The speakers are: • Marta Aloi (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Giovanni Facchini (University of Illinois) • Timothy Hatton (University of Essex) • Tom Ivlevs (GEP, University of Nottingham) • Willi Kohler (Eberhard Karls University, Tuebingen) • Sharun Mukand (Tufts University) •...

The area of coverage is recent developments in heterogeneous firm models and the analysis of heterogeneous response to aggregate shocks. In particular, the workshop will focus on the following issues: • The role of macro-economic shocks on firm entry and selection • Imperfect factor markets...

Topics: - Globalisation: Opportunity or Threat? - Trade and the Environment - Globalisation and Growth - Transforming China and India: Challenges and Opportunities - Practical exercise on International Trade

Panel I. Globalization and Domestic Conflict Panel II. Democracy and Globalization Panel III. Fairness and the Political Economy of Trade Panel IV. Domestic Political Economy of Globalization Panel V. Trade, Risk and the Demand for Social Insurance Panel VI. Some Public Economics of...

Topics: - Economic Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty - Globalisation and International Integration - Trade and Foreign Direct Investment - Innovation, Technology and Development - Sustainable Development and the Natural Environment - Financial Sector Reform and Foreign Exchange Policy -...