International Trade and Development

The following GWINGOT events took place during the spring 2005 semester.

6 March
Does Regionalism Increase Foreign Direct Investment? An Empirical Investigation
Maggie Chen, The George Washington University

20 March
Exporting and Firm Performance: Chinese Exporters and the Asian Financial Crisis
Albert Park, University of Michigan

10 April
Why Are Income Distributions Different? A Comparison of Brazil and the U.S.
Francisco Ferrera, The World Bank

17 April
Productivity Effects of Services Liberalization: Evidence from the Czech Republic
Beata Javorcik, The World Bank, co-authored with Jens Arnold and Aaditya Mattoo

24 April
Endogenous Firm Heterogeneity and the Dynamics of Trade Liberalization
Phil McCalam, University of California, Santa Cruz