Co-organized by Emory University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and held online.
Friday, November 13
- 10:00–10:05 · Welcome remarks — Federico Mandelman and Vivian Yue
10:05–11:05 · Immigration, Innovation and Growth
Presenter: Tarek Hassan, Boston University
Discussant: Mike Waugh, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
- 11:05–11:15 · Break
11:15–12:15 · Long-Run Labor Market Effects of the Canada–US Free Trade Agreement
Presenter: Brian Kovak, Carnegie Mellon University
Discussant: Keith Head, University of British Columbia
- 12:15–1:30 · Lunch break
1:30–2:30 · All Aboard: The Aggregate Effects of Port Development
Presenter: Réka Juhász, Columbia University
Discussant: David Hummels, Purdue University
- 2:30–2:45 · Break
2:45–3:45 · 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
10:00–11:00 · Co-location of Production and Innovation: Evidence from the United States
Presenter: Teresa Fort, Dartmouth College
Discussant: Erica Fuchs, Carnegie Mellon University
- 11:00–11:15 · Break
11:15–12:15 · Quantitative Effects of Trade Policy on Industrial and Labor Location
Presenter: Lorenzo Caliendo, Yale University
Discussant: Andres Rodriguez-Clare, University of California, Berkeley
- 12:15–12:30 · Break
12:30–1:30 · Unequal Expenditure Switching: Evidence from Switzerland
Presenter: Ariel Burstein, University of California, Los Angeles
Discussant: Kadee Russ, University of California, Davis
- 1:30 · Closing remarks — Simon Fuchs and Kim Ruhl