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October 20-21, 2006 |
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The American University of Paris
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Conference Organizer |
Centre d'Études Prospectives et
d'Informations Internationales (CEPII)
Graduate School of Government at
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American University of Paris
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Sponsors |
Inter-American Development Bank Office
in Europe and Integration and Regional Programs Department |
Institute for the Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean
in Buenos Aires |
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The
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through the
Office in Europe and the Integration and Regional
Programs Department (through the Institute for the
Integration of Latin America and the Caribbean (INTAL)
launched in October 2002 the Euro-Latin Study Network on
Integration and Trade. The main objectives of the
Network are to generate research, studies and debate on
integration and trade issues relevant to Latin America
and the Caribbean, draw on the rich European experience,
and increase interaction between European and Latin
American researchers. |
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Friday, October 20,
2006 |
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8:30 – 9:00 |
REGISTRATION |
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9:00 – 9:30 |
WELCOMING REMARKS
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-AGNÈS
BENASSY QUÉRÉ, DIRECTOR, CEPII -RICARDO
SANTIAGO, IADB REPRESENTATIVE IN EUROPE
-MARTIN
GRANDES, DIRECTOR, GRADUATE SCHOOL OF
GOVERNMENT, AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF PARIS
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9:30 – 10:45 |
OPENING SESSION:
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9:30 – 10:15 |
KEYNOTE LECTURE: JAIME DE MELO,
UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA |
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10:15 – 10:45 |
Open Discussion
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Coffee Break |
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PARALLEL SESSIONS |
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11:15 – 13:05
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Session I:
MACROECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF INTEGRATION AND TRADE |
SESSION II:
ECONOMIC POLICY DIMENSIONS OF INTEGRATION AND TRADE |
SESSION III:
INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF INTEGRATION AND TRADE |
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Coordinated by
Jaume Ventura,
CREI, and
Omar Licandro,
RSC/EUI |
Coordinated by
Rolf J. Langhammer,
IfW,
Germany,
Rainer Schweickert,
IfW, Michel Fouquin,
CEPII and Soledad
Zignago, CEPII.
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Coordinated by
Jacques Ziller,
RSC/EUI |
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11:15 – 11:55
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Laura Alfaro,
Harvard Business School, US, Areendam Chanda, Lousiana State
University, Bilkent University, Turkey |
Jens Arnold,
The World Bank
and Bocconi University, US,
Beata S. Javorcik,
The World Bank and CEPR, US and Aaditya Mattoo,
The World Bank, US |
Nicolas Cobo
Romani,
Centro de Comercio
Internacional e Inversiones from
the Faculty of Law Universidad Católica de
Chile.
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" Foreign Direct Investment,
Financial Markets and Economic Growth”
Comments:
Michele Ruta, European University Institute,
Florence, Italy
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"The productivity effects of
services liberalization. Evidence from the Czech
Republic"
Comments: Anne-Célia, INRA-INAPG,
UMR Economie Publique, Paris,
France |
“Role of the local authority
and key issues in the application of trade
agreements and the WTO’s regulation compliance:
the Chilean Experience with the Comisión
Nacional de Distorsiones de Precios (CNDP)”
Comments: Valentina Delich,
University of Buenos Aires and FLACSO, Argentina
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11:55 – 12:10 |
Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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12:10 – 12:50 |
Alessandra Bonfiglioli,
CREI, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, and Instituto de
Analisis Economico, CSIC, Spain
"Financial Integration,
Productivity and Capital Accumulation"
Comments:
Stephan Fahr, EUI and IAE, Italy
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Benjamin Nefussi,
INSEE, France "Exports
vs. FDI with market potential"
Comments: Farid
Toubal, University Paris 1, France
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Irma Johanna Mosquera
Valderrama, Tax Law
Department, University of Groningen, The
Netherlands. "The
international tax policy in the context of
integration and trade in Latin America"
Comments: Eric Thompson, Facio & Cañas, San
José, Costa Rica |
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12:50 – 13:05 |
Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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13:05 – 14:45 |
LUNCH |
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14:45 – 15:25 |
Philip Sauré,
European University Institute,
Italy "Trade Volumes
and Per Capita Income"
Comments: Marco Maffezzoli, Universita Bocconi, Italy
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María Florencia Granato,
Universiteit Antwerpen, Belgium and Universidad
Nacional de Río Cuarto, Argentina
"Spatial effects of regional
integration. What happens to national
landscapes?"
Comments: Matthieu Crozet, CES,
University Paris 1 and University of Reims,
France |
Gabriel Gari,
University of London, UK
"In search of the Right
Strategy for the Liberalization of Trade in
Services in MERCOSUR"
Comments: Marta Haines
Ferrari, Notre Dame University, London, UK
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15:25 – 15:40 |
Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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15:40 – 16:20 |
Miklós Koren,
Federal Reserve
Bank of New York, US, and
Silvana Tenreyro,
London School of Economics, London, UK.
"Technological
Diversification"
Comments: Franck Portier (tbc)
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Maria Abreu,
Cambridge-MIT Institute, University of
Cambridge, UK, and José Meléndez, Free
University Amsterdam and Tinbergen Institute,
The Netherlands.
"Spatial determinants of FDI"
Comments: Julian Emami Namini, University of Duisburg-Essen,
Germany |
Roberto Echandi,
Small Economy Trade and
Investment Center (SETIC), San Jose, Costa Rica
"A New Generation of
International Investment Agreements in the
Americas: Impact of Investor State Dispute
Settlement over Investment Rule-making”"
Comments: Federico Ortino, British Institute of
International and Comparative Law, London, UK
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16:20 – 16:35 |
Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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16:35 – 16:55 |
Coffee Break |
Coffee Break |
Coffee Break |
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16:55 – 17:35 |
Nicolas Berman,
CES, University Paris 1, France.
"Financial Crises and International Trade: the
Long Way to Recovery"
Comments: Luis Puch, FEDEA,
Madrid, Spain |
David Laborde,
CEPII, France
and
María Priscila Ramos,
INRA/INAPG, France.
"Will regionalism survive
multilateralism? The EU-MERCOSUR example"
Comments: Renato Flores, University of Antwerp,
Fundação Getulio Vargas, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Martín Obaya,
Punto Europa, Università di Bologna, Campus of
Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"The Institutional Development of
Mercosur: a study based on the structural reform
process in Argentina and Brazil”
Comments:
Gerardo della Paolera, American University of
Paris |
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17:35 – 17:50 |
Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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Open Discussion
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17:50 – 18:10
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Final Remarks by
Jaume Ventura and
Omar Licandro
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Final Remarks by
Rolf
J. Langhammer and
Michel Fouquin
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Final Remarks by
Jacques Ziller
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Saturday, October 21, 09:00 –13:00: PLENARY
SESSION |
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SESSION I:
MACROECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF INTEGRATION AND
TRADE |
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Coordinated by
Jaume Ventura,
CREI and
Omar Licandro,
RSC/EUI |
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09:00 – 09:40
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Paolo Epifani,
University of
Parma, Italy, and
Gino Gancia,
CREI, University Pompeu Fabra Spain
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"Trade and
the Dispersion of Market Power" |
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Comments:
Winfried Koeniger, IZA, Bonn, GermanyF
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09:40 – 09:55 |
Open
Discussion |
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SESSION II:
ECONOMIC POLICY DIMENSIONS OF INTEGRATION AND
TRADE |
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Coordinated
by Rolf J. Langhammer,
IFW and Michel
Fouquin,
CEPII |
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09:55 – 10:35
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Diego N.
Moccero, Paris School of Economics, France and
Carlos Winograd,
EPEE, University Paris – Evry and Paris School
of Economics, France. |
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"Real
exchange rate volatility and exports: Argentine
perspectives" |
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Comments:
Martin Grandes, American University of Paris
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10:35 – 10:50
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Open
Discussion |
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10:50 –
11:10 |
Coffee
Break |
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SESSION III: INSTITUTIONAL DIMENSIONS OF
INTEGRATION AND TRADE |
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Coordinated
by Professor Jacques
Ziller,
IUE |
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11:10 – 11:50
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Marise
Cremona, European
University Institute, Italy and
Marta Haines Ferrari,
Notre Dame University, London, UK. |
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"Compliance
mechanisms in regional integration systems: An
EU - Latin American Comparison" |
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Comments: Nicolas Cobo Romani,
Centro de Comercio Internacional e Inversiones
from the Faculty of Law Universidad Católica de
Chile |
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11:50 – 12:05
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Open
Discussion |
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12:05 –
13:00 |
CLOSING
SESSION: MODERATOR: RICARDO CARCIOFI, DIRECTOR
INTAL |
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FINAL
REMARKS BY SESSIONS COORDINATORS AND ANTONI ESTEVADEORDAL,
PRINCIPAL TRADE ECONOMIST, INTEGRATION AND
REGIONAL PROGRAMS DEPARTMENT,
IADB
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