Month: November 2013
Trade and Development Workshop
Adam Storeygard
Tufts University
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
12:30 to 2:00pm
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
The Cognitive Effects of Micronutrient Deficiency: Evidence from Salt Iodization in the United States
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
“Known-Knowns and Unknowns about the Internet: Measuring the Economic, Social, and Governance Impact of the Web”
Download the conference schedule here
Thursday and Friday, November 14 – 15, 2013
9:30am to 6:00pm (Thursday), 9:30am to 4:00pm (Friday)
The Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St. NW
Washington, DC 20052
Policymakers and netizens alike make broad claims about the effects of the internet upon economic growth, business, democracy, governance, and human rights. In recent years, economists have made significant progress in estimating the impact of the internet on areas such as economic growth, trade, fiscal policy, and education. But the progress made by economists has not been matched by scholars, activists, executives, and policymakers who seek to understand the internet’s effects on governance, cyber security, and on human rights. We don’t know if the Internet has stimulated development or whether the internet has led to measurable governance improvements. Moreover, scholars and activists don’t yet know how to effectively measure Internet openness. We will also weigh the evidence that the Internet is splintering. With this conference, we hope to encourage greater understanding of metrics to assess our new digital age.
Routes, Exports, and Employment in Developing Countries: Following the Trace of the Inca Road
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20052
6th Annual Conference on U.S.-China Economic Relations and China’s Economic Development
G2 at GW 2013
Friday, November 8, 2013
Lindner Commons, Suite 602
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20052
The U.S.-China relationship is now second to none in importance for international economic relations and policy and accordingly is a major focus of IIEP. The centerpiece of this initiative is our annual Conference on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic and Political Relations (or the “G2 at GW”), which as become one of the premier events of its type.
Schedule of Events
November 8, 2013
8:50 – 9:00AM Welcome and Overview of the Conference
9:00 – 10:30AM Session 1: U.S. – China Trade: Jobs and Competition
Moderated by Michael Moore
- Ann Harrison (University of Pennsylvania): Industrial Policy and Competition
- Mary Lovely (Syracuse University): Trade Liberalization and Labor Shares in China
- Peter Schott (Yale University): The Surprisingly Swift Decline of U.S. Manufacturing Employment
10:30 – 11:00AM Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00PM Session 2: Multinational firms in the U.S. and China
Moderated by Maggie Chen
- Lee Branstetter and Guangwei Li (Carnegie Mellon University): The Globalization of R&D: China, India, and the Rise of International Co-invention
- Wenjie Chen (George Washington University): OFDI from China-Firm-and Transaction-level Evidence
12:00 – 1:30PM Lunch and Keynote
- Steve Barnett (Division Chief-China, IMF) “China’s Economic Development: Past, Present, and Future”)
1:30-3:00PM Session 3: China’s Growth and Financial Liberalization
Moderated by Jay Shambaugh
- Xiaodong Zhu (University of Toronto): Accounting for China’s Growth
- Chang-Tai Hsieh (University of Chicago): Institutional Foundations of China’s Growth
- Menzie Chinn (University of Wisconsin at Madison) and Hiroyuki Ito (Portland State University): The Rise of the “Redback” and China’s Capital Account Liberalization: An Empirical Analysis on the Determinants of Invoicing Currencies
Moderated by Stephen Smith
- James Kung (HKUST): Do Land Revenue Windfalls Reduce the Career Incentives of County Leaders? Evidence from China
- Yan Wang (GWU, Peking University, and former World Bank): China’s Role in International Development Financing: Past, Present, and Prospect.
Dr. Yang published a joint paper in 2014 based on the ideas presented in this presentation; download the paper here.
An archive of all previous Annual Conferences on China’s Economic Development and U.S.-China Economic Relations is available here.
For more information, please contact Kyle Renner at iiep@gwu.edu or 202-994-5320.
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