The 10th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) will be held on:

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

Thursday, April 29

8:30-8:45 a.m.: Welcome Remarks

Session I: Trade Shocks
Chair: Claire Brunel, American University

8:45 – 9:30a:  “Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from
U.S. Matched Employer-Employee Data”
Presenter: Cristina Tello Trillo, U.S. Census Bureau
Discussant: Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland
9:30 – 10:15a:  “Foreign Competition Along the Quality Ladder”
Presenter: Paul Piveteau, SAIS, Johns Hopkins
Discussant: Yingyan Zhao, IIEP, George Washington University
10:15 – 11:00a:  “Disentangling the Effects of the 2018-2019 Tariffs on a Globally
Connected U.S. Manufacturing Sector”
Presenter: Justin Pierce, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Discussant: Ryan Kim, SAIS, Johns Hopkins
11:00-11:30a:  Break

Session II: Effects of Multinationals
Chair: Kara Reynolds, American University

11:30 – 12:15 p.m.:  “Foreign Influence: The International Transmission of Gender
Equality”
Presenter: C. Austin Davis, American University
Discussant: Jose Asturias, U.S. Census Bureau
12:15 – 1:00p:  “Linkages with Multinationals: The Effects of Domestic Firms’
Exports”
Presenter: Christian Volpe, Inter-American Development Bank
                        Discussant: Mina Kim, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Friday, April 30

Session III: Macro Implications
Chair: Robert Blecker, American University

8:30 – 9:15 a.m.: “Quality Misallocation, Trade, and Regulations”
Presenter: Ariel Weinberger, IIEP, George Washington University
Discussant: Devaki Ghose, World Bank
9:15 – 10:00a: “Industry Linkages from Joint Production”
Presenter: Xiang Ding, Georgetown University
Discussant: Walter Park, American University
10:00 – 10:45a: “Trade, Technology, Size, and the Division of Labor”
Presenter: Nuno Limao, University of Maryland
Discussant: David Riker, International Trade Commission
10:45-11:15a:   Break

Session IV: Trade and Development
Chair: Jennifer P. Poole, American University

11:15 – 12:00 p.m.: “Spatial Misallocation, Informality, and Transit Improvements:
Evidence from Mexico City”
Presenter: Roman D. Zarate, World Bank
Discussant: Maurice Kugler, George Mason University
12:00 – 12:45p: “Game of Zones: Taking a Chance or Playing it Safe?”
Presenter: Anh Pham, George Mason University
                        Discussant: Juan Blyde, Inter-American Development Bank
12:45 – 1:00p: Closing Remarks