Research Events
Conference on International Economics
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, the University of Houston and the Banco de México hosted the Eighth Annual Conference on International Economics, October 6–7, 2023, in Houston.
When and where
- Friday, October 6
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
1801 Allen Parkway
Houston, TX 77019 - Saturday, October 7
University of Houston
Classroom and Business Building, Room 120
Agenda
| Friday, October 6 | |
| Houston Branch, San Jacinto Room | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 a.m. | Opening remarks |
| 8:40 a.m. | Mussa Meets Backus-Smith: The Role of Primary Commodities |
| Juan Pablo Nicolini, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis; with Joao Ayres and Constantino Hevia Discussant: Pablo Guerron, Boston College |
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| 9:50 a.m. | Break |
| 10:05 a.m. | Neoclassical Growth in an Interdependent World |
| Ernest Liu, Princeton University; with Benny Kleinman, Steve Redding and Moto Yogo Discussant: Jing Zhang, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago |
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| 11:15 a.m. | Break |
| 11:30 a.m. | The Macroeconomics of Trade Credit |
| Luigi Bocola, Stanford University, with Gideon Bornstein Discussant: Margit Reischer, Georgetown University |
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| 12:40 p.m. | Lunch |
| Moderated discussion with Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas Research Director Chiara Scotti | |
| 2:30 p.m. | Anticipating Climate Change Across the United States |
| Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, University of Chicago; with Adrien Bilal Discussant: Samuel Kortum, Yale University |
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| 3:40 p.m. | Break |
| 3:55 p.m. | Liquidity, Debt Denomination, and Currency Dominance |
| Chenzi Xu, Stanford University; with Antonio Coppola and Arvind Krishnamurthy Discussant: Pierre-Olivier Weill, UCLA |
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| 5:15 p.m. | Reception |
| 6:00 p.m. | Dinner |
| Saturday, October 7 | |
| University of Houston, CBB 120 | |
| 7:45 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:15 a.m. | Local Concentration, National Concentration, and the Spatial Distribution of Markups |
| Daniel Xu, Duke University; with Chris Edmond and Virgiliu Midrigan Discussant: Mayara Felix, Yale University |
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| 9:25 a.m. | Break |
| 9:40 a.m. | Implications of Asset Market Data for Equilibrium Models of Exchange Rates |
| Hanno Lustig, Stanford University; with Zhengyang Jiang, and Arvind Krishnamurthy Discussant: Louphou Coulibaly; Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis |
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| 10:50 a.m. | Break |
| 11:05 a.m. | Dynamic Gains from Trade Agreements with Intellectual Property Provisions |
| Ana Maria Santacreu, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Discussant: Sina Ates, Federal Reserve Board |
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| 12:15 p.m. | Adjourn |