Activities - Conferences
Regional Integration, Trade and Growth
November 18-20, 1993The conference was organized by CREI jointly with the Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) of London and the Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC) of Barcelona. The program was prepared by a scientific comitee, directed by professor Ramon Marimon, (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR), and formed by professors Richard Baldwin, (Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneve, and CEPR), Daniel Cohen, (Universitée de Paris I, École Normale Supérieure and CEPR), Angel de la Fuente, (Institut d’Análisi Econòmica and CEPR), Massimo Motta, (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and CEPR) and Xavier Vives, (Institut d’Anàlisi Econòmica and CEPR).
The Opening Lecture for this conference was delivered by Professor Jacques Drèze of CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain. The topic was " Regions of Europe ". This lecture was also the Inaugural Lecture of CREI since its creation was announced in the introductory words to this conference given by Professor Jaume García, then Vice-rector of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
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Program
NOVEMBER 18, 1993
Regions of Europe (Inaugural Lecture)
Jacques Drèze (CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain)
NOVEMBER 19, 1993
Economic Geography
Integration, Specialization and Adjustment
Paul Krugman (MIT and CEPR) and Anthony Venables (London School of Economics and CEPR)
Discussant: Alasdair Smith (University of Sussex and CEPR)
A General Interregional Equilibrium Model
Carlos M. Asilis (Georgetown University) and Luis Rivera-Bátiz (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Discussant: Thomas Gehrig (University of Basel)
On Job Creation in Cities
Masahito Fujita (University of Pennsylvania), Jacques Thisse (CERAS, École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris and CEPR) and Ives Zenou (Université de Paris.
Discussant: Massimo Motta (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Cities and Growth: Theory and Evidence from France and Japan
Jonathan Eaton (Boston University) and Zvi Eckstein (Tel Aviv University, Boston University and CEPR)
Discussant: David Canning (Queens University, Belfast)
Patterns of Growth
Barriers to Technology Adoption and Developement
Stephen Parente (University of Minnesota and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis) and Edward C. Prescott (Northeastern University and Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis)
Discussant: Angel de la Fuente (Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica and CEPR)
Aggregate and Regional Disaggregate Income Distribution Fluctuations
Danny Quah (London School of Economics and CEPR)
Discussant: Albert Marcet (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Measuring Institutions: Empirical Analysis of Property Rights and Economic Performance
Stephen Knack (IRIS, University of Maryland)
Discussant: Giorgia Giovannetti (Trinity College, Cambridge University and Università di Cassino)
NOVEMBER 20, 1993
Political Economy
Federal Fiscal Constitutions, Part Two: Risk Sharing and Income Redistribution
Guido Tabellini (Università Bocconi, CEPR, NBER and IGIER) and Torsten Persson (Institute of International Economic Studies, CEPR and NBER)
Discussant: Ramon Marimon (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEPR and NBER)
Uneven Technical Progres and Job Destruction
Daniel Cohen (Université de Paris I, École Normale Supérieure, CEPREMAP and CEPR) and Gilles Saint-Paul (DELTA, Paris and CEPR)
Discussant: Ramon Caminal (Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica)
Distribution, Redistribution and Capital Accumulation
Per Krusell (University of Pennsylvania) and José Victor Ríos (University of Pennsylvania)
Discussant: Yannis Ioannides (Virginia Polythecnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg)
Public Education and the Evolution of Income Distribution
Raquel Fernández (Boston University and NBER ) and Richard Rogerson (University of Minnesota and NBER)
Discussant: Teresa Garcia-Milá (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Labour Mobility
Diverging Patterns in a Two-country Model with Endogenous Labour Migration
Pietro Reichlin (Università di Napoli "Federico II") and Aldo Rustichini (CORE, Université Catholique de Louvain)
Discussant: Jordi Galí (Columbia University, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, CEPR and NBER)
Migration in the EC
Riccardo Faini (Università degli Studi di Brescia and CEPR) and Alessandra Venturini (Università di Bergamo)
Discussant: Iain Begg (University of Cambridge)
Regional Labour Market Dynamics in Europe and Implications for the EMU
Jörg Decressin (Harvard University) and Antonio Fatàs (INSEAD, Paris)
Discussant: Juan Francisco Jimeno (FEDEA)