Session 1: Friday, November 12, 9 am-12:15

• On the Empirical Validity of the General Law of Comparative Advantage: The Case of Japan
  • Daniel Bernhofen, Clark University

Discussant:
• Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth University.

• The Economic Significance of National Border Effects
  • Carolyn Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Discussant:
• Michael Nicholson, University of Colorado

• Exchange Rate Pass-Through and Antidumping Investigations PDF
  • Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon
  • Stephen Haynes, University of Oregon

Discussant:
• Simon Evenett, Rutgers University.

Session 2: Friday, November 12, 2:00-5:30pm

2:00-3:00

• The Dynamics of International Specialisation PDF
  • Stephen Redding, London School of Economics

Discussant:
• Daniel Bernhofen, Clark University.

3:15-4:15

• The United States is a Small Country in World Trade (Word)
  • Stephen Magee, University of Texas
  • Kwang-Yeol Yoo, University of Texas
  • Nakgyoon Choi, Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade

Discussant:
• James Harrigan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

4:30-5:30

• The Mechanisms for Exchange Rate and Wage Interaction
  • Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Discussant:
• Bruce Blonigen, University of Oregon.

Session 3: Saturday, November 13, 9 am-12:15

9:00-10:00

• The Impact of the Asia Crisis on US Industry: An almost-free lunch?
  • James Harrigan, Federal Reserve Bank of New York

Discussant:
• Theresa Greaney, Syracuse University.

10:00-11:00

• Intellectual Property Rights and Licensing: an Econometric Investigation
  • Guifang Yang, University of Colorado
  • Keith Maskus, University of Colorado

Discussant:
• Marie thursby, Purdue University.

11:15-12:15

• Decomposing the Growth of OECD Trade During 1970-1996
  • Simeon Djankov, The World Bank and CEPR
  • Simon Evenett, Rutgers University
  • Bernard Yeung, New York University

Discussant:
• Jeffrey Bergstrand, Notre Dame University

Session 4: Saturday, November 13, 2:30-6:00pm

2:30-3:30

• On the Home Market Effect: Theory and Empirical Evidence PDF
  • Federico Trionfetti, London School of Economics

Discussant:
• Carolyn Evans, Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

3:45-4:45

• Empirical Investigation on Comparative Advantage Among OECD Countries PDF
  • Mika Saito, Cornell University

Discussant:
• Keith Maskus, University of Colorado-Boulder.

5:00-6:00

• Trade Theory and the Evolution of Post-War US Manufacturing: Are US Industries Behaving As We'd Expect?
  • Peter Schott, Yale University

Discussant:
• Jon Haveman, Purdue University.
  

Session 5: Sunday, November 14, 9 am-12:15

9:00-10:00

• Assessing the Impacts of US-Japan Bilateral Trade Agreements, 1980-1995
  • Theresa Greaney, Syracuse University

Discussant:
• Beata Smarzynska, World Bank.

10:00-11:00

• Experimental Foreign Exchange Markets(PDF)
  • Eric Fisher, Ohio State University

Discussant:
• Timothy Cason, Purdue University.

11:15-12:15

• Trade Protection: Commercial Policy versus Exchange Rate Policy
  • Ravi Yatawara, University of Delaware

Discussant:
• William Hutchinson, Miami University of Ohio

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