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Fifth Annual Conference of the
Euro-Latin Study Network
on Integration and Trade (ELSNIT) |
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October 26-27, 2007 |
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Barcelona |
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| Preliminary Agenda |
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Friday, October 26 |
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| Welcome Remarks |
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9:00 - 9:30 |
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Opening Session |
9:30 - 10:45 |
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| Keynote Lecture |
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| Open Discussion |
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Parallel Sessions |
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| Session I: Macroeconomic Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Coordinated by Jaume Ventura, CREI and UPF & Omar Licandro, EUI |
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| The Effect of Home Biased Government Expenditure on Productivity and Welfare |
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Federico
Trionfetti |
University of Méditerranée, France |
11:15 - 11:55 |
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| Gino Gancia |
CREI and UPF, Spain |
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Open Discussion |
11:55 - 12:10 |
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| Uncertainty and Entry into Export Markets |
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Josep Villarrubia |
Banco de Espana (BDE), Spain |
12:10 -12:50 |
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| Luis Puch |
FEDEA |
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Open Discussion |
12:50 - 13:05 |
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| The US R&D Subsidies Response to Foreign Competition in the 1970s and 1980s: a Quantitative Welfare Analysis |
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Gianmarco Impullitti |
European University Institute, Italy |
14:45 - 15:25 |
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| José Miguel Benavente |
University of Chile, Chile |
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Open Discussion |
15:25 - 15:40 |
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| Trade and Sectoral Productivity |
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Pablo Fleiss |
Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain |
15:40 - 16:20 |
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| Philip Saure |
Swiss National Bank, Switzerland |
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Open Discussion |
16:20 -16:35 |
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| Melitz Meets Pissarides: Firm Heterogeneity, Search Unemployment and Trade Liberalization |
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Gabriel Felbermayr |
Universität Tübingen, Germany |
16:55 - 17:35 |
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| Hugo Hopenhayn |
UCLA, Los Angeles, USA |
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Open Discussion |
17:35 - 17:50 |
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| Final Remarks |
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Jaume Ventura |
CREI, Spain |
17:50 - 18:10 |
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| Omar Licandro |
RSC/EUI |
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| Session II: Economic Policy Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Coordinated by Rolf J. Langhammer, IfW, Germany andMichel Fouquin, CEPII, France |
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| The Asymetric Effect of Competition: Firm-Level Evidence from NAFTA Liberalization |
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Leonardo Iacovone |
University of Sussex ; World Bank, USA |
11:15 - 11:55 |
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| Gerardo Esquivel |
Colegio de Mexico, Mexico |
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Open Discussion |
11:55 - 12:10 |
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| Trade, Technology Transfers and Wage Inequalities: Theory and Evidence from Chile |
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Maria Mas |
Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques, France |
12:10 -12:50 |
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| Karolina Ekholm |
Stockholm University, Sweden |
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Open Discussion |
12:50 - 13:05 |
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| Did EMU Reduce Price Discrimination? A Firm Level Analysis Using French Export Data |
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Cyrille Schwellnus |
CEPII, France |
14:45 - 15:25 |
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| Daria Taglioni |
European Central Bank, Germany |
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Open Discussion |
15:25 - 15:40 |
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| Preferential Trade, Sunk Costs and the Path-Dependent Expansion of Exports |
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Ingo Borchert |
University of St. Gallen, Switzerland |
15:40 - 16:20 |
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| Isidro Soloaga |
Colegio de Mexico, Mexico |
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Open Discussion |
16:20 -16:35 |
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| Multilateral Trade Liberalization, Exports and Technology Upgrading: Evidence on the Impact of Mercosur on Argentinian Firms |
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Paula Bustos |
CREI and Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain |
16:55 - 17:35 |
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| Jens Arnold |
OECD, France |
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Open Discussion |
17:35 - 17:50 |
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| Final Remarks |
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Rolf J. Langhammer |
IfW, Germany |
17:50 - 18:10 |
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| Michel Fouquin |
CEPII, France |
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| Session III: Institutional Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
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| Coordinated by Jacques Ziller, EUI and Jacint Jordana, IBEI |
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| The Mercosur Committee of Municipalities, Federative States, Provinces and Departments: Process of Creation and Perspectives |
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Gilberto Marcos A. Rodrigues |
Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil |
11:15 - 11:55 |
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| Gerardo Caetano |
Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay |
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Open Discussion |
11:55 - 12:10 |
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| The Legal Toolbox for the Different Areas of Regional Integration |
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Ramon Torrent |
Universitat de Barcelona, Spain |
12:10 -12:50 |
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| Erig Magar |
Instituto Tecnologico Autonomo de Mexico (ITAM) |
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Open Discussion |
12:50 - 13:05 |
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| Regulating the Tigers: the Impact of Institutions on Competition and Cooperation with Asia - Reflections from the Brazilian Pharmaceutical Experience |
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Cassandra Sweet |
University of Cambridge, UK |
14:45 - 15:25 |
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| Alvaro Artigas |
Sciences-Po Paris ; CERI, France |
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Open Discussion |
15:25 - 15:40 |
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| Private/Public Dynamics in the Development of Mercosur |
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Luciana Gil |
Universita di Bologna ; University of Buenos Aires |
15:40 - 16:20 |
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| Andreu Olesti |
Universtat de Barcelona, Spain |
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Open Discussion |
16:20 -16:35 |
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| Considerations on the Mercosur Dispute Settlement Mechanism and the Impact of its Decisions in the WTO Dispute Resolution System |
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Jeanine Gama Sa Cabral |
Université Aix-Marseille, France |
16:55 - 17:35 |
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| Marise Cremona |
European University Institute, Italy |
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Open Discussion |
17:35 - 17:50 |
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| Final Remarks |
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Jacques Ziller |
EUI |
17:50 - 18:10 |
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Jacint Jordana |
IBEI |
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Saturday, October 27 |
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Plenary Session |
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| Session I: Macroeconomic Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
9:00 - 9:40 |
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Coordinated by Jaume Ventura, CREI/UPF and Omar Licandro, EUI |
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| Entry Regulation and Inter-Industry Reallocation: Theory and Evidence |
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Elias Papaioannou |
ECB, Germany |
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| Florin Bilbiie |
University of Oxford, UK |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
9:40 - 9:55 |
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| Session II: Economic Policy Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
9:55 - 10:35 |
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Coordinated by Rolf J. Langhammer, IFW andMichel Fouquin, CEPII |
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| FDI and Structural Reforms. New Panel Evidence Form Eastern Europe and Latin America |
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Nauro Campos |
Brunel University and WDI, UK |
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| Gabriele Tondl |
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria |
Comments |
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Open Discussion |
10:35 - 10:50 |
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| Session III: Institutional Dimensions of Integration and Trade |
11:10 - 11:50 |
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Coordinated by Professor Jacques Ziller, IUE and Jacint Jordana, IBEI |
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| Energy Integration in South America: Driving Force for Regional Integration Process |
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Maria Mendes da Fonseca |
National Petroleum Agency, Brazil |
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Fernando Navajas |
FIEL, Argentina |
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Open Discussion |
11:50 - 12:05 |
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Closing Session |
12:05 - 13:00 |
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Ricardo Carciofi |
IADB |
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