Hitotsubashi Conference on International Trade & FDI 2016
December 10-11, 2016
Conference Room, 7F, Mercury Tower , Hitotsubashi University
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Hitotsubashi Conference on International Trade & FDI 2016 Program



 December 10   (Saturday)
9:45-10:00   Opening address
Chair : Eiichi Tomiura (Hitotsubashi University)
10:00-11:00 David Atkin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Who’s Getting Globalized? The Size and Implications of Intra-national Trade Costs
11:00-11:20   B r e a k
11:20-12:20 Treb Allen (Dartmouth College)

The Welfare Effects of Transportation Infrastructure Improvements
12:20-13:40   L u n c h
 Chair : Hodaka Morita (University of New South Wales)
13:40-14:40 Gabriel Felbermayr (Ifo Institute)

Trade and the Spatial Distribution of Transport Infrastructure
14:40-15:00   B r e a k
15:00-16:00 Jota Ishikawa (Hitotsubashi University)

Backfiring with Backhaul Problems: Trade and Industrial Policies with Endogenous Transport Costs
16:00-16:20   B r e a k
16:20-17:20 Richard Baldwin (Institute of International and Development Studies)

Asymmetric Globalisation
17:40-19:40   Reception


 December 11  (Sunday)
Chair : Hikmet Gunay (University of Manitoba and Hitotsubashi University)
10:00-11:00 Dave Donaldson (Stanford University)

The More We Die, The MoreWe Sell? A Simple Test of the Home-Market Effect
11:00-11:20   B r e a k
11:20-12:20 Kiminori Matsuyama (Northwestern University)

Endogenous Demand Composition, Product Cycles, and Patterns of Structural Change Between Rich and Poor Countries

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Engel’s Law in the Global Economy: Demand-Induced
Patterns of Structural Change and Trade across Countries

12:20-13:40   L u n c h
Chair : Taiji Furusawa (Hitotsubashi University)
13:40-14:40 Yoichi Sugita (Hitotsubashi University)

Wage Markdowns and FDI Liberalization
14:40-15:00   B r e a k
15:00-16:00 Swati Dhingra(London School of Economics)

Importers, Exporters and the Division of the Gains from Trade
16:00-16:20   B r e a k
16:20-17:20 Nicolas Schmitt (Simon Fraser University and Hitotsubashi University)

A Theory of Intermediation in Supply Chains based on Inventory Control
17:20-17:30   Closing address
18:00-   Dinner (invitation only)



Hitotsubashi Conference on International Trade & FDI 2016
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