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International Seminar on Trade (ISoT) Inaugural Edition

The inaugural edition of the International Seminar on Trade (ISoT) was jointly organized by the Journal of International Economics, Banque de France, Centre for Economic Policy Research, World Bank, and University of Surrey.

The Journal of International Economics, Banque de France, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), World Bank, and University of Surrey organized the inaugural edition of the “International Seminar on Trade” (ISoT) on May 5-6, 2025 in Washington, DC. ISoT focuses on recent advances in empirical, theoretical, and quantitative international trade.

Where available, recordings and presentations from the event can be accessed in the agenda below.

For inquiries related to the conference, you can email isot@worldbank.org.

Keynote Lecture | Industrial Policy, Supply Chains and Directed Technological Change: Evidence from Rare Earths

Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School)

 


All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Monday, May 5, 2025

Time

 Session

8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

 Registration & Breakfast

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Opening Remarks | Recording (Link)

Deon Filmer (Director of Research, World Bank)
Costas Arkolakis (Editor, Journal of International Economics)

10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Session #1 | Recording (Link)

Chair: Daria Taglioni (World Bank) 

Paper 1: "Supply Chain Disruptions, Pass-Through, and Firm Heterogeneity"
Authors: Simon Fuchs (Darthmouth College & Atlanta Fed), joint with Salomé Baslandze (PDF)
Discussant: Davin Chor (Dartmouth College) | Presentation (PDF)

Paper 2: "Trade Liberalization, Wage Rigidity, and Labor Market Dynamics with Heterogeneous Firms"
Authors: Ekaterina Gurkova (UCLA), joint with Elhanan Helpman & Oleg Itskhoki | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Erhan Artuc (World Bank) |Presentation (PDF)

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch & Coffee

1:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Session #2 | Recording (Link)

Chair: Juan Carluccio (Banque de France)

Paper 1: "The Impact of AI and Cross-Border Data Regulation on International Trade in Digital Services"
Authors: Ruiqi Sun (University of Toronto), joint with Daniel Trefler | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Maggie Chen (George Washington University) | Presentation (PDF)

Paper 2: "Equity Financing and Exports: Evidence from IPO Approvals in China"
Authors: Robin Kaiji Gong (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology), joint with Yao Amber Li, Stephen Teng & Shang-Jin Wei | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Jaebin Ahn (International Monetary Fund) | Presentation (PDF)

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 Coffee Break

3:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Session #3 | Recording (Link)

Chair: Juan Carluccio (Banque de France)

Paper 1: "The Local-Area Incidence of Exporting"
Authors: Nitya Pandalai-Nayar (University of Texas), joint with Christoph E. Boehm, Aaron Flaaen & Jan Schlupp | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Devaki Ghose (World Bank) | Presentation (PDF)

Paper 2: "Rules of Origin and the Use of NAFTA"
Authors: Jose Ramon Moran (Banco de Mexico & University of Michigan), joint with Carlos Alfonso Cebreros Zurita | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Manuel Garcia Santana (World Bank & CEPR) | Presentation (PDF)


Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Time

 Session

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

 Breakfast

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Session #4 | Recording (Link)

Chair: Costas Arkolakis (Journal of International Economics)

Paper 1: "Love for Variety"
Authors: Kiminori Matsuyama (Northwestern University & CEPR), joint with Philip Ushchev | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Ahmad Lashkaripour (Indiana University) | Presentation (PDF)

Paper 2: "Trade Models, Trade Elasticities, and the Gains from Trade"
Authors: Ina Simonovska (UC Davis & CEPR), joint with Michael Waugh | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Hiau Looi Kee (World Bank) | Presentation (PDF)

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

 Coffee Break

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM

Keynote Lecture | Recording (Link)

Speaker: Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School) | Presentation (PDF)

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

 Lunch & Coffee

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Session #5 | Recording (Link)

Chair:Daria Taglioni (World Bank)

Paper 1: "Offshoring and Voting Patterns in the US"
Authors: Lindsay Oldenski (Georgetown University), joint with Anna Maria Mayda & Walter Steingress
Discussant: Mine Senses (John Hopkins SAIS & CEPR)

Paper 2: "Oligopolies in Trade and Transportation: Implications for the Gains from Trade"
Authors: Enrico Cristoforoni (Boston College), joint with Marco Errico, Federico Rodari & Edoardo Tolva | Presentation (PDF)
Discussant: Charly Porcher (Georgetown University) | Presentation (PDF)

 

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Concluding Remarks | Recording (Link)

Speaker:  Juan Carluccio (Banque de France)

Organizing Committee
Costas Arkolakis (Yale University), Holger Breinlich (University of Surrey and CEPR), Juan Carluccio (Banque de France and University of Surrey), Beata Javorcik (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and CEPR), Gianmarco Ottaviano (Bocconi University and CEPR), Daria Taglioni (World Bank).

Selection Committee
Erhan Artuc (World Bank), Agnès Bénassy-Quéré (Banque de France and CEPR), Lionel Fontagné (Bank of France, Paris School of Economics and CEPII), Jonathan Vogel (University of California, Los Angeles)

Guest Co-Editors of the JIE Special Issue
Laura Alfaro (Harvard Business School and CEPR) and Stephen Redding (Princeton University)