Market Access and the Evolution of within Plant Productivity in Chile MARIA BAS ( Paris School of Economics) Discussant: Maria L. Garcia-Vega
Keynote Lecture: Competing in Organizations: Firm Heterogenity and International Trade JAMES R. TYBOUT (Pennsylvania State University)
Lunch
Volatility, Financial Constraints, and Trade MARIA L. GARCIA-VEGA ( University of Madrid) Discussant: Peter Egger
Small is Beautiful but Size Matters: The Asymmetric Impact of Uncertainty and Sunk Costs on Small and Large Businesses VIVEK GHOSAL (Georgia Institute of Technology) Discussant: Maria Bas
Coffee Break
Firm Heterogeneity and the Organizational Form of International Firms in China DEBORAH SWENSON ( University of California) Discussant: Vivek Ghosal
The Effects of Trade Liberalization on R & D, Industry Productivity and Welfare When Firms are Heterogeneous HORST RAFF ( University of Kiel) Discussant: Julien Prat
Coffee break
Firm Heterogeneity and the Labour Market Effects of Trade Liberalisation UDO KREICKEMEIER (University of Nottingham) Discussant: Horst Raff
Gravity Estimation for Multinational Enterprises: An Application to the GATT/WTO Puzzle DIETER URBAN (Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz) Discussant: Deborah Swenson
Part 1
Lunch and End of Conference