Fourth Edition
4th Women in International Economics Conference
October 26-27, 2023
Hosted by the University of Rochester
Day 1: Thursday October 26th
08:30-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-10:00 “The Gains from Foreign Investment in an Economy with Distortions”
Presenter: Isabela Manelici, London School of Economics
Discussant: Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth College
10:15:11:15 “Global Value Chains, International Risk Sharing and the Transmission of Productivity Shocks”
Presenter: Rana Sajedi, Bank of England
Discussant:Ina Simonovska, UC Davis
11:30-12:30 Keynote Address
“Breaking Invisible Barriers: Does Fast Internet Improve Access To Input Markets?”
Speaker: Beata Javorcik, Oxford University
12:30-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 “Export Market Expansion, Labor-Market Power, and Labor Shares: Evidence from a Small Open Economy”
Presenter: Trang Hoang, Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Discussant: Cristina Tello-Trillo, US Census
14:45-15:45 “The Roadblock Effect: War Shocks, Modal Shifts and Population Changes”
Presenter: Yan Hu, University of Edinburgh
Discussant: Hȃle Utar, Grinnell College
16:00-17:30 Women in International Economics Mentoring Groups
18:00 Dinner - by invitation only
Day 2: Friday October 27th
08:30-09:00 Breakfast
09:00-10:00 “Liquidity, Debt Denomination, and Currency Dominance”
Presenter: Chenzi Xu, Stanford GSB
Discussant: Friederike Neipmann, Federal Reserve Board
10:15-11:15 “Information and Communication Technology and Firm Geographic Expansion”
Presenter: Xian Jiang, UC Davis
Discussant: Vanessa Alviarez, IADB
11:30-12:30 “Liability Dollarization and Exchange Rate Pass-Through”
Presenter: Annie Lee, Johns Hopkins SAIS
Discussant: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
12:30 Lunch and Adjourn
The Organizing Committee:
Yan Bai (University of Rochester)
Laura Castillo-Martinez (Duke University)
Stefania Garetto (Boston University)
Eunhee Lee (Seoul National University)
Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (University of Texas at Austin)
Meredith Startz (Dartmouth College)
WoanFoong Wong (University of Oregon)