Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)

Mon, 7 August, 2023 12:00am
Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES)

The Inaugural Washington Area Network Economics Symposium (WANES) is a research conference that highlights academic work from researchers at leading economics institutions in network economics in the Washington DC area.

Friday, September 8, 2023
9:00 am – 6:00 pm ET

Lindner Commons
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E St. NW
George Washington University

Conference Program

9:00 am – 9:15 am: Welcome

Session 1: Pathways to Persistence; Commodity Prices and Production Networks

9:15 am – 10:45 am

1. Margit Reischer, Pathways to Persistence (joint with V. Carvalho), Georgetown University

2. Jorge Miranda-Pinto, Commodity Prices and Production Networks in Small Open Economies (joint with A. Silva, P. Caraiani, J. Olaya-Agudelo), IMF

10:45 am – 11:00 am: Coffee break

Session 2: Trade and War; Alliance Formation

11:00 am – 12:30 pm

1. Chao Wei, Trade and War: A Global Input-Output Network Perspective (joint with H. Tzavellas), George Washington University

2. Peter Devine, Alliance Formation in a Multi-Polar World (joint with S. Joshi and A. Mahmud), Council on Foreign Relations & George Washington University

12:30 – 1:30 pm: Lunch

Session 3 Financial Networks: Regulation; Interconnectedness in Corporate Bond Market and CDS Market

1:30 pm – 3:55 pm

1. Carlos Ramirez, Regulating Financial Networks: A Flying Blind Problem, Federal Reserve Board

2. Chaehee, Shin, Interconnectedness in the Corporate Bond Market (joint with C.Brunetti, M.Carl, J.Gerszten, C.Scotti) , Federal Reserve Board

(3:00 pm – 3:10 pm: Mini-break)

3. Mark Paddrik, Intermediation Networks and Derivative Market Liquidity: Evidence from CDS Markets (joint with S.Tompaidis), Treasury

3:55 pm – 4:15 pm: Coffee break

 Session 4 Network Games; Religion and Social Networks

4:15 pm – 5:45 pm

1. Hector Tzavellas, Network Games Under Uncertainty (joint with P. Chaudhuri and S. Sarangi.), Virginia Tech

2. Hilton Root, Disruptive Innovation in the Economic Organization and China and the West, George Mason University

6:00 pm: Adjourn

Where
The Elliott School of International Affairs Foggy Bottom Campus 1957 E Street, NW Washington DC 20052

Admission
Open to everyone.

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