Spring 2012 Seminars

The Pittsburgh International Trade and Development Seminar is a joint undertaking sponsored by the Department of Economics and the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University's Heinz College. Students and faculty from University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are welcome to attend.

Friday, February 10
Jim Markusen, University of Colorado
Topic: Putting Per Capita Income back into Trade Theory and Policy
Topic: Skill premium and trade puzzles: A solution linking production factors and demand
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Pitt, W. Posvar Hall, room 3911

Friday, February 17
Jishnu Das, University of Pittsburgh and World Bank
Topic: Are Bad Public Schools Public “Bads”?
Test Scores and Civic Values in Public and Private Schools
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Pitt, W. Posvar Hall, room 5604

Friday, February 24
Piysha Mutriju, Syracuse University
Topic: Price Equalization Does Not Imply Free Trade
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Pitt, W. Posvar Hall, room 3911

Friday, April 6
Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University
Topic: Enlisting Workers in Monitoring Firms: Payroll Tax Compliance in Mexico
Carnegie Mellon University, Hamburg Hall, room 2503

Friday, April 13
Amit Khandawal, Columbia University
Topic: Trade Liberalization and Embedded Institutional Reform: Evidence from Chinese Exporters
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Carnegie Mellon University, Hamburg Hall, Room 236

Fall 2012
Chad Bown, Brandeis University
Topic: Import Protection, Business Cycles, and Exchange Rates: Evidence from the Great Recession
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
University of Pittsburgh, Posvar Hall, Room 4716