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Trade Brown Bag Seminars

Fall 2009 Schedule

Our weekly seminar series covers relevant and up-to-date topics in international trade and development. We frequently invite external speakers from top academic institutions and the development community to present the latest research results in the area. Both internal and external audience are welcome to participate in the lively seminars.

The presentations are in various stages of preparation. Additional suggestions are welcome and should be sent to Hiau Looi Kee at hlkee@worldbank.org.  For copies of the paper presented and to request visitor passes, please contact Yasmin D'Souza at ydsouza@worldbank.org.

Day: Tuesday

Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm

Date

Speaker

Title

Location

Sep 8Christopher Parsons, University of Nottingham and World BankThe Evolution of Global Bilateral Migration 1960-2000 MC7-100 
Sep 14 Ann Harrison, World Bank, DECRG Industrial Policy and the Role of the Stare in Promoting Growth  MC13-121 
Sep 15

Chad P. Bown, World Bank, DECRG

Trade Liberalization, Antidumping, and Safeguards: Evidence from India's Tariff Reform MC10-100
Sep 21
(Monday)
Gordon Hanson, UC-San Diego & NBERBirth Rates and Border Crossings: The Demographic Push Behind Emigration in the Americas MC7-100
Sep 29Kalina Manova, Stanford University and NBERExport Prices and Heterogeneous Firm Models MC7-100
Oct 26
(Monday)

Aaditya Mattoo, World Bank

What are the Real Costs to Developing Countries of Climate Change Mitigation?

MC10-100

Oct 27Kathryn Dominguez, University of Michigan and NBERForeign Ownership and Firm Performance: Emerging-Market Acquisitions in the United States 

MC10-100

Nov 3

David Weinstein, Columbia University and NBER

Exports and Financial ShocksMC8-100
Nov 10Oleg Itskhoki, Princeton UniversityUnequal Effects of Trade on Workers with Different Abilities MC8-100     
Nov 17Leonardo Iacovone, World BankTrade as Engine of Creative Destruction: The Mexican Experience with Chinese Competition MC8-100  
Nov 24Ana Fernandes, World BankTBAMC8-100  
Dec 1Shanthi Nataraj, UC-BerkeleyThe Impact of Trade Liberalization on Productivity and Firm Size: Evidence from India's Formal and Informal Manufacturing Sectors MC9-100 
Dec 8Larry Karp, UC-BerkeleyTBAH1-200



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