Thursday, May 22nd

Morning Session: Firm dynamics

Morning sessions Chair: William Maloney (The World Bank- Uniandes)

9:00 - 9:05

Opening remarks. William Maloney (The World Bank- Uniandes)

9:05 - 9:50

“Who Quits Next? Firm Growth in Growing Economies”
Julieta Caunedo (Washington University St Louis), Emirca Yurdagul

Discussant: Sergio Urzua (University of Maryland)

9:50 - 10:35

“The Dynamics of Development: Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Reallocation”
Roberto Fattal (The World Bank), Francisco Buera

Discussant: Andres Zambrano (Universidad de Los Andes)

10:35 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:45

“Young businesses, entrepreneurship, and the dynamics of employment and output in Colombia’s manufacturing.”
Marcela Eslava (Universidad de Los Andes), John Haltiwanger

Discussant: Roberto Fattal (The World Bank)

11:45 -12:30

“Firm Dynamics in Developing Countries”
Gabriel Ulyssea (University of Chicago and IPEA)

Discussant: Julieta Caunedo (Washington University, St Louis)

12:30 – 2:00

Lunch

Afternoon Sessions Chair: Sergio Urzúa

2:00 - 3:00

Keynote Presentation “A Search and Learning Model of Export Dynamics ”
Jonathan Eaton (Brown University) Joint paper with James Tybout, David Jinkins, C.J. Krizan, and Marcela Eslava.

Afternoon session: Labor Market Adjustments and Mobility

3:00 - 3:45

“Firm-Level Shocks and Labor Adjustments”
Julián Messina (The World Bank), Mikael Carlssony, Oskar Nordström Skan

Discussant: Alan Finkelstein-Shapiro (Universidad de Los Andes)

3:45 – 4:00

Coffee break

4:00 – 4:45

“Firm and Job Creation Policies During Recessions”
Alan Finkelstein-Shapiro (Universidad de Los Andes), Brendan Epstein

Discussant: Julian Messina (The World Bank)

4:45 – 5:30

“The Rise of China and Labor Market Adjustments in Latin America”
Daniel Lederman (The World Bank), Erhan Artuc , Diego Rojas

Discussant: Pravin Krishna (Johns Hopkins University)

Friday, May 23rd

Morning Session Chair:

Morning Session: Informal-Formal Sectoral Allocation

8:30 - 9:15

“Dual Labor Markets and Labor Protection in an Estimated Search and Matching Model”
Mauricio Manuel Tejada (ILADES)

Discussant: Mariano Bosch (Interamerican Development Bank)

9:15 – 10:00

“A Compensating Differentials Theory of Informal Labor Markets: Quantitative Model and Implications for a Developing Country”
Rodrigo Soares (Sao Paulo School of Economics), Daniel Haanwinckel

Discussant: Marc Muendler (UC San Diego)

10:00 – 10:15

Coffee break

10:15 - 11:00

“Convergence to the Managerial Frontier”
Mauricio Sarrias (Cornell University), William Maloney

Discussant: Gabriel Ulyssea (University of Chicago and IPEA)

11:00 - 11:45

“Sources of Labor Productivity Change in Brazil”
Marc Mundler (UC San Diego), Samuel Bazzi, Lindsay Rickey

Discussant: Juan Esteban Carranza (Icesi)

11:45 – 12:30

“Wage Effects of Trade Reform with Endogenous Worker Mobility”
Pravin Krishna (Johns Hopkins University) ,Jennifer P.Poole

Discussant: Rodrigo Soares (Sao Paulo School of Economics)

12:30 – 12:40

Closing remarks

12:40 – 2:00

Lunch