CEE 2013 Annual Conference
CEE 2013 Annual Conference: Advances in International Trade
16 December 2013, Monday
Rectorate Conference Hall
Boğaziçi University, Istanbul
09:00 - 09:20 - Registration
09:20 - 09:30 - Welcome Note
Ali Tekcan, Provost (Boğaziçi University)
Refik Erzan, Director (CEE, Boğaziçi University)
09:30 - 11:30 - Session 1: Informality and International Trade
Chair: Henryk Kierkowski (The Graduate Institute of Geneva)
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Türkmen Göksel, Ankara University (with Ceyhun Elgin, Boğaziçi University)
“Trade Openness and Informality: Theory and Evidence”
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Tolga Umut Kuzubaş, Boğaziçi University (with Ceyhun Elgin, Boğaziçi University; Refik Erzan, Boğaziçi University)
“Informality, Productivity and Current Account Balances”
11:30-11:45 - Coffee Break
11:45- 13:45 - Session 2: Infrastructure and Trade Costs
Chair: Henrik Horn (Research Institute for Indsutrial Economics)
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Banu Demir Pakel, Bilkent University (with Kerem Coşar, University of Chicago)
“Roads and Exports: Evidence from Turkey”
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Gisela Rua, Federal Reserve Board
“Fixed Costs, Network Effects, and the International Diffusion of Containerization”
13:45-15:00 - Lunch, Kennedy Lounge
15:00- 17:00 - Session 3: Import Content, Environment and Trade
Chair: Kerem Coşar (University of Chicago)
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Mehmet Fatih Ulu, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
“Firms Size and Import Content of Production”
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Henrik Horn, Research Institute for Industrial Economics
17:00-17:30 - Coffee Break
17:30- 19:45 - Special Session
Chair: Refik Erzan (Boğaziçi University)
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Donald Larson, World Bank
“A Deepening of Policy and Trade Ties between Turkey and the EU: The Implications for Agriculture”
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Henryk Kierzkowski, The Graduate Institute of Geneva
20:00-22:00 - Cocktail Prolongé – Natuk Birkan Building, 2. Floor
