Institute for International Economic Policy
University Seminar on Regionalism and Foreign Direct Investment
The University Seminar on "Regionalism and Global Economic Development" examines the consequences of expanded reliance on regional agreements. The focus is on the economic and political effects of this potentially profound change in the world's economic organization. Topics include both the causes of regionalism and its impact on the multilateral trading system, US economic leadership, and the balance of power in a multi-polar world. Core participants consist of GW faculty members; faculty from Georgetown University, the University of Maryland, and the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS); and professionals from organizations such as International Monetary Fund (IMF), the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the American Enterprise Institute (AEI).
These events are open to the public. Please contact iiep@gwu.edu if you are interested in receiving regular notification of upcoming events.
Unless indicated, all seminars will be held in the Kendrick Conference Room,
Department of Economics, 2115 G St., NW, Room 321.
2009-2010 University Seminar on Regionalism and Global Economic Development
Upcoming Seminars
| Thurs., November 5, 2009 12:00-1:30 p.m. |
Bruce Blonigen (Oregon) "Measuring the Benefits of Foreign Product Variety with an Accurate Variety Set" NOTE: 12:00-1:30 p.m. Lindner Commons, Room 602, 1957 E St., NW Light lunch will be provided Joint with the Trade and Development Workshop Series and the Microeconomics Workshop Series |
| Tues., November 10, 2009 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
John Ries (British Columbia) "The Erosion of Colonial Trade Linkages After Independence" (with Keith Head and Thierry Mayer) NOTE: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Joint with the Trade and Development Workshop Series |
Past Seminars
| Tues., 20 Oct 2009 |
Wenjie Chen (GWU) "Does the county of origin of the acquiring firm impact performance?" Joint with the Trade and Development Workshop Series |
2008-2009 University Seminar on Regionalism and Foreign Direct Investment
| Mon., April 13 2009 12:00-2:00 p.m. |
"Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Africa & the Middle East" Steve Radelet (CGD) PowerPoint  Antoinette Sayeh (IMF) PowerPoint Mohsin Khan (Peterson Institute) PowerPoint David Hamod (National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce) Joint with the Institute for Middle East Studies |
| Tues., March 31 2009 12:00-2:00 p.m. |
"Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on East & South Asia" Justin Lin (World Bank) Anoop Singh (IMF) PowerPoint Arvind Subramanian (Peterson Institute) PowerPoint Joint with the Sigur Center for Asian Studies |
| Thurs., March 26 2009 12:00-2:00 p.m. |
"Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Latin America" Steven Phillips (IMF) Claudio Loser (GW and Inter-American Dialogue) PowerPoint Nora Lustig (GW) PowerPoint Jay Pelosky (Private Investor) Joint with the Latin American and Hemispheric Studies Program |
| Mon., 23 Feb 2009 12:00-2:00 p.m. |
"Regional Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Central & Eastern Europe" Marek Belka (IMF) Clifford Gaddy (Brookings) PowerPoint Graciela Kaminsky (GW) PowerPoint Anders Aslund (Peterson Institute) PowerPoint Joint with the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies |
| Thurs., 4 Dec 2008 | Keith Head (British
Columbia) "Quality sorting and trade: Firm-level evidence for French wine" with Matthieu
Crozet and Thierry MayerJoint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Thurs., 13 Nov 2008 | Stephen
Yeaple (PSU) "Global Production and Trade in the Knowledge Economy" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
2007-2008 University Seminar on Regionalism and Global Economic Development
| Thur., 24 April 2008 1-2:30 p.m. Please note the new day and time. |
Giovanni Maggi (Yale) with Bob Staiger "An Incomplete-Contracting Theory of the WTO's Dispute Settlement Procedure" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Tues., 15 April 2008 12-1:30 p.m. |
Maggie Chen and Sumit Joshi (George Washington University) "Third-Country Effects in the Evolution of Free Trade Networks" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Tues., 1 April 2008 12-1:30 p.m. |
Scott Baier (Clemson and Council of Economic Advisers) "Estimating the Effects of Free Trade Agreements on Trade Flows using Matching Econometrics" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Tues., 11 March 2008 12-1:30 p.m. |
Kamal Saggi (SMU) "Bilateralism, Pure Multilateralism, and the Quest for Global Free Trade" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Wed., 13 Feb 2008 Time: 1:30-3:00 |
Nuno Limao (Maryland) "Policy Choice: Theory and Evidence from International Trade Agreements" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series Location: Lindner Commons, Suite 602, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 1957 E St., NW. |
| Tues., 29 Jan 2008 12-1:30 p.m. |
Marc Busch (Georgetown) with Jennifer Tobin "A BIT is Better Than a Lot: Bilateral Investment Treaties and Preferential Trade Agreements" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series |
| Mon., 5 Nov 2007 |
Arvind Panagariya (Columbia) "Preferential Trading: Theory and Policy" Joint with Trade and Development Workshop series Location: Lindner Commons, 6th floor, 1957 E St., NW |
Upcoming Events
2nd Annual "G2 at GW" Conference on Chinese Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations" on Friday, Nov. 20, 2009.
Confirmed speakers include Dr. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute; Harry Harding, Dean, University of Virginia; Prof. Bruce Reynolds, University of Virginia; Prof. Loren Brandt, Univ. of Toronto; Prof. John Giles, Michigan State University and World Bank; Prof. Zhu Caihua, China Foreign Affairs University; Prof. Margaret Pearson, Univ. of Maryland; Dr. Lixin Colin Xu, World Bank; Dr. Philip Levy, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Xiaobo Zhang, International Food Policy Research Institute; and Prof. Bruce Dickson, GWU.
The event is made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor. Seating will be limited: to register send an email to iiep@gwu.edu. Sponsored by the Institute for International Economic Policy, The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, and GW-Center for International Business Education and Research
Recent Events
Vera Chiodi, Poverty Action Lab J-PAL Europe, and Paris School of Economics, "The Existence of Poverty Traps: Old Question-New Answer. Evidence from Rural Mexico"
Friday, November 13, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Suite 501, 1957 E Street, NW
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu
Sergio Margulis (Lead Environmental Economist for Climate Change) and Urvashi Narain (Senior Environmental Economist), World Bank, "Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change: Methodology"
Thursday, November 12, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Suite 505, 1957 E Street, NW
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu
Phillip Swagel (Georgetown and former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy), "The Financial Crisis: An Inside View"
Wednesday, November 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Lindner Commons, 1957 E Street, NW, Suite 602
RSVP to iiep@gwu.edu
Breakfast with Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee
Tuesday, November 10, 8:00-9:00 a.m.
City View Room, 1957 E St., NW
This event is CLOSED. Cosponsored by the Washington International Trade Association.
Randy Kroszner (U of Chicago and former Federal Reserve Board Governor), "Crisis Response at the Fed and the New Regulatory Landscape"
Friday, November 6, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
Gerald Nelson (IFPRI), "Climate Change and Agriculture: Impacts and the Costs of Adaptation in Developing Countries"
Tuesday, November 3, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
"Correcting Global Imbalances: How Much Farther Do We Have To Go?"
Pulitzer Prize winner Steven Pearlstein (Washington Post)
Friday, 2 October, 12:00-1:30 p.m.
For analysis of Mr. Pearlstein's remarks click here.
Prof. Steve Charnovitz (GWU)
Book talk on "Global Warming and the World Trading System"
(March 2009, coauthored with Gary Clyde Hufbauer and Jisun Kim). Friday, 18 September, 12:00-2:00 p.m. at 1957 E St., NW, Room 601M. This event made possible by a generous grant from an anonymous donor.
IIEP cosponsored "The Day Before: A Conference on the Security Implications of Climate Change" on Thursday, 10 September, 2009 in conjunction with the American Security Project. Participants included Senator John F. Kerry (D-Mass), former CIA Director James Woolsey, member of the Nobel Prize (2007) winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Michael Oppenheimer (Princeton), Charles Glaser (GWU), Adil Najam (Boston University), Ladeene Freimuth (Freimuth Group, LLC), Bernard Finel (American Security Project), and Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn (U.S. Navy, Ret.).
Contact Us
Phone: 202.994.5320
Email: iiep@gwu.edu
Address:
Institute for International Economic Policy
1957 E Street, N.W., Suite 502
Washington, D.C. 20052