Recordings of the sessions and links to presentations can be found in the agenda below.
International trade has historically been a force for development and poverty reduction. But trade is increasingly viewed as contributing to inequality and risk. It is also seen as depleting natural resources and a growing threat to the environment. Finally, there is a growing belief that trade is a zero-sum game and not a mutually beneficial process. As a result, protectionism is on the rise and policy makers are increasingly resorting to unilateral solutions, internationally and domestically, often at odds with the lessons from economics research. Given the depth of global interdependence, and the fact that many countries are also still pursuing liberalizing policies in parallel to restrictive ones, the outcomes for development are difficult to predict.
To discuss the role of international trade on development outcomes and their sustainability and inclusivity, the World Bank and the editorial team from the Journal of International Economics are hosting a research conference in Washington, DC on September 12-13, 2024. The conference will be organized by Journal of International economics co-editors Costas Arkolakis (Yale University), Martin Uribe (Columbia University), and World Bank economists Erhan Artuc, Ana Fernandes, and Manuel García-Santana (World Bank Development Research Group). The scientific selection committee comprises Davin Chor (Dartmouth College), Kerem Cosar (University of Virginia), Tatjana Kleineberg (World Bank Development Research Group), Bob Rijkers (World Bank Development Research Group). Papers that will be selected for the conference will be considered for inclusion in a special issue of the Journal of International Economics with guest editor Ben Faber (University of California, Berkeley).
- Overview
- AGENDA
- CALL FOR PAPERS
- RELATED
Date: September 12-13, 2024
Location: World Bank, 1818 H Street NW, Washington DC 20433
World Bank and Journal of International Economics
Trade and Uneven Development Conference
September 12-13, 2024
World Bank HQ, MC2-800
Washington, DC
Day 1 - Thursday September 12, 2024
8:30am - 9:30am |
Breakfast |
9:30am - 10:00am |
Opening remarks by Deon Filmer (World Bank) and Costas Arkolakis (Yale University and co-editor of Journal of International Economics) | Session Recording |
10:00am - 12:00pm |
Session 1: Structural Change| Session Recording “Structural Change in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Open Economy Perspective” by Kei-Mu Yi (University of Houston) joint with Gaaitzen de Vries, Hagen Kruse, Emmanuel Mensah, and Yabo Vidogbena
“Tapping into Excess Capacity: Chinese Machinery Export and African Industrialization” by Yatang Lin (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology) joint with Pak Hung Lam, Fangyuan Peng, and Jin Wang
Chair: Erhan Artuc |
12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Lunch & coffee |
1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Session 2: Intergenerational Mobility and Labor Markets | Session Recording “Enhanced Intergenerational Occupational Mobility through Trade Expansion: Evidence from Vietnam” by Devashish Mitra (Syracuse University) joint with Hoang Pham and Beyza Ural-Marchand
“Complements or Substitutes? Labor Market Effects of Foreign Inputs in Developing Economies” by Roman Zarate (World Bank) joint it Leonardo Bonilla and Juan Muñoz-Morales
Chair: Ana Fernandes |
3:00pm - 3:30pm |
Coffee break |
3:30pm - 5:30pm |
Session 3: Infrastructure | Session Recording “Using Satellite Imagery to Detect the Impacts of New Highways: An Application to India” by Amit Khandelwal (Yale University) joint with Kathryn Baragwanath, Gordon Hanson, Chen Liu, and Hogeun Park
“Melitz Meets Lewis: The Impacts of Roads on Structural Transformation and Businesses” by Wei Qian (Haverford College) joint with Joseph P. Kaboski, Will Jianyu Lu, and Lixia Ren
Chair: Manuel García-Santana |
Day 2 - Friday September 13, 2024
8:30am - 9:30am |
Breakfast |
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9:30am - 11:30am |
Session 4: Sectoral Shocks | Session Recording “Spatial Linkages and the Uneven Effects of a Commodity Boom” by Felipe Benguria (University of Kentucky) joint with Felipe Saffie and Shihangyin Zhang
“Trade in Appliances, Household Production, and Labor Force Participation” by Pamela Medina (University of Toronto) joint with Sebastian Sotelo and Daniel Velasquez
Chair: Bob Rijkers |
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11:30am - 12:00pm |
Coffee break |
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12:00pm - 1:00pm |
Trade and (Un)even Development - Keynote lecture by Benjamin Faber (University of California at Berkeley) | Session Recording |
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1:00pm - 2:00pm |
Lunch & coffee |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
Session 5: Technology Diffusion and Distributional Effects | Session Recording “Firm Networks and Global Technology Diffusion” by Paulo Bastos (World Bank) joint with Katherine Stapleton, Daria Taglioni, and Hannah Wei
“The Distributional Effects of Carbon Pricing: A Global View of Common but Differentiated Responsibilities” by Marcos Ritel (Kühne Logistics University) joint with Mathilde Le Moigne, Simon Lepot, and Dora Simon
Chair: Tatjana Kleineberg |
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4:00pm - 4:15pm |
Concluding remarks by Daria Taglioni (World Bank) | Presentation Link |
The conference will feature research on trade and development, including but not limited to the following sub-topics:
- Role of product, labor and capital markets.
- Global value chains and globalization of production.
- Role of changing technologies (e.g. green, digital).
- Spatial analysis of international trade and development outcomes.
- Environment, climate change, and sustainability.
- Institutions, governance and political economy, including international rules and domestic aspects (e.g. informality, corruption, illicit financial flows).
- Globalization and the role of intra-national trade and spatial frictions.
We encourage the submission of papers – theoretical and/or empirical – that address these questions and themes. Submissions from early-career scholars and individuals belonging to historically underrepresented groups in economics are particularly welcome.
The deadline for submissions closed on May 15, 2024. Authors chosen to present papers at the conference will be notified by June 30, 2024. Please abstain from submitting papers that are considered for publication in other journals. Papers previously rejected from the Journal of International Economics (JIE) will not be considered for the conference. Note further that:
- Submitting to the conference is not a formal submission to the JIE. To be considered for the special issue, papers selected for the conference must also be submitted to the JIE by December 12, 2024.
- Papers that are not included in the conference are still welcome to be submitted to the JIE through their regular submission channels for peer review.
The organizers will partially cover the cost of one author per selected paper attending the conference, including economy class plane ticket issued through the World Bank’s travel agency and three nights of hotel accommodation in Washington DC; all co-authors will be invited. Questions about conference logistics may be addressed to Michelle Atienza (matienza@worldbank.org); questions about conference content may be addressed to Erhan Artuc (eartuc@worldbank.org).
Date: September 12 - 13, 2024 ET
Location: Washington, DC