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Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade - XV — Frankfurt am Main, Germany, September 3-4, 2010
Conference Program
The Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, The Center for Financial Studies (CFS), the Kiel Institute for the World Economy and the Department of Economics, University of Southern Denmark will host a conference on "Dynamics, Economic Growth and International Trade" (DEGIT XV) to be held at the Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany, on September 3-4, 2010.
| Friday, September 3rd | |
| 8:15 - 9:00 | Registration – Campus Westend, Casino Building, Goethe University, Frankfurt. |
| 9:00 - 9:30 | Welcome Address - room 1.801 |
Rainer Klump, Bjarne S. Jensen | |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Plenary Session 1 - room 1.801 |
| Samuel S. Kortum: "Trade and the Global Recession" | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Parallel Sessions 1-4 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Parallel Sessions 5-8 |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Plenary Session 2 - room 1.801 |
| Olivier de La Grandville: "How Much Should a Nation Save? A New Answer" | |
| Bjarne S. Jensen, "Solutions and Phase Portraits of Endogenous Growth Models with Optimal Saving" | |
| 19:00 - | Conference Dinner – UBS OpernTurm |
| Sarurday, September 4th | |
| 9:30 - 10:30 | Plenanery Session 3 - room 1.801 |
| Charles Yuji Horioka: "An International Comparison of Altruism, Bequest Motives, and Parent–Child Relations" | |
| Henry Wan Jr.: "Triangular Trade, Bilateral Dispute: Conceptual Explorations about the Dollar–Yuan Exchange Rate" | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 - 13:00 | Parallel Sessions 9 - 12 |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:00 | Parallel Sessions 13 - 16 |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 - 17:30 | Closing Session - room 1.801 |
Parallel Sessions
FRIDAY, September 5th
Parallel Session 1: Growth Complementarities
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.801
Chair: Ulla Lehmijoki (University of Helsinki)
| Alberto Bucci | University of Milan | On the Interaction between Public Investment and Private Capital in Economic Growth |
| Pietro F. Peretto | Duke University | Growth on a Finite Planet: Resources, Technology and Population in the Long Run |
| Yunfang Hu | Tohoku University, Japan | Analysis of Fiscal Shocks in a Small Open Economy with Home Production |
| Ulla Lehmijoki | University of Helsinki | Demographic and Economic Consequences of the Post–war Mortality Decline in Developing Countries |
Parallel Session 2: Global Trade and Adjustment
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.802
Chair: Salim B. Furth (University of Rochester)
| Michael Wycherley | Trinity College Dublin, Ireland | Innovation versus Imitation: Intellectual Property Rights in a North–South Framework |
| Sanne Hiller | Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University | Milestones of European Integration: Which Matters Most for Trade Openness? |
| Salim B. Furth | University of Rochester | Terms of Trade Volatility and Precautionary Savings in Developing Economies |
Parallel Session 3: Structural Change
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.811
Chair: Timo Boppart (Socioeconomic Institute, University of Zurich)
| Brad Sturgill | Grand Valley State University | Cross–country Variation in Factor Shares and its Implications for Development Accounting |
| Hosny Zoabi | The Eitan Berglas School of Economics, Tel Aviv University | Effects of Trade on Female Labor Force Participation |
| Helmut Wagner | University of Hagen | The Kuznets–Kaldor–Puzzle and Neutral Cross–Capital–Intensity Structural Change |
| Timo Boppart | Socioeconomic Institute, University of Zurich | Engel's Law and Growth with Directed Technical Change |
Parallel Session 4: Cross–country Empirics
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.812
Chair: Davide Fiaschi (Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa)
| Tomasz Michalski | HEC Paris, Finance and Economics Department | Do Countries falsify Economic Data Strategically? Some Evidence That They Do. |
| Markus Eberhardt | Centre for the Study of African Economies, University Oxford | Productivity Analysis in Global Manufacturing Production |
| Davide Fiaschi | Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche, University of Pisa | The Determinants of Distribution Dynamics: A Novel Methodology with an Application to the Cross–Country Distribution of Productivity |
LUNCH BREAK: 13:00 – 14:00
Parallel Session 5: Spillovers and Growth
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.801
Chair: Chien–Yu Huang (North Carolina State University)
| Cem Ertur | LEO, Université d'Orléans | A Contribution to the Schumpeterian Growth Theory and Empirics |
| Francesco Mureddu | CRENoS and University of Cagliari | Is Agglomeration really Good for Growth? Global Efficiency, Interregional Equity and Uneven Growth |
| Albert de Vaal | Department of Economics, Radboud University Nijmegen | Social Ties, Knowledge Spillovers and Regional Convergence |
| Chien–Yu Huang | North Carolina State University | Informative Middleman Service, Variety–Expansion and Long Run Growth |
Parallel Session 6: Institutions and Growth
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.802
Chair: Sebastian Galiani (Washington University in St. Louis)
| Martin Paldam | Aarhus University | The Spirit of Capitalism and Socialism. A Cross-country Study of Ideology |
| Giovanni Prarolo | University of Bologna and FEEM | Persistence of Local Politicians and Firms' Innovation |
| Marco Wagner | German Council of Economic Experts | Multilateralism versus Regionalism!? |
| Sebastian Galiani | Washington University in St. Louis | Factor Endowments, Democracy and Trade Policy Divergence |
Parallel Session 7: FDI and Outsourcing
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.811
Chair: Andreas Hoefele (The University of Nottingham)
| Katheryn N. Russ | University of California, Davis and NBER | Multinational Firms and Trade: Gravity versus Market Power in a Ricardian World |
| Davide Sala | Department of Economics, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus University | Uncertain Productivity Growth and the Choice between FDI and Export |
| Andreas Hoefele | The University of Nottingham | Offshoring and Growth with Two Factors |
Parallel Session 8: Trade and Growth
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.812
Chair: Styliani Christodoulopoulou (The University of Essex)
| Stefano Schiavo | University of Trento, Italy | The Structure and Growth of International Trade |
| Esteban Jaimovich | Collegio Carlo Alberto | Quality Ladders in a Nonhomothetic Model of Trade |
| Lei Ji | North Carolina State University | Schumpeterian Growth, Trade, and Dynamic Comparative Advantage |
| Styliani Christodoulopoulou | The University of Essex | The Effects of Multilateral Trade Liberalization on the Extensive and the Intensive Margins of Trade |
SATURDAY, September 4th
Parallel Session 9: Long–run Development
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.801
Chair: Erich Gundlach (GIGA /Institute of Asian Studies)
| Thomas Barnebeck Andersen | University of Southern Denmark | Religious Orders and Growth through Cultural Change in Pre–Industrial England |
| Stelios Michalopoulos | Tufts University | The Climatic Origins of the Neolithic Revolution Theory and Evidence |
| Alejandro Rodriguez–Arana | Centro de Investigacion y Docencia Economica (CIDE), Mexico | Intelligence and the Wealth of Nations: Genetics Matter but there is Still Much Room to Reduce Inequalities |
| Erich Gundlach, Martin Paldam | GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies/Institute of Asian Studies; Aarhus University | The Religious Transition. A Long-run Perspective. |
Parallel Session 10: Dynamics
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.802
Chair: Paulo Brito (ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon and UECE)
| Pedro Mazeda Gil | CEF.UP, University of Porto | Animal Spirits and the Composition of Innovation in a Lab–Equipment R&D Model with Transition |
| Wolfgang Stummer, Robert Feicht | Universitaet Erlangen–Nuernberg | Complete Closed–form Solution to a Stochastic Growth Model and Corresponding Speed of Economic Recovery |
| Jürgen Antony | CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis | Firm Heterogeneity, Credit Constraints, and Endogenous Growth |
| Paulo Brito | ISEG, Technical University of Lisbon and UECE | Factor Intensities and Transitional Dynamics in Three–sector Endogenous Growth Models |
Parallel Session 15: Innovation
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Location: room 1.811
Chair: Andreas Schäfer (University of Leipzig, Institute of Theoretical Economics)
| Julian P. Christ | Universität Hohenheim | International Openness and Patent Activity: First Descriptive Results |
| Christian Lorenczik | Munich Graduate School of Economics, LMU Munich | Imitation and Innovation Driven Development under Imperfect Intellectual Property Rights |
| Andreas Pollak | University of Saskatchewan, Canada | Rising R&D Intensity and Economic Growth |
| Andreas Schäfer | University of Leipzig, Institute of Theoretical Economics/Macroeconomics | Endogenous Intellectual Property Rights and North–South Trade |
LUNCH BREAK: 13:00 – 14:00
Parallel Session 13: Regulation and Growth
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.801
Chair: John J. Seater (North Carolina State University)
| Tapio Palokangas | University of Helsinki, HECER and IIASA | GHG Emissions, Lobbying, Free–Riding, and Technological Change |
| Gylfi Zoega | University of Iceland and Birkbeck College | A Double–edged Sword: High Interest Rates in Capital–control Regimes |
| Cagri Seda Kumru | University of New South Wales, Australia | Should Public Retirement Pensions Be Means–tested? |
| John J. Seater | North Carolina State University | Federal Regulation and Aggregate Economic Growth |
Parallel Session 14: Optimal Growth Policies
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.802
Chair: Alessandra Pelloni (Department of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata)
| Volker Grossmann | University of Fribourg | Quantifying Optimal Growth Policy |
| Szabolcs Deák | Università Bocconi | Tax Cuts in Open Economies |
| Christopher A. Laincz | Drexel University, Philadelphia | Optimal R&D Subsidies with Heterogeneous Firms in an Endogenous Growth Model |
| Alessandra Pelloni | Department of Economics, University of Rome Tor Vergata | Optimal Taxation of Capital and Labour in a Schumpeterian Model without Scale Effects |
Parallel Session 16: GE Modelling
Time: 14:00 – 16:00
Location: room 1.812
Chair: Anna Watson (University of Cambridge)
| Paul de Boer | Erasmus University Rotterdam | Modeling Household Behavior in a CGE Model: Linear Expenditure System or Indirect Addilog? |
| Giulia Felice | University of Milan and Centro Studi Luca d.Agliano | A Two–Sector Model of Public Investment and Growth |
| Maik Heinemann | University of Lüneburg | The Effects of International Financial Integration in a Model with Heterogeneous Firms and Credit Frictions |
| Anna Watson | University of Cambridge | The Impact of Trade Integration and Competition on Real and Nominal Price Rigidities: Insights from a New–Keynesian DSGE Model |