Co-organized by Emory University and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
Friday, March 28
- 8:30 · Breakfast
- 9:10–9:15 · Welcome remarks
Session 1: Firms and Trade
9:15–10:30 · An Anatomy of U.S. Establishments’ Trade Linkages in Global Value Chains
Presenter: Fariha Kamal, Federal Reserve Board
Discussant: Emily Blanchard, Dartmouth College
- 10:30–10:45 · Break
10:45–12:00 · Navigating the Waves of Global Shipping: Drivers and Aggregate Implications
Presenter: Fernando Leibovici, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Discussant: Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- 12:00–1:30 · Lunch
Session 2: Trade
1:30–2:45 · A World Trading System for Whom? Evidence from Global Tariffs
Presenter: Dave Donaldson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Nuno Limão, Georgetown University
- 2:45–3:00 · Break
3:00–4:15 · The Incidence of Distortions
Presenter: David Atkin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Discussant: Roman David Zarate
- 4:15–4:30 · Break
Session 3, Part I: International Finance
4:30–5:45 · International Reserve Management under Rollover Crises
Presenter: César Sosa-Padilla, University of Notre Dame
Discussant: Daniel Neuhann, University of Texas at Austin
- 5:45–7:00 · Reception
- 7:00 · Dinner
Saturday, March 29
- 8:30–9:15 · Breakfast
Session 3, Part II: International Finance
9:15–10:30 · The Optimal Monetary Policy Response to Tariffs
Presenter: Louphou Coulibaly, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Discussant: Michael Devereux, University of British Columbia
- 10:30–10:45 · Break
10:45–12:00 · A Theory of Economic Coercion and Fragmentation
Presenter: Chris Clayton, Yale University
Discussant: Zhen Huo, Yale University
- 12:00 · Closing remarks
Each paper session allocated 55 minutes to the presentation, 10 minutes to the discussion, and 10 minutes to questions from the audience.