ECON 281

Seminar in International Economics
Fall 2004
Instructor: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
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Mondays 12-2 pm
597 Evans Hall
                   
August 30 Organizational Meeting

September 6 Labor Day Holiday

September 13 Adam Szeidl, UC Berkeley
  Optimal Integration Strategies for the Multinational Firm

September 22
Wed 4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar
Philippe Aghion, Harvard University
Volatility, R&D, and Growth: The Role of Financial Development
September 27 Peter Klenow, Stanford University
  Externalities and Growth

October 6
Wed 4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar (Information subject to change; please check Department weekly seminar list for updates.)
Edward Lazear, Stanford University
Speeding, Tax Fraud, and Teachig to the Test
October 11 Calvin Ho , UC Berkeley
  Does Exchange Rate Volatility Matter to FDI?

October 20
Wed 4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar (Information subject to change; please check Department weekly seminar list for updates.)
Dilip Mookherjee, Boston University
(tentative) Political Economy of Land Reform
October 25 Ethan Kaplan, UC Berkeley
  Political Threats and Patterns of Campaign Contributions: a Theoretical and Empirical Analysis (with Marcos Chamon, IMF)

November 3
Wed 4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar
Departmental Seminar Cancelled

November 8 Reuven Glick , SF Fed
  Tradability, Productivity, and Understanding International Economic Integration

November 17
Wed 4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar (Information subject to change; please check Department weekly seminar list for updates.)
James Poterba, M.I.T.
TBA
November 22 Gita Gopinath , Chicago GSB
  Emerging Market Business Cycles: The Cycle is the Trend

November 29
4-5:30pm
608-7 Evans
Joint with Departmental Seminar (Information subject to change; please check Department weekly seminar list for updates.)
Martin Ravallion, World Bank
TBA
December 6 Harald Hau , INSEAD
  Macroeconomic Order Flows: Explaining Equity and Exchange Rate Returns