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Meeting |
Second Annual Conference of the
Euro-Latin Study Network on Integration and Trade (ELSNIT) |
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| October 29-30, 2004 |
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Robert Schuman Centre
for Advanced Studies
of the European University Institute (RSC), Florence |
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Friday,
October 29 |
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| Welcoming
Remarks |
Helen Wallace
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Director RSC,
EUI |
9:00 |
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| Carlo Binetti
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Special Representative in
Europe, IDB |
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| Juan José
Taccone |
Director INTAL,
IDB |
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| Opening
Session |
9:30-10:45 |
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| Trade
and Integration in Latin America: the State of Play |
José
Luis Machinea |
ECLAC,
Santiago, Chile |
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Parallel Sessions |
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I - Macroeconomic Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| A
Theory of North – South Trade and Globalization |
Elias
Dinopoulos |
University
of Florida, USA |
11:15-11-55 |
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Paul Segerstrom |
Stockholm
School of Economics, Sweden and CEPR |
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| Pablo
Sanguinetti |
Universidad
Torcuato Di Tella,
Buenos Aires, Argentina - TBC |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
11:55-12:10 |
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| Ramsey
Monetary Policy and International Relative Prices |
Ester
Faia |
Universitat
Pompeu Fabra |
12:10-12:50 |
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| Tommaso Monacelli |
IGIER, Universita Bocconi and
CEPR |
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| Alicia
Garcia Herrero |
Banco
de Espana |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
12:50-13:05 |
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| Trade
and Policy Convergence |
Giovanni
Pica |
University
of Southampton, UK |
14:45-15:25 |
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| J.V. Rodríguez
Mora |
Universitat Pompeu
Fabra, Barcelona, Spain |
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| Thierry
Verdier |
Delta,
Paris, France - TBC |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
15:25-15:40 |
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| Immigration
Policy and the Welfare State |
Francesc Ortega |
Universitat Pompeu
Fabra, Barcelona, Spain |
15:40-16:20 |
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| Tito Boeri |
Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
- TBC |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
16:20-16:35 |
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| Can Comparative Advantage
Explain the Growth of US Trade? |
Alejandro Cunat |
London School of Economics and
CEPR |
16:55-17:35 |
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| Marco Maffezzoli |
Universita Bocconi and IGIER,
Milan, Italy |
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| Giancarlo Corsetti |
EUI, Florence, Italy |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
17:35-17:50 |
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| Final Remarks
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Jaume Ventura |
CREI |
17:50-18:10 |
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Omar Licandro |
EUI |
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| Session
II - Empirical Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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What Extent Does Intra-Industry Trade Matter in Business Cycles Comovements? Distinguishing
Common and Transmitted Cycles |
Julien
Garnier |
European
University Institute, Florence, Italy |
11:15-11:55 |
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| Rafael
Correa |
University
of Quito, Ecuador |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
11:55-12:10 |
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| Regional
Integration Agreements and the Geography of World Trade: Statistical Indicators
and Empirical Evidence |
Lelio
Iapadre |
University
of L’Aquila and CIDEI, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy |
12:10-12:50 |
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| Maurice
Kugler |
Southampton
University, UK |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
12:50-13:05 |
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| South-South
Trade Agreements and Growth. A Panel Data Aproach to the Evaluation of Three Latin
American Agreements |
Alessia
Lo Turco |
Università
Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy |
14:45-15:25 |
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| Simon
Evenett |
Oxford
Business School, Oxford, UK |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
15:25-15:40 |
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| Economic
Integration Models and Monetary Ingegration Analysis – A reassessment of
MERCOSUR |
Lars
Wang |
University
of Hohnheim, Germany |
15:40-16:20 |
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| Daria
Taglioni |
University
of Geneva, Switzerland |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
16:20-16:35 |
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| Market
Access in International Trade: The North-South Divide and Regional Agreements |
Thierry Mayer |
Université
de Paris I and CEPII, Paris, France |
16:55-17:35 |
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| Soledad Zignago |
CEPII, Paris, France |
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| Riccardo
Faini |
University
of Rome, Italy |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
17:35-17:50 |
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| Final
Remarks |
Rolf Langhammer |
IfW |
17:50-18:10 |
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| Michel Fouquin |
CEPII |
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| Session
III - Institutional Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Can the EU Be a Model
and a Driving Force for Regional Integration in Developing Countries? |
Sanoussi Bilal |
European Centre for Development
Policy Management, Maastricht, Netherlands |
11:15-11:55 |
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| Félix
Peña |
University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
11:55-12:10 |
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| The Impact of Regionalism
on Trade Policy Making: A Cross Study in South America |
Mercedes Botto |
FLACSO, Buenos Aires Argentina |
12:10-12:50 |
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| Jacint Jordana |
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona,
Spain |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
12:50-13:05 |
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| MERCOSUR: An Experience
in Sustainable Institutional Development? |
Celina Pena
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Centro de Estudios para la Producción,
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
14:45-15:25 |
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| Ricardo Rozemberg |
Centro de Estudios para la Producción,
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Hervé
Jouanjean |
European Commission, Brussels,
Belgium - TBC |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
15:25-15:40 |
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| Civil Society and Inclusion
in New Regionalism: Can Civil Society Influence a Trade-led Agenda? |
Jean Grugel |
University of Sheffield, UK |
15:40-16:20 |
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| Alberto Trejos |
INCAE, Costa Rica |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
16:20-16:35 |
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| Trade Policy Institutions:
A Comparative Analysis |
Jacint Jordana
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Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona,
Spain |
16:55-17:35 |
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| Carles Ramió |
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona,
Spain |
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| Alberto Trejos |
INCAE, Costa Rica |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
17:35-17:50 |
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| Final Remarks |
Helen Wallace |
RSC |
17:50-18:10 |
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Saturday,
October 30 |
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Plenary Session
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| Session
I - Macroeconomic Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Latin
America in the XXth Century: Stagnation, then Collapse |
Hugo
A. Hopenhayn |
University
of California, Los Angeles, USA |
9:00-9:40 |
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| Pablo
A. Neumeyer |
Universidad
Torcuato Di Tella,
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Renato
Flôres |
Fundaçao
Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
9:40-9:55 |
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| Session
II - Empirical Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Business
Cycles and Macroeconomic Policy Coordination in MERCOSUR |
José
Maria Fanelli |
CEDES,
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
9:55-10:35 |
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| Martín
González Rozada |
Universidad
Torcuato di Tella, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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| Ansgar
Belke |
University
of Hohenheim, Germany - TBC |
Comments |
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Open
Discussion |
10:35-10:50 |
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| Session
III - Institutional Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| The Challenge
of Governance in Regional Integration: Key Experiences from Europe in an Inter-American
Perspective |
Jacques
Ziller |
Department of Law,
European University Institute, Florence, Italy |
11:10-11:50 |
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| Alfredo
Valladão |
Chaire
Mercosur, Fondation Nationale de Sciences Politiques, Paris, France |
Comments |
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Open Discussion
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11:50-12:05 |
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Final
remarks by Sessions Coordinators |
12:05-12:45 |
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| Closing
Remarks |
12:45-13:00 |
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Robert
Devlin |
Deputy
Manager, Integration and Regional Programs Department, IDB |
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| Discussion
on the Future Agenda for the Network |
14:30-16:00 |
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