Firms in the Global Economy Conference

Presented with the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. Sessions included:


Session I: Innovations and Competition

• Philippe Aghion, Harvard University, 'Credit Constraints as a Barrier to the Entry and Post-Entry Growth of Firms'
• James Tybout, University of Pennsylvania, 'The Margins of Entry into Export Markets'
• Katherine Terrell, University of Michigan, 'Globalization and Innovation in Emerging Markets'

Session II: Trade

Nina Pavcnik, Dartmouth College, 'Trade Adjustment and Human Capital Investments: Evidence from Indian Tariff Reform'

• Eric Verhoogen, Columbia University, 'Product Quality at the Plant Level: Plant Size, Exports and Product Prices in Colombia'
• Adriana Kugler, University of Houston, 'Trade Reforms and Market Selection: Evidence from Manufacturing Plants in Colombia'

Session III: Institutions

• Fritz Foley, Harvard University, 'Multinational Firms, FDI Flows and Imperfect Capital Markets'
• John Van Reenen, London School of Economics, 'Americans Do I.T.Better: US Multinationals and the Productivity Miracle'
• Jagadeesh Sivadasan, University of Michigan,'Do Labor Market Rigidities have Microeconomic Effects? Evidence from Within the Firm'