Second Edition
2nd Women in International Economics Conference
Thursday-Friday, Sep 23-24, 2021
Online on Zoom, hosted by Dartmouth College
Local Organizers: Nina Pavcnik and Meredith Startz
Co-organizers: Eunhee Lee, Nitya Pandalai-Nayar, Woan Foong Wong
Program
Notes: Each paper session will consist of a 30 minute presentation, 10 minute discussion, and 10 minute general Q&A. All sessions will take place via Zoom. All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
Day 1: Thursday, September 23
12 - 12:50pm ET Session 1: Keynote address:
Caroline Freund, Dean of the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy
“Fast times in international trade: Interactions between academic work and public
opinion about international trade since the early 1980s”
12:50 - 1pm ET Break
1 - 2:40pm ET Session 2: Global sourcing (Chair: Ann Harrison)
“Learning between Buyers and Sellers Along the Global Value Chain”
Presenter: Swapnika Rachapalli, Princeton IES
Discussant: Matilde Bombardini, Berkeley Haas
“Responsible Sourcing? Theory and Evidence from Costa Rica”
Presenter: Isabela Manelici, LSE
Discussant: Natalia Ramondo, Boston University
2:40 - 3pm ET Break
3 - 4:40pm ET Session 3: International economic history (Chair: Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan)
“Bad News Bankers: Underwriter Reputation and Contagion in Pre-1914 Sovereign Debt Markets”
Presenter: Sasha Indarte, Wharton
Discussant: Graciela Kaminsky, George Washington University
“Technology Transfer and Early Industrial Development: Evidence from the Sino-Soviet Alliance”
Presenter: Michela Giorcelli, UCLA
Discussant: Kalina Manova, UCL
Day 2: Friday, September 24
11:30am - 12:30pm ET Session 4: Small group mentoring event (by invitation)
12:30 - 1pm ET Break
1 - 2:40pm ET Session 5: International finance (Chair: Doireann Fitzgerald)
“Optimal Bailouts in Banking and Sovereign Crisis”
Presenter: Zeynep Yom, Villanova University
Discussant: Linda Tesar, University of Michigan
“A Fundamental Connection: Exchange Rates and Macroeconomic Expectations”
Presenter: Jenny Tang, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Discussant: Linda Goldberg, Federal Reserve Bank of New York
2:40 - 3pm ET Break
3 - 4:40pm ET Session 6: Information in trade (Chair: Kala Krishna)
“Geographic Spillovers and Firm Exports: Evidence from China”
Presenter: Yue Yu, University of Toronto
Discussant: Cecile Gaubert, UC Berkeley
“Reputation of Quality in International Trade: Evidence from Consumer Product Recalls”
Presenter: Jiatong Zhong, University of Alberta
Discussant: Emek Basker, University of Missouri