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9th Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) Conference

The 9th Annual Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) was held on: Friday, April 26, 2019

The Washington Area International Trade Symposium (WAITS) is a forum that highlights trade research at institutions in the Washington D.C. area. Its primary activity is sponsoring an annual research conference where scholars present their latest academic work. Researchers from George Washington University, American University, the Census Bureau, the Federal Reserve Board, Georgetown University, the Inter-American Development Bank, Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), the U.S. International Trade Commission, the University of Maryland, and the World Bank have all participated in the symposium.

Conference Program

Session Time	Session Information
8:15 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.	Breakfast
8:55 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Opening Remarks: Maggie Chen, Director, Institute for International Economic Policy, George Washington University
9:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.	“Regional Spillovers through Multi-Market Firms: The Product Replacement Channel” Presented by: Ryan Kim, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University Discussant: Ana Fernandes, World Ban
9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.	“Non-Tariff Barriers and Bargaining in Generic Pharmaceuticals” Presented by: Sharat Ganapati, Georgetown University Discussant: Gloria Sheu, Department of Justice
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Coffee Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.	“Training and Labor Adjustment to Trade” Presented by: Marisol Rodriguez Chatruc, Inter-American Development Bank Discussant: Claire Brunel, American University
11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	“Trade, Jobs, and Worker Welfare” Presented by: Eunhee Lee, University of Maryland Discussant: Ricardo Reyes-Heroles, Federal Reserve Board
12:00 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	“Family Leave Law and the Demand for Female Labor: Evidence from a Trade Shock” Presented by: Fariha Kamal, U.S. Census Bureau Discussant: Mina Kim, Bureau of Labor Statistics
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.	“Robots, Tasks, and Trade” Presented by: Erhan Artuc, World Bank Discussant: Heiwai Tang, Johns Hopkins University
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Coffee Break
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.	“Testing Stolper-Samuelson with a Natural Experiment” Presented by: Dan Bernhofen, American University Discussant: Colin Hottman, Federal Reserve Board
3:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	“What are the Price Effects of Trade: Evidence from the U.S. and Implications for Quantitative Trade Models” Presented by: Erick Sager, Federal Reserve Board Discussant: Paul Piveteau, Johns Hopkins University
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.	“Your (Country’s) Reputation Precedes You: Information Asymmetry, Externalities and the Quality of Exports” Presented by: Yingyan Zhao, Penn State University and George Washington University Discussant: Paulo Bastos, World Bank