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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

Past Seminars

Thurs., May 6th, 2010 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Thierry Mayer, Sciences-Po, Paris "How do Different Exporters React to Exchange Rate Changes? Theory, Empirics and Aggregate Implications" NOTE: THURSDAY, May 6 Joint with the Trade and Development 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
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., 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 Mayer Joint 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

May 13 14 Monday, Tuesday

Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Conference, 2013: Bridging Rural and Urban Perspectives.
View conference page here.
Register here.

May 21 Tuesday

Evolving Comparative Advantage and the Impact of Climate Change in Agricultural Markets: Evidence from a 9 Million-Field Partition of the Earth
David Donaldson, MIT
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Please contact iiep@gwu.edu for more information.