Nottingham Centre for Research on
Globalisation and Economic Policy (GEP)

Seminars

The Centre hosts a high quality seminar series. This is a weekly event and attracts speakers with high international visibility.  

The Seminar Organiser is Dr Zhihong Yu. Seminars are 1pm - 2:30pm unless stated otherwise (Please note the extended time)

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2012/13 seminars 

DateSpeakerSeminar TitleRoom
1st October Harald Fadinger , University of Vienna  Trade Policy: Home Market Effect versus Terms-of-Trade Externality PHYS C04
8th October Michele Imbruno, GEP, University of Nottingham Trade Liberalization, Firm Productivity and the Role of Trade Intermediaries: Evidence from China PHYS C04
15th October

Alessandra Guariglia, University of Birmingham

 A Balancing Act: Managing Financial Constraints and Agency Costs to Minimize Investment Inefficiency in the Chinese Market (with Junhong Yang) PHYS C04
22nd October Greg Wright, University of Essex Immigration, Offshoring and American Jobs PHYS C04
29th October No Seminar
5th November Gianmarco Ottaviano, LSE Market Size, Competition and the Product Mix of Exporters PHYS C04

12th November

 Giovanni Facchini, GEP, University of Nottingham The Political Economy of Trade and Migration: Evidence from the US Congress PHYS C04
23rd November Giovanni Maggi  University of Princeton) Uncertainty and Trade Agreements A48, SCGB
6th November Alexander Tarasov, Munich Firm Organisation and Trade in Tasks PHYS C04
3rd December Paola Conconi Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ECARES) and CEPR The Internationalisation Process of Firms: From Exports to FDI PHYS C04
10th December Ben Ferrett, Loughborough Trade costs and the implications of devolved corporate tax-setting PHYS C04
4th February Beata Javorcik,  University of Oxford WTO Accession and Tariff Evasion

B37 Psychology
11th February Natalia Chen, University of Warwick Quality and Exchange Rate Pass-Through: Firm-Level Evidence for Argentinean Wine. B37 Psychology
25th February Andreas Hoefele, University of Loughborough Payment Choice and International Trade: Theory and Evidence from Cross-country Firm Level Data C22 Coates
13th March 3pm (Wednesday) Andrei Levchenko, University of Michigan TBA A40 SCGB
POSTPONED Maarten Bosker, Erasmus University Rotterdam Global supply chains and network effects in trade B37 Psychology
29th April Dennis Novy, University of Warwick Trade and Uncertainty A39, SCGB
13th May Amit Khandelwal, Columbia Business School Prices, Markups and Trade Reform A39, SCGB
17th May Doug Nelson, Tulane University Prospects for Constitutionalization of the WTO A41, SCGB
20th May Agelos Delis,  Aston Business School Factor Content of Trade and Intermediate Inputs A39, SCGB
23rd May Heiwai Tang, Tufts University, USA Domestic Value Added in Chinese Exports: Firm-level Evidence A39, SCGB
13th June Andres Rodriguez-Clare, University of California, Berkeley The Elusive Pro-Competitive Effects of Trade A40, SCGB

2012 seminars 

DateSpeakerSeminar TitleRoom
6th February Dr Facundo Albornoz-Crespo, University of Birmingham Civil War and Foreign Influence PHYS C04
13th February No seminar
20th February Holger Breinlich, University of Essex Economic Geography and Industrialisation PHYS C04
27th February John Morrow, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE The Impact of Integration on Productivity and Welfare Distortions Under Monopolistic Competition PHYS C04
5th March Zouheir El-Sahli, GEP, University of Nottingham Estimating the Effects of Containerization on World Trade PHYS C04
12th March John McLaren, University of Virginia Trade Policy and Wage Inequality: A Structural Analysis with Occupational and Sectoral Mobility (coauthor: Erhan Artuc) PHYS C04
19th March Swati Dhingra, LSE Trading Away Wide Brands for Cheap Brands PHYS C04
26th March Sebastian Krautheim, Goethe University Frankfurt Globalization, Trust Goods and International Civil Society PHYS C04

2nd May (Wednesday) N.B 3pm start

 Arnaud Costinot,  Massachusetts Institute of Technology How Large Are the Gains from Economic Integration? Theory and Evidence from US. Agriculture 1880-2002 SCGB A40
9th May (Wednesday) N.B 3pm start Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University Export Destinations and Input Prices: Evidence from Portugal SCGB A40
21st May Ben Guanyi Li, Boston College Heterogeneous Productivity, Heterogeneous Fixed Trade Costs and Export Decisions SCGB A39

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