Job reallocation, productivity dynamics and trade liberalization

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"

Keynote Speaker: Jim Tybout (Pennsylvania State University)

10:00-10:15

Coffee Break

10:15-11:15

Regulation Reform and Microeconomic Adjustment in Latin America

By Norman Loayza (The World Bank), Ana María Oviedo* (University of Maryland) and Luis Serven (The World Bank)

Discussant: Maurice Kugler (University of Southampton)

11:15-12:15

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

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

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

By Carlos Pombo* (Universidad del Rosario) and Luis H Gutiérrez (Universidad del Rosario)

Discussant: Ángel Calderón

2:15-3:15

The Micro Evolution of Chilean Exports

Raphael Bergoeing* (CEA, Universidad de Chile), Alejandro Micco* (Inter American Development Bank), and Andrea Repetto (CEA, Universidad de Chile)

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

By Ana Fernándes (Banco Mundial) and Alberto Isgut* (Wesleyan University)

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

By Jonathan Eaton* (New York University), Samuel Kortum (University of Minnesota, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis), and Francis Kramarz (CREST-INSEE)

Discussant: John Haltiwanger

10:00-11:00

Labor Reallocation in Response to Trade Reform

By Marc Muendler* (University of California at San Diego) and Naercio Menezes (University of São Paulo)

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

By Christian Jaramillo* (Universidad de Los Andes) and Jorge Tovar* (Universidad de Los Andes)

Discussant: Carmen Pages (World Bank)

12:15-1:15

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

By David Kaplan* (Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México) and Eric Verhoogen* (Columbia University)

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.

Keynote Speaker: Stefano Scarpetta (Banco Mundial)

3:30-3:45

Coffee Break

3:45-5:15

Roundtable:

	Jonathan Eaton (New York University)
	José Leibovich (Departamento Nacional de Planeación)
	Alejandro Micco (Inter American Development Bank)
	Guillermo Perry (The World Bank)
	José Darío Uribe (Banco de la República)
	Julio Velarde (Fondo Latinoamericano de Reservas)

6:30

Dinner