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9th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics

The Department of Economics at Emory University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will host the 9th Atlanta Workshop on International Economics on November 13-14, 2020. This year’s conference will be held on Zoom using a webinar format with panelists and attendees. This conference is intended for Economics faculty and graduate students interested in macroeconomics. 

Registration for this event is now closed.

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Friday, November 13

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10:00 AM - 10:05 AM

Welcoming Remarks: Federico Mandelman and Vivian Yue

10:05 AM - 11:05 AM

Immigration, Innovation and Growth
Presenter: Tarek Hassan, Boston University
Discussant: Mike Waugh, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis

11:05 AM - 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

The Long-Run Labor Market effects of the Canada US FTA
Presenter: Brian Kovack, Carnegie-Mellon University
Discussant: Keith Head, University of British Columbia

12:15 PM - 1:30 PM

Lunch

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

All aboard: The aggregate effects of port development
Presenter: Réka Juhász, Columbia University
Discussant: David Hummels, Purdue University

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Break

2:45 PM - 3:45 PM

Resource Curse or Blessing: Sovereign Risk in Resource-Rich Emerging Economies
Presenter: Paulina Restrepo-Echavarria, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussant: Carlos Esquivel, Rutgers University

Saturday, November 14

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10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Co-location of Production and Innovation: Evidence from the United States
Presenter: Teresa Fort, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Break

11:15 AM - 12:15 PM

The Quantitative Effects of Trade Policy on Industrial and Labor Location
Presenter: Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University
Discussant: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, UC Berkeley

12:15 PM - 12:30 PM

Break

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Unequal Expenditure Switching: Evidence from the 2015 Swiss Franc Appreciation
Presenter: Ariel Burstein, UC Los Angeles
Discussant: Kadee Russ, UC Davis

1:30 PM

Closing Remarks: Simon Fuchs and Kim Ruhl

  

Organizers

Simon Fuchs (Atlanta Fed)

Nelson Lind (Emory University)

Federico Mandelman (Atlanta Fed)

Kim Ruhl (University of Wisconsin)

Jon Willis (Atlanta Fed)

Vivian Yue (Emory University / Atlanta Fed)

Conference Funding

The conference organizers gratefully acknowledge the generous support from the following sources:

  • Department of Economics, Emory University
  • Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta