Organizers:

Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes)
John Haltiwanger (University of Maryland)
Adriana Kugler (University of Houston)
Maurice Kugler (University of Southampton)

Agenda

Thursday, July 7

9:00-10:00

"Industrial Evolution in Crisis-Prone Economies"

10:00-10:15

Coffee Break

10:15-11:15

Regulation Reform and Microeconomic Adjustment in Latin America

Discussant: Maurice Kugler (University of Southampton)

11:15-12:15

Plant Survival and Trade Liberalization: The Effects of Efficiency, Mark-ups, and Demand

Discussant: Alejandro Micco (Inter American Development Bank)

12:15-1:15

Lunch

1:15-2:15

Firm Entry, Productivity Differentials and Turnovers in Import Substituting Markets: A study of the petrochemical industry in Colombia

Discussant: Ángel Calderón

2:15-3:15

The Micro Evolution of Chilean Exports

Discussant: Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes)

3:15-3:30

Coffee Break

3:30-4:30

Learning-by-Doing, Learning-by-Exporting, and Productivity: Evidence from Colombia

Discussant: Marcela Meléndez

4:30-5:30

Performance of Mexican Manufacturing Sector in NAFTA Years: Assessing the Heterogeneity of Plant Responses to Trade Liberalization

Discussant: David Kaplan (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México)

6:30

Dinner and visit to the Colombian Central Bank’s Museum at “Casa de la Moneda”

Friday, July 8

9:00-10:00

An Anatomy of International Trade: Evidence from French Firms

Discussant: John Haltiwanger

10:00-11:00

Labor Reallocation in Response to Trade Reform

Discussant: Adriana Kugler (University of Houston)

11:00-11:15

Coffee Break

11:15-12:15

Trade and Labor Markets: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Liberalization Process

Discussant: Carmen Pages (World Bank)

12:15-1:15

Quality Upgrading and Establishment Wage Policies: Evidence from Mexican Employer-Employee Data.

Discussant: Osmel Manzano (Corporacion Andina de Fomento-CAF)

1:15-2:30

Lunch

2:30 -3:30

Comparative analysis of the sources of growth: A quest for more and better data.

3:30-3:45

Coffee Break

3:45-5:15

Roundtable:

6:30

Dinner