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    Ricky Ubee
    Office of Economics
    202-205-3493
    Ravinder.Ubee@usitc.gov
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    Michael J. Ferrantino
    Lead International Economist
    Office of Economics, Research Division
    202.205-3241
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    Office of External Relations
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Office of Economics

RD International Trade Seminar Series
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Conference Room 615-P
*Note to Media: USITC Seminars are off-the-record events.

Thursday,
December 6, 2012

"Energy and Security in the Light of Middle East Instabilities"
Paul Sullivan, National Defense University and Gergetown University

Thursday,
November 8, 2012

"Customs as Doorkeepers: What Are Their Effects on International Trade?"
Christine Volpe

Thursday,
October 25, 2012

"New Trends in Value Chain Upgrading: Lessons from Large and Small Countries"
Gary Gereffi Duke University

Thursday,
October 11, 2012

"Liberalization of FDI in Retail Services: A Fast Death Instrument for India?"
Tani Fukui and Csilla Lakatos

Friday,
October 5, 2012

"Going Soft: How the Rise of Software-Based Innovation led to the Decline of Japan's IT Industry and the Resurgence of Silicon Valley"
Lee Branstetter, Carnegie Mellon and NBER

Tuesday,
October 2, 2012
12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Estimating the Size of Rural Labour Surplus in China - A Dynamic General Equilibrium Analysis"
Yinhua Mai, Monash University

Thursday,
August 9, 2012

"Streamlining Non-Tariff Measures, A Toolkit for Policy Makers"
Mariem Malouche, World Bank
Presentation Slides (PDF)

Wednesday,
August 8, 2012
3:00pm Room 505

"A Comparison of National vs. Multinational Firms’ Performance Using a General Equilibrium Perspective”"
María C. Latorre,Universidad Complutense de Madrid

Thursday,
August 2, 2012

International Trade and CGE Models: Theory, Practice, Problems, Improvements" (PDF)
Sherman Robinson, IFPRI

Thursday,
July 19, 2012

"Domestic Value-Added in Chinese Exports"
Hiau Looi Kee, World Bank

Thursday,
June 28, 2012

"Regulatory Reform and Australia's Experience: A Seamless National Economy"(PDF)
Christine McDaniel
Australian Productivity Commission

Thursday,
June 21, 2012

"Trade and Volatility at the Firm and Plant Level"
Christopher J. Kurz, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Thursday,
June 7, 2012

""Offshoring and the Polarization of the U.S. Labor Market" "
Lindsay Oldenski, Georgetown University

Thursday,
May 24, 2012

"'Exports-at-Risk': The Effect of Multi-Market Contact in International Trade"
Robert Feinberg , American University

Thursday,
May 10, 2012

""International Leisure Travelers to the United States: Why do Visitors Who Need a Visa Stay Longer?""
Maksim Belenkiy, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration

Thursday,
April 19, 2012

"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Why Firms Fragment Production Across Locations"
Teresa Fort, University of Maryland

Thursday,
April 5, 2012

"How Does Trade Evolve in the Aftermath of Financial Crises?"
Petia Topalova , International Monetary Fund

Thursday,
March 29, 2012

"Exchange Rates and the Extensive Margin of Exports"
Daria Taglioni, World Bank, International Trade Department

Thursday,
February 23, 2012

"Regionalizing Infrastructure Reform in Developing Countries"
Ioannis N. Kessides and Nancy C. Benjamin, World Bank

Thursday,
February 9, 2012

"The Trans-Pacific Partnership and Asia-Pacific Integration: A Quantitative Assessment"
Peter Petri , Brandeis University and East-West Center

Thursday,
February 2, 2012

"Optimal Food Price Stabilisation in a Small Open Developing Country"
Christophe Gouel, World Bank and CEPII

Thursday,
January 26, 2012

"Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Dynamics"
Rafael Dix-Carneiro, University of Maryland

Wednesday,
January 11, 2012

"Findings from Firm-Level Data Addressing the Harmonization of China's Patent System
Gary Jefferson , Brandeis University

Papers are posted as they become available.

Previous Seminars

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Location: 500 E Street, SW Washington, DC
Room : Conference Room - 615P

Metro Directions:
Take the orange, blue, yellow or green lines to the L'Enfant Plaza stop. Use the exit marked "7th & D Sts." Exit through the construction, down the stairs. Turn right and walk east to the corner of 6th and D Sts. (half a block). Turn right and walk south on 6th St. (2 blocks) to the corner of 6th and E Sts. The USITC building is on the left (SW corner).