Empirical determinants of regionalism

   

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Empirical determinants of regionalism
A one-day workshop featuring empirical papers that explore the determinants of regionalism
Friday, 8th May 2009  8:45–19:30

Venue: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
AJF, 132 rue de Lausanne, Geneva

     
             Programme
   
     
Friday, 8th May    

   
Welcome and introduction Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute   08:45-09:00
     
Economic Determinants of the Timing of Preferential Trade
Agreement Formations and Enlargements,
Jeffrey Bergstrand University of Notre Dame, (joint paper with Peter Egger and Mario Larch). Discussant: Mathias Thoenig
  09:00-10:00
     
COFFEE   10:00-10:30
     
The ASEAN Free Trade Agreement: Impact of Intra-Bloc Liberalization on External Trade Flows and External Trade Barriers, Caroline Freund, World Bank (joint paper with Hector Calvo-Pardo, University of Southampton and Emanuel Ornelas, London School of Economics). Discussant: Marcelo Olarreaga   10:30-11-30
     
VISIT TO WTO (FOR VISITORS TO GENEVA)   11:30-12:45
     
LUNCH   12:45-14:00
     
Are Free Trade Agreements Contagious?, Richard Baldwin, Graduate Institute (joint paper with Dany Jaimovich, Graduate Institute). Discussant: Peter Egger   14:00-15:00
     
The Trade Effects of Endogenous Preferential Trade Agreements, Peter Egger, University of Munich. Discussant: Nuno Limão    15:00-16:00
     
COFFEE   16:00-16:15
     
Trade, Conflicts, and Political Integration: Explaining the Heterogeneity of Regional Trade Agreements, Vincent Vicard, Paris School of Economics. Discussant: Marius Brulhart   16:15-17:15
     
Presentation (based on four papers), Christian Volpe, IADB. Discussant: Marco Fugazza    17:15-18:15
     
Future directions of research: discussion led by Richard Baldwin and Nuno Limão    18:15-19:00
     
Close of conference   19:00
     
 
 
 
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