Conference Webcasts:

Instructions:  to view a webcast click on the paper title.  This will launch an Echo360 player within the browser  (Flash required).  Choose the appropriate connection speed and theme (we recommend Dark).  You will have three windows available.  The first is a screen capture of the slides projected by the presenter, and the second is a camera focused on the presenter.  These windows can be re-sized as you prefer.  The third window has a menu that includes "Scenes".   Click on Scenes to find a tool for visually navigating to a particular point in the presentation using the content of presentation slides.

Note: The videos were recorded on a set schedule which means that the videos may not start exactly at the beginning of the talks and some terminate before the discussion ends.  Use the "scenes" menu to navigate to the point where the speaker begins.

Friday, November 4, 2011:

Finance, Comparative Advantage, and Resource Allocation Martin Strieborny-University of Michigan

Information Frictions in Trade Treb Allen, Yale University

Export Prices of US Firms James Harrigan-University of Virginia

Why Trucks Jump: Offshoring, Product Characteristics and Productivity Alan Spearot, UC Santa Cruz




Saturday November 5, 2011

Optimal Degree of Foreign Ownership Under Uncertainty Cagatay Bircan, University of Michigan

Borders, Geography and Oligopoly: Evidence from the Wind Turbine Industry How Geography Affects Quality Kerem Cosar, University of Chicago Booth

South-South Migration and the Labor Market: Evidence from South Africa Anna Maria Mayda, Georgetown University

Keynote Speaker Jeff Bergstrand, Notre Dame

Exporting, Skill Upgrading and Skill Mismatch: Evidence from Employers' Hiring Vera Brencic, University of Alberta

The Evolution of Comparative Advantage: Measurement and Welfare Implications Andrei Levchenko, University of Michigan

How Geography Affects Quality, Alexandre Skiba University of Wyoming

Sunday November 6, 2011

Regional Import Data and the Net Gains from Trade Liberalization David Riker, International Trade Administration

The Home Market Effect and International Arms Trade Oana Hirakawa, Clarmont McKenna College

Are Services Tradable? Evidence from US Microdata Antoine Gervais, University of Notre Dame