Conference Booklet. 13 th Tinbergen Institute Conference: International Trade and Development

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1 Conference Booklet 13 th Tinbergen Institute Conference: International Trade and Development June 21-23, 2018 Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam the Netherlands

2 Table of Contents About the annual Tinbergen Institute Conference 3 Conference program 4 - Thursday June 21 - Friday June Saturday June 23 6 Venue and practical information 7-8 Conference dinners 9 Public transport 10 List of speakers 11 Important addresses, phone numbers and Wi-Fi 12 2

3 About the Annual Tinbergen Institute Conference Starting in 2006, Tinbergen Institute organizes a large annual international conference, in cooperation with TI s research fellows. Fellows are eligible to submit applications to organize this major conference. TI assists in funding and facilitating the conference. The goal of the 1st Tinbergen Conference was to start a series of cutting edge scientific conferences and attracting the best international researchers around targeted themes. For an overview of past conferences since 2006, themes, program committees and presentations. Please click here: Organizing committee of the 13th Tinbergen Institute Conference: International Trade and Development are TI fellows Steven Poelhekke (VU Amsterdam), Maarten Bosker (Erasmus University Rotterdam), and Peter Lanjouw (VU Amsterdam). History Tinbergen Institute Tinbergen Institute (TI) is the graduate school and research institute operated jointly by the Schools of Economics and Econometrics of the Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR), University of Amsterdam (UvA) and VU Amsterdam (VU). Founded in 1987, TI is today one of the major economic research institutes in the Netherlands, with more than 200 research fellows and over 220 PhD and MPhil students. Tinbergen Institute is named after Professor Jan Tinbergen, the Dutch Nobel Prize laureate in Economics (1969). TI has offices in both Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Tinbergen Institute offers a research master program in economics, econometrics and finance, as well as PhD opportunities to an international community of excellent students. TI ensures the high quality of the graduate program by selecting the best researchers and lecturers in economics, econometrics and finance of the three participating schools. In addition, internationally renowned experts are invited to serve as guest lecturers or to present the annual lectures series. As part of its mission to stimulate research, Tinbergen Institute defines quality standards for researchers. Researchers of the three participating Schools of Economics who meet TI s quality standards can become TI research fellows. TI has formed eight research groups, focused on specific fields in economics. With 30 nationalities in the institute and 70% of our students coming from abroad, Tinbergen Institute provides a truly international experience. 3

4 Program (draft June 21, 2018) 13 th Tinbergen Institute Conference: International Trade and Development Time Thursday June 21 Room 12:00-13:00 Welcome lunch + registration Reception 13:00-13:15 Official welcome by Director of Graduate Studies Andreas Pick 13:15-14:15 Keynote Robin Burgess (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) Famine and Trade 14:15-15:15 Plenary session Beata Javorcik (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Forensics, Elasticities and Benford s Law: Detecting Tax Fraud in International Trade 15:15-15:45 Coffee Reception 15:45-16:45 Plenary session Christian Volpe Martincus (Inter-American Development Bank, United States) Transit Trade 16:45-17:45 Plenary session Meredith Startz (Princeton University, United States) The value of face-to-face: Search and contracting problems in Nigerian trade 19:00- Dinner at Restaurant C. By invitation only. Time Friday June 22 Room 08:30 Coffee Reception 09:00-10:00 Keynote Adam Storeygard (Tufts University, United States) Mobility and congestion in urban India 4

5 10:00-10:45 Parallel sessions Room: James Sayre (UC Berkeley, United States) Commodity Trade Matters Room: 1.01 Quy-Tuan Do (The World Bank, United States) Anti-Globalization Cycles & :45-11:15 Coffee Reception 11:15-12:15 Plenary session Dave Donaldson (MIT, United States) External Economies of Scale and Industrial Policy: A View from Trade 12:15-13:45 Lunch Reception 13:45-14:30 Parallel sessions Room: Marcel Timmer (University of Groningen) Development in Task Space: What You Do in Exports Matters 14:30-15:15 Parallel sessions Room: Laura Hering (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Looking for the bright side of the China Syndrome: Rising export opportunities and life satisfaction in China Room: 1.01 Ariel Weinberger (University of Oklahoma, United States) Openness and Factor Shares: Is Globalization Always Bad for Labor? Room: 1.01 Bob Rijkers (The World Bank, United States) Collusion in Customs: Evidence from Madagascar & 1.01 & :15-15:45 Coffee Reception 15:45-16:45 Plenary session Pablo Fajgelbaum (UCLA, United States) Optimal Spatial Policies, Geography and Sorting 18:30- Conference drinks and dinner at EYE 5

6 Time Saturday June 23 Room 08:30 Coffee Reception 09:00-10:00 Plenary session Diego Puga (CEMFI, Spain) Urban growth and its aggregate implications 10:00-10:45 Parallel sessions Room: Jan David Bakker (University of Oxford and CEP, United Kingdom) International Trade and Regional Inequality Room: 1.01 Cong Peng (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) Colonial legacies: Shaping African cities & :45-11:15 Coffee Reception 11:15-12:00 Parallel sessions Room: Pierre-Louis Vezina (King's College London, United Kingdom) Resource Discoveries and FDI Bonanzas: An Illustration from Mozambique 12:00-13:00 Plenary session Room: 1.01 Matteo Fiorini (European University Institute, Italy) Input tariffs, Roads and Firm Performance: Evidence from Ethiopia Matthew Turner (Brown University, United States) Subways and Urban Air Pollution & :00- Lunch and Farewell Reception 6

7 Venue and practical Information Address venue Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam Symphony Building Gustav Mahlerplein MS Amsterdam Telephone: +31(0) During the conference, also cell (Christina): +31(0) How to get there The TIA is well accessible by local public transport: From Amsterdam Central Station and or city center Tram line 5, direction Amstelveen/Binnenhof, stop Amsterdam Zuid/WTC Metro 51 (combined metro/express tram), direction Amstelveen/Westwijk, stop Amsterdam Zuid/WTC. From Schiphol Airport When arriving directly from Schiphol Airport, you take a direct train to Amsterdam Zuid WTC Train Station, and walk 5 minute to the Symphony building. From Best Western Delphi Hotel Tram line 5, direction Amstelveen/Binnenhof, stop Amsterdam Zuid/WTC Walk from Station Amsterdam Zuid/WTC to Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam Leave the station via exit Zuid. You are now at the Gustav Mahlerplein Cross the square and cross the street ( Gustav Mahlerlaan ) The Tinbergen Institute is located in the Symphony s Offices building The entrance to Tinbergen Institute is the second revolving door on the left, walk up the stairs or use the elevator on the right. The Tinbergen Institute is situated on the first floor Map and directions can be found TI s website: Inside the building The Tinbergen Institutes conference venue is located on the first floor, Gustav Mahlerplein 117, Amsterdam. To find your way inside the building, the following directions may be useful: The 13th Tinbergen Institute s Conference registration/conference desk in the reception area is on the first floor, inside the revolving door, in the reception area. Plenary sessions are held in the and 1.01 room, accessible from the reception area Lunches, Coffee breaks and refreshments will be served in the reception area outside the conference rooms. 7

8 Access to conference activities The name badge that you receive upon registration entitles you to enter the conference and to enjoy complementary coffee and lunch services arranged for participants. We kindly ask you to wear the badge at all conference events. ATM There is an ATM inside the train station. Some stores accepts debit cards only, no cash. Meals Lunch, coffee and tea on arrival and throughout the conference. Lunch, coffee/tea and refreshments will be provided outside the conference room during the breaks in the program. Presentation technology A laptop, beamer, and a white board will be available in all conference rooms for presentations. To avoid the loss of time, hooking up of personal laptops is discouraged. Presenters are invited to the room at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the session, so that presentations can be copied onto the PC before the session starts. Our congress assistant will be happy to assist in case of technical difficulties. Smoking Smoking is prohibited inside the building, in all public buildings, and in all public transportation. Smoking on public transport stations is allowed only in designated smoking areas. Social Media Twitter #TIConference #TIConf2018 Facebook facebook.com/institutetinbergen Internet and printing Free Wi-Fi available via Eduroam or Eduroam guest account, available during registration and the rest of the conference. In case of technical problems with Eduroam, please consult Christina. If you need to print documents related to the conference, please consult Christina. 8

9 Conference dinners Speakers dinner on invitation only Restaurant C on Thursday June 21 at 19:00 Restaurant C is located at Wibautstraat 125, 1091 GL Amsterdam. Please confirm if you can make it to Christina at tinbergen@tinbergen.nl View their location on Google Maps: or check contact details on their website: c.amsterdam/en/ If you don t have any public transport card we will provide a one-day return ticket. If you want you can join the organizers to the dinner by public transport. Directions Restaurant C to Best Western Delphi Hotel: take tram 3 and travel to stop Roelof Hartplein. From there it s a 10 minutes walk to the hotel, view google maps If you don t have any public transport card we will provide a one-day return ticket. We expect that Dutch participants have a public transport card. Any dietary requirements can only be accommodated if indicated in advance. Please Christina on tinbergen@tinbergen.nl Conference dinner all participant EYE Restaurant on Friday June 22 at 18:30 EYE Restaurant is located at IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT Amsterdam. Behind Amsterdam Central Station there is a free ferry boat that takes you to the other side. EYE is an impressive white buildings across the IJ and you will see it from the ferry on your left-hand side. There will be signing inside the building to the IJ Lounge room where the dinner takes place. Check contact details on their website: All participants are invited to join the conference dinner at EYE. If you don t have any public transport card we will provide a one-day return ticket. We expect that Dutch participants have a public transport card. Please be invited to join the organizers by public transport to the dinner.. Directions EYE to Best Western Delphi Hotel: take tram 24 from Amsterdam Central Station, which departures from your left hand side if you have the station in your back, view google maps or take a uber or taxi from behind the station where you arrive when you crossed the IJ river by ferry (free). Any dietary requirements can only be accommodated if indicated in advance. Please Christina on tinbergen@tinbergen.nl 9

10 Public transport Plan your journey Use also available as an application for iphone & Android. For train, use: Tickets GVB multi-day ticket (local transport card Amsterdam, except train) en.gvb.nl/gvb-dag-meerdagenkaart Anonymous OV-chipcard (also called OV-chipkaart) Or buy an OV-card for 7,50 and load this with money (can use it on both train, tram and busses). Please be aware that to be able to travel by train you have to have 20 on the card when check-in in, this makes this card less attractive for a short stay. Train (NS) Plan your journey here: Single ticket Schiphol Airport Amsterdam Central Station = fee using a single chipcard Single ticket Schiphol Airport Amsteram Zuid/WTC (close to Tinbergen Institute and Best Western Delphi Hotel) = fee using a single chipcard You can also buy a single ticket ahead. This ticket is available as a mobile ticket and without the fee of 1: Bus and tram (GVB, main operator public transport Amsterdam) Plan your journey here: maps.gvb.nl/en Schipol Hotel Shuttle or Schiphol Travels Taxis share taxi with others Schiphol Airport Shuttle: 17 to Best Western Delphi Hotel: Schiphol Travel Taxis: 24 for a single ticket to the conference venue at Tinbergen Institute or Best Western Delphi Hotel: Uber Uber is legal in the Netherlands and available at Schiphol airport and in the city. Cab Taxi Company Amsterdam (TCA): +31(0) View also: 10

11 List of speakers Bakker, Jan David (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Burgess, Robin (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) Do, Quy-Toan (The World Bank, United States) Donaldson Dave (MIT, United States) Fajgelbaum, Pablo (UCLA, United States) Fiorini, Matteo (European University Institute, Italy) Hering, Laura (Erasmus University Rotterdam) Javorcik, Beata (University of Oxford, United Kingdom) Peng, Cong (London School of Economics, United Kingdom) Puga, Diego (CEMFI, Spain) Rijkers, Bob (The World Bank, United States) Sayre, James (UC Berkeley, United States) Startz, Meredith (Princeton University, United States) Storeygard, Adam (Tufts University, United States) Timmer, Marcel (University of Groningen) Turner, Matthew (Brown University, United States) Vezina, Pierre-Louis (King s College London, United Kingdom) Volpe Martincus, Christian (Inter-American Development Bank, United States) Weinberger, Ariel (University of Oklahoma, United States) 11

12 Important addresses, phone numbers and Wi-Fi Best Western Delphi Hotel Apollolaan AN Amsterdam +31(0) EYE Restaurant (Friday all participants) IJpromenade KT Amsterdam +31(0) Restaurant C (Thursday speakers dinner) Wibautstraat GL Amsterdam +31(0) Tinbergen Institute Amsterdam Symphony Building Gustav Mahlerplein MS Amsterdam +31(0) Cell Christina Månsson +31(0) Wi-Fi Free Wi-Fi available via Eduroam or Eduroam guest account. In case of technical problems with Eduroam, please consult Christina. If you need to print documents related to the conference, please consult Christina. 12