9th Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference
The 9th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) will be held on:
Friday, April 26, 2019
8:15 a.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Lindner Family Commons (6th Floor)
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street, NW
The Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) is a forum that highlights trade research at institutions in the Washington D.C. area. Its primary activity is sponsoring an annual research conference where scholars present their latest academic work. Researchers from George Washington University, American University, the Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, Georgetown University, the Inter-American Development Bank, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), the U.S. International Trade Commission, the University of Maryland, and the World Bank have all participated in the symposium.
Conference Program
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08:15-08:55 |
Breakfast |
| 08:55-09:00 | Opening Remarks: Maggie Chen, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University |
| 9:00-9:45 |
“Regional Spillovers through Multi-Market Firms: The Product Replacement Channel”
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| 9:45-10:30 |
“Non-Tariff Barriers and Bargaining in Generic Pharmaceuticals”
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| 10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00-11:45 |
“Training and Labor Adjustment to Trade”
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| 11:45-12:30 |
“Trade, Jobs, and Worker Welfare”
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| 12:30-13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:15-14:00 |
“Family Leave Law and the Demand for Female Labor: Evidence from a Trade Shock”
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| 14:00-14:45 |
“Robots, Tasks, and Trade”
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| 14:45-15:00 | Coffee Break |
| 15:00-15:45 |
“Testing Stolper-Samuelson with a Natural Experiment”
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| 15:45-16:30 |
“What are the Price Effects of Trade: Evidence from the U.S. and Implications for Quantitative Trade Models”
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| 16:30-17:15 |
“Your (Country’s) Reputation Precedes You: Information Asymmetry, Externalities and the Quality of Exports”
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