Conference jointly organized with the Fundación Ramón Areces. The program commitee was formed by Pol Antràs (Harvard) and Jaume Ventura (CREI and UPF). The conference brought together top researchers writing on different aspects of globalization. This allowed for some interesting interactions. For instance, trade economists that study the effects of globalization on product markets could interact with macroeconomists who study the effects of globalization on financial markets. The conference included papers on International Trade, International Macroeconomics and International Political Economy.
The Costs of Remoteness: Evidence from German Division and Reunification
by S. Redding and D. Sturm
Discussion (by J. Vilarrubia)
Organizing Offshoring: Middle Managers and Communication Costs
by P. Antràs, L. Garicano and E. Rossi-Hansberg (Princeton University)
Discussion (by J. Ventura)
Exporting and Economic Performance: Firm-Level Evidence for Spanish Manufacturing
by J. C. Fariñas and A. Martín-Marcos
Discussion (by A. Bonfiglioli)
An Equilibrium Model of 'Global Imbalances' and Low Interest Rates
by R. Caballero, E. Farhi and P. Gourinchas
Discussion (by H.-J. Voth)
Globalization and Risk Sharing
by F. Broner and J. Ventura
Discussion (by F. Meza)
The GATT/WTO as an Incomplete Contract
by H. Horn, G. Maggi and R. W. Staiger
Discussion (by A. Martin)
On Globalization and the Growth of Goverments
by G. Gancia and P. Epifani
Discussion (by P. Antràs)
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