Global Fragmentation of Production and Trade Policy
Workshop organised by
European Center for Advanced Research in Economics and Statistics (ECARES),
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE),
Warwick University
DISSETTLE research and training network
25-26 September 2014
Solvay Brussels School of Econimics and Management
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 42, 1050 Brussels
Organisers:
Natalie Chen (University of Warwick and CEPR)
Paola Conconi (Université Libre de Bruxelles and CEPR)
Guillermo Noguera (University of Warwick)
Dennis Novy (University of Warwick and CEPR)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
10:15.10:45
REGISTRATION
Room: Atrium
10:45-11:00
Paola CONCONI (ULB and CEPR): Welcome remarks
Room: R42.2.113
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Richard BALDWIN (Graduate Institute, Geneva and CEPR): “The GVC Revolution and 21
Century Regionalism”
11:00-12:00
Room: R42.2.113
Davin CHOR (National University of Singapore): “Integration vs Outsourcing along Production
Lines” (with Laura Alfaro, Pol Antras, and Paola Conconi)
12:00-13:00
Room: R42.2.113
LUNCH
13:00-14:00
Room: Cafeteria
Chad BOWN (World Bank and CEPR): “Global Supply Chains and Trade Policy” (with Emily
Blanchard and Rob Johnson)
14:00-15:00
Room: R42.2.113
Paola CONCONI (ULB and CEPR): “From Final Goods to Inputs: the Cascade Effect of
Preferential Rules of Origin” (with Manuel García Santana, Laura Puccio, and Roberto Venturini)
15:00-16:00
Room: R42.2.113
COFFEE BREAK
16:00-16:30
Room: Cafeteria
Emily BLANCHARD (Dartmouth): “What Global Fragmentation Means for the WTO”
CONFERENCE DINNER
16:30-17:30
Room: R42.2.113
19:30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Pol ANTRAS (Harvard University and CEPR): “The Margins of Global Sourcing: Theory and
Evidence from U.S. Firms” (with Teresa Fort and Felix Tintelnot)
Lorenzo CALIENDO (Yale University): “The Impact of Regional and Sectoral Productivity
Changes on the U.S. Economy” (with Fernando Parro)
9:00-10:00
Room: R42.2.113
10:00-11:00
Room: R42.2.113
COFFEE BREAK
11:00-11:30
Room: Cafeteria
Laura ALFARO (Harvard Business School): “Market Reallocation and Knowledge Spillovers:
The Gains from Multinational Production” (with Maggie Chen)
11:30-12:30
Room: R42.2.113
LUNCH
12:30-13:30
Room: Cafeteria
Rob JOHNSON (Dartmouth): “Technology, Trade Costs, and the Pattern of Tradewith
Multi-Stage Production” (with Andreas Moxnes)
13:30-14:30
Room: R42.2.113
Russell HILLBERRY (World Bank): “A Coasian Model of International Production Chains”
(with Thibault Fally)
14:30-15:30
Room: R42.2.113
COFFEE BREAK
15:30-16:00
Room: Cafeteria
Hylke VANDENBUSSCHE (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven – CES and CEPR): “Trade Protection
and Input Switching: Firm-Level Evidence from Indian Importers” (with Christian Viegelahn)
16:00-17:00
Room: R42.2.113