |
4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Lin Ma, National University of Singapore |
5:30 - 5:45pm | Concluding Remarks |
6:00pm | Free Discussion |
About
The SMU-NUS Joint Trade Workshop 2017 is a joint collaboration between Singapore Management University and National University of Singapore. In its second 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 Robert Staiger and Professor Andres Rodriguez-Clare. The workshop is held at SMU campus over a period of two days from 7 June to 8 June, 2017.
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor Robert Staiger
Professor of Economics, Roth Family Distinguished Professor in the Arts and Sciences, Dartmouth College - Professor Andres Rodriguez-Clare
Edward G. and Nancy S. Jordan Professor of Economics, UC Berkeley
Conference Venue:
Seminar Room 5.1, Level 5, SMU School of Economics
90 Stamford Road, Singapore 178903
If you wish to attend, please contact Ms Juniper Ng (soe@smu.edu.sg).
Programme
June 7 (Wednesday)
Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
8:45 - 9:15am | Registration |
9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks |
Morning Session - Chair: Wen-Tai Hsu | |
9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Robert Staiger, Dartmouth College |
10:45 - 11:00pm | Tea Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University |
12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Gea Myoung Lee | |
2:00 - 3:00pm | Tom Zylkin, National University of Singapore |
3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Hyojung Lee, Singapore Management University |
4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Li Bingjing, National University of Singapore |
5:30 - 6:00pm | Free Discussion |
June 8 (Thursday)
Venue: SOE/SESS Seminar Room 5.1 (Level 5)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
Morning Session - Chair: Davin Chor | |
9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Andres Rodriguez-Clare, UC Berkeley |
10:45 - 11:00pm | Tea Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Wen-Tai Hsu, Singapore Management University |
12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Pao-Li Chang | |
2:00 - 3:00pm | Amanda Jakobsson, Singapore Management University |
3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Davin Chor, National University of Singapore |
4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Gea Myoung Lee, Singapore Management University |
5:30 - 5:45pm | Closing remarks & photo-taking |
| from 6.30pm | Workshop Dinner (By invitation only) |
Logistical Information
| Date | 7 - 8 June, 2017 (Wednesday - Thursday) |
|---|---|
Venue | Singapore Management University, School of Economics, 90 Stamford Road, Singapore, 178903 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 |
Photos
Click here to view pictures from the workshop.
Past Workshops
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:
- Professor Marc Melitz
David A. Wells Professor of Political Economy, Harvard University - Professor Thierry Mayer
Professor of Economics, Sciences Po
Invited Speakers:
- Professor Jose De Sousa
Professor of Economics, University of Paris-Saclay - Professor Mathieu Parenti
Assistant Professor, Université Libre de Bruxelles
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)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 8:45 - 9:15am | Registration |
| 9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks |
Morning Session - Chair: Pao-Li Chang | |
| 9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Thierry Mayer, Sciences Po |
| 10:45 - 11:00am | Tea Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Lin Ma, National University of Singapore |
| 12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Wen-Tai Hsu | |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | Iona Hyojung Lee, Singapore Management University |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | Davin Chor, National University of Singapore |
| 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)
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
Morning Session - Chair: Davin Chor | |
| 9:00 - 10:15am | Keynote address by Marc Melitz, Harvard University |
| 10:15 - 10:30am | Tea Break |
10:30 - 11:30pm | Pao-Li Chang, Singapore Management University |
| 11:30 - 11:45pm | Break |
| 11:45 - 12:45pm | Juliana Yu Sun, Singapore Management University |
| 12:45 - 2:00pm | Lunch |
Afternoon Session - Chair: Lin Ma | |
| 2:00 - 3:00pm | Wen-Tai Hsu, Singapore Management University |
| 3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:15pm | Bingjing Li, National University of Singapore |
| 4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
| 4:30 - 5:30pm | Mathieu Parenti, Université Libre de Bruxelles |
| 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 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 |
Photos
Click here to view pictures from the workshop.
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 Jonathan Vogel and Professor Thomas Chaney. The workshop will be held at INSEAD this year over a period of two days on 19 - 20 June 2019.
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor Jonathan E. Vogel
Professor of Economics, University of California Los Angeles - Professor Thomas Chaney
Professor of Economics, Sciences Po
Workshop Venue:
INSEAD Amphi 105
1 Ayer Rajah Avenue, Singapore 138676
*Registration for the workshop has closed.
Programme
June 19 (Wednesday)
Venue: Amphi 105
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 9:15am | Registration |
9:15 - 9:30am | Opening Remarks by Ziv Carmon, INSEAD Morning Session - Chair by Pao-Li Chang, SMU |
9:30 - 10:45am | Keynote address by Jonathan Vogel, UCLA |
10:45 - 11:00am | Tea Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Presentation by Lin Tian, INSEAD |
12:00 - 2:00pm | Lunch Afternoon Session - Chair by Lin Tian, INSEAD |
2:00 - 3:00pm | Presentation by Pushan Dutt, INSEAD |
3:00 - 3:15pm | Break |
3:15 - 4:15pm | Presentation by Xuan Luo, INSEAD |
4:15 - 4:30pm | Tea Break |
4:30 - 5:30pm | Presentation by Wen-Tai Hsu, SMU |
5:30 - 6:00pm | Free Discussion |
June 20 (Thursday)
Venue: Amphi 105
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:30 - 10:45am | Morning Session - Chair by Yuan Mei, SMU Keynote address by Thomas Chaney, Sciences Po |
10:45 - 11:00am | Tea Break |
11:00 - 12:00pm | Presentation by Pao-Li Chang, SMU |
12:00 - 1:00pm | Lunch Afternoon Session - Chair by Wen-Tai Hsu, SMU |
1:00 - 2:00pm | Presentation by Yuan Mei, SMU |
2:00 - 2:15pm | Break & Photo Taking |
2:15 - 2:45pm | Presentation by Joanne Tan, SMU |
2:45 - 3:00pm | Closing Remarks by Pushan Dutt/ Lin Tian, INSEAD |
3:00 - 3:30pm | Tea Break and Networking |
18:30 (TBD) | Workshop Dinner (By invitation only) |
Getting there
Organiser: School of Economics, SMU
Date: March 31, 2017 (Friday)
Date | 19 & 20 June 2019 (Wednesday & Thursday) |
|---|---|
Venue | INSEAD, Amphi 105 |
Contact | Ms. CHEONG Pei Qi Ms. VILLANUEVA Avegail |
About
The SMU Trade Workshop 2021 is organized by School of Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). In its fifth year running, it has the objective to bring together field experts in international trade 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 organizing the workshop surrounding four themes --- Global Value Chain, Trade Policy, Trade Wars, and Trade and Dynamics. The workshop is held over a period of two days from 17 March to 18 March, 2021.
Keynote Speakers:
- Associate Professor Robert Johnson
Associate Professor, University of Notre Dame - Professor Ralph Ossa
Kühne Foundation Professor of International Trade, University of Zurich - Professor Pablo D. Fajgelbaum
Professor of Economics, Princeton University - Professor George Alessandria
Professor of Economics, University of Rochester
Invited Speakers:
- Assistant Professor Lin Ma
Assistant Professor, National University of Singapore - Assistant Professor Zi Wang
Assistant Professor, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics - Dr Aaron B. Flaaen
Principal Economist, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System - Assistant Professor Michael Sposi
Assistant Professor, Southern Methodist University
*This event is only open to those who have successfully registered.
Programme
Click here for the detailed workshop programme. (Updated 16 March)
Registration
Click here to register. (Closed)
Photos
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About
The SMU Trade Workshop 2022 is organized by School of Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). In its sixth year running, it has the objective to bring together field experts in international trade 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 organizing the workshop surrounding four themes --- Trade and Developing Economies, Trade and Financial Markets, Trade Policy and Trade and Labor Market Implications. The workshop is held over a period of two days from 3 March to 4 March, 2022.
Keynote Speakers:
- Professor David E. Weinstein
Professor, Columbia University - Professor Lorenzo Caliendo
Professor, Yale University
Invited Speakers:
- Professor Erhan Artuc
Senior Economist, The World Bank - Professor Mostafa Beshkar
Associate Professor, Indiana University - Professor Jingting Fan
Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania State University - Professor Ana Cecilia Fieler
Lecturer, Yale University - Professor Matthew W. Grant
Assistant Professor, Dartmouth College - Professor Anson Soderbery
Associate Professor, Purdue University
*This event is only open to those who have successfully registered.
Programme
3 - 4 March 2022
Click here for the detailed workshop programme. (Updated 2 Mar)
Morning session:
Singapore: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
US Eastern Standard Time: 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm (on the previous day)
Central European Time 2:00 am – 4:30 am
Gather.Town session:
Singapore: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
US Eastern Standard Time: 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm (on the previous day)
Central European Time: 4:30 am – 5:30 am
Evening session:
Singapore: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
US Eastern Standard Time: 8:00 am – 10:30 am (on the same day)
Central European Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Registration
3 - 4 March 2022
Please click here or scan the QR code to register
*This event is only open to those who have successfully registered.
Morning session:
Singapore: 9:00 am – 11:30 am
US Eastern Standard Time: 8:00 pm – 10:30 pm (on the previous day)
Central European Time 2:00 am – 4:30 am
Gather.Town session:
Singapore: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
US Eastern Standard Time: 10:30 pm – 11:30 pm (on the previous day)
Central European Time: 4:30 am – 5:30 am
Evening session:
Singapore: 9:00 pm – 11:30 pm
US Eastern Standard Time: 8:00 am – 10:30 am (on the same day)
Central European Time: 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Photos
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About
The 2023 SMU Mini Trade Workshop II is organized by School of Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). The workshop is held on 15 March, 2023.
Keynote Speaker:
- Professor David Weinstein
Carl S. Shoup Professor of Japanese Economy, Columbia University
Invited Speakers:
- Professor Pao-Li Chang
Associate Professor, Singapore Management University - Bo Lin Ng
PhD student, Singapore Management University - Professor Lin Ma
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University - Professor Chenying Yang
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University
Programme
Date: 15 March 2023 (Wednesday)
Venue: SOE Meeting Room 5.1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:30am | "Trade Protection, Stock Prices, and Welfare" |
| 10:45 - 11:45am | "The Missing Middle in Product Price Distribution" |
| 12:00 - 12:30pm | "Estimating Firm-Level Production Functions with Spatial Dependence in Output, Input, and Productivity" |
| 1:45 - 2:45pm | "Globalization, Spatial Skill Premium, and Capital Accumulation in China" |
| 3:00 - 3:30pm | "Rules of Origin and Auto-parts Trade" |
| 3:30pm | Photoshoot |
About
The 2023 SMU Mini Trade Workshop I is organized by School of Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). The workshop is held on 18 January, 2023.
Keynote Speaker:
- Professor Robert W. Staiger
Professor, Dartmouth College
Invited Speakers:
- Professor Chenying Yang
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University - Professor Yuan Mei
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University - Professor Pao-Li Chang
Associate Professor, Singapore Management University - Professor Lin Ma
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University
Programme
Date: 18 January 2023 (Wednesday)
Venue: SOE Meeting Room 5.1
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 - 10:30am | "A World Trading System for the Twenty-First Century" |
| 10:45 - 11:45am | "Location Choices of Multi-plant Oligopolists: Theory and Evidence from the Cement Industry" |
| 1:00 - 1:30pm | "National Treatment, Product Likeness, and Trade Restrictiveness of Product Standards" |
| 1:45 - 2:45pm | "Labor Market Implications of Taiwan’s Accession to the WTO: A Dynamic Quantitative Analysis" |
| 3:00 - 3:30pm | "Globalization, Migration, and the Spatial Organization of Production" |
| 3:30pm | Photoshoot |
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 |
About SMU Trade Workshop
The SMU Trade Workshop is organized by School of Economics, Singapore Management University (SMU). It has the objective to bring together field experts in international trade 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.