New Working Papers February 2016

The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Cunha, Alexandre and Emanuel Ornelas (2015) “The Limits of Political Compromise: Debt Ceilings and Political Competition.” Dix-Carneiro, Rafael, Rodrigo R. Soares and Gabriel Ulyssea (2016) “Local Labor Market Conditions and Crime: Evidence from the Brazilian Trade Liberalization.” Monarch, Ryan and Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr (2016) “Learning […]

Arnoldshain Seminar XIV “Institutions, Trade, and Economic Policy”

October 3 – 6, 2016 Córdoba and La Cumbre OVERVIEW The 14th edition of this conference series, will be organized by the National University of Córdoba, Argentina, and will bring together researchers interested in the following subjects: – International Migration and Local Development. – The Economic Influence of Digitalization. – Integration, Trade and Capital Flows. […]

7th Annual Conference of the Trade, Integration, and Growth Network (TIGN) Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 24-25, 2016

The 7th Annual Conference of the Trade, Integration and Growth Network (TIGN) will be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on May 24-25, 2016. This conference is sponsored by the Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the CAF-Development Bank of Latin America (CAF), and Sao Paulo School of Economics – FGV and […]

New Working Papers – January 2016

The following working papers have recently been added to our working papers page. Bai, Xue, Kala Krishna and Hong Ma (2016) “How You Export Matters: Export Mode, Learning and Productivity in China” Giordani, Paolo, Nadia Rocha and Michele Ruta (2014) “Food Prices and the Multiplier Effect of Trade Policy ” Krishna, Kala and Lena Sheveleva (2016) “Wheat […]

IIPF Doctoral School 2016

Social Insurance Programs Mannheim, Germany June 15-18, 2016 Convenors: Luigi Pistaferri, Stanford University Josef Zweimüller, University of Zurich Co-organized with: CESifo, Munich MaTax, ZEW Mannheim and University of Mannheim Office of Tax Policy Research, University of Michigan Oxford University Centre for Business Taxation The aim of IIPF Schools is to provide a forum in which […]

39th Annual NBER Summer Institute: Call For Papers

The 39th Annual NBER Summer Institute will be held in Cambridge, Massachusetts from July 11 to July 29, 2016. Workshops will focus on a number of different topics including: Asset Pricing Health Care Corporate Finance Health Economics Development Economics Household Finance Development of the American Economy Industrial Organization Economic Fluctuations and Growth International Finance Economics […]

Job Opportunity: Assistant Professor of Economics – University of San Diego

The School of Business Administration, University of San Diego, anticipates a tenure-track Assistant Professor position to begin Fall 2016, pending budget approval. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. in Economics prior to the start of the appointment and is expected to maintain a record of high quality scholarly achievement and dedication to teaching excellence […]

The 15th Annual GEP Postgraduate Conference 2016 University of Nottingham, United Kingdom — April 14-15, 2016

Keynote speaker: Dr Giammario Impullitti (University of Nottingham) Objectives The Conference provides a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives.The objective of the Conference is to bring together a number of young researchers to discuss their own research ideas with established […]

Empirical Investigations in Services Trade Second Biennial Conference European University Institute, Florence, Italy — June 15-16, 2016

Organized by:Trade Policy Research Network, CEPRRobert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, EUI, FlorenceTEDU-Trade Research Center, AnkaraWorld Trade Institute, BernWe invite submissions of papers and expressions of interest in attending the Second Empirical Investigations in Services Trade (EIST) conference.  The meeting will take place on June 15-16 in Florence, Italy, hosted by the Global Governance Programme of the […]

PRONTO Annual Conference: Quantifying Non-Tariff Barriers to Trade and Investment 26-27 February 2016 Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) Vienna, Austria

Organised by:Joseph Francois (University of Bern, WTI, and CEPR)Ron Davies (University College Dublin) Local organisers:Robert Stehrer  (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)Veronika Cervinka-Janýrová (Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies)  Over the past fifty years, there has been significant progress in lowering tariff barriers to international trade. This has led to a growing awareness of the importance […]