THURSDAY, JUNE 25TH

 

 

ON SITE REGISTRATION

8:30

 

 

 

 

CONFERENCE WELCOME AND OPENING CEREMONY

9:00-9:30

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS A

10:00-11:30

 

Session A1: Country and Industry Studies of Trade I

Room 325

Chair: Jos Vicente Blanes

 

Esteve-Prez, Silviano

Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Co-authors: Diego Rodrguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

The dynamics of trade and innovation: a joint approach

 

Segovia Vargas, Maria Jess

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Javier Siz Briones, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Prediction of firms decision to innovate by means of rough sets

 

Blanes Cristbal, Jos Vicente

Universidad Pablo Olavide, Spain

Agglomeration versus dispersion in the European Monetary Union: Evidence from Intra-Industry Trade

 

 

Session A2: International Trade Organizations

Room 317

Chair: Lydia Gonzlez Serrano

 

Buono, Ines 

Banca dItalia, Italy

Co-authors: Guy Lalanne, INSEE, France

The Effect of the Uruguay Round Multilateral Tariff Reduction on the Intensive and Extensive Margins of Trade

 

Moncarz, Pedro Esteban

Universidad Nacional de Crdoba, Argentina

Argentinas import patterns: trade preferences and the extensive margin of trade

 

Gonzlez Serrano, Lydia

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Co-authors: Pilar Laguna Snchez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain and M Dolores Robles Fernndez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Patterns in Domestic vs. International Cooperative Agreements: The Spanish Case

 

 

Session A3: Exchange Rates Market

Room 319

Chair: Simn Sosvilla-Rivero

 

Sosvilla-Rivero, Simn

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Adrin, Fernndez-Prez, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, and Fernando Fernndez-Rodrguez, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Trends in Foreign Exchange Markets: An Analysis Based on Taylor's Methodology

 

Sveen, Tommy

Norges Bank, Norway

Co-authors: Ida Wolden Bache, Norges Bank and Kjersti Naess, Norges Bank, Norway

Revisiting the importance of non-tradable goodsprices in cyclical real exchange rate fluctuations

 

Sosvilla-Rivero, Simn

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Amalia Morales-Zumaquero, Universidad de Mlaga, Spain

The Euro and the Volatility of Exchange Rates

 

 

Session A4: Monetary Policy

Room 318

Chair: Jos Garca-Solanes

 

Mourelle, Estefana

Universidade da Corua, Spain

Co-authors: Juan Carlos Cuestas, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Inflation persistence and asymmetries: evidence for African countries

 

Jimnez, Rebeca

Universidad de Salamanca, Spain

Co-authors: Amalia Morales-Zumaquero, Universidad de Mlaga, Spain and Balzs gert, OECD and CESifo, Germany

The VARying Effect of Foreign Shocks in Central and Eastern Europe

 

Garca-Solanes, Jos 

Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Co-authors: Fernando Torrejn-Flores, Universidad Catlica de San Antonio, Murcia, Spain

Inflation targeting works well in Latin America

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

11:30-12:00

 

 

 

 

ROUND TABLE

12:00-13:30

Room Sala dActes

 

Bases para una reactivacin sostenida de la economa espaola

(Basis for a sustained reactivation of the Spanish economy)

 

Chair:

 

Juan Tugores

Full Professor of Economics at University of Barcelona

 

 

Participants:

 

Javier Andrs

Full Professor of Economics at University of Valencia

 

Eduard Berenguer

Full Professor of Economics at University of Barcelona

 

Jordi Gual

Full Professor of Economics at IESE Business School and Chief Economist of La Caixa

 

 

 

 

LUNCH

13:30-15:00

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS B

15:00-16:30

 

Session B1: Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade

Room 318

Chair: Cecilio Tamarit

 

Ripoll i Alcn, Joan

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

Could Trade Integration Solve Balance Sheet Problems?

 

Bajo-Rubio, Oscar

Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Spain

The balance of payments constraint on economic growth in a long-term perspective: Spain 1850-2000

 

Tamarit, Cecilio

Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Co-authors: Josep Llus Carrion-i-Silvestre, AQR-IREA University of Barcelona, Spain  and Mariam Camarero, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

An assessment of the sustainability of current account imbalances in OECD countries

 

 

Session B2: International Trade I

Room 319

Chair: Salvador Gil-Pareja

 

Cmara, Noelia

Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Co-authors: Marcela Sabat, Universidad de Zaragoza and M Dolores Gadea, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Unit Roots in World Trade

 

Sestieri, Giulia 

University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy

Co-authors: Matthieu Bussire, European Central Bank and Alexander Chudik, European Central Bank, Germany

Modelling Global Trade Flows: Results from a GVAR Model

 

Llorca, Rafael

Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Co-authors: Salvador Gil-Pareja, Universidad de Valencia and Jos Antonio Martnez Serrano, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Continental Bias in Trade

 

 

Session B3: Prices, Business Fluctuations and Cycles

Room 325

Chair: Arielle Beyaert

 

De Lucas, Sonia

Universidad Autnoma de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Inmaculada lvarez Ayuso, Universidad Autnoma de Madrid and M Jess Delgado Rodrguez, Universidad Autnoma de Madrid, Spain

Estimacin del Ciclo Econmico Internacional

 

Schnatz, Bernd

European Central Bank, Germany

Co-authors: Chiara Osbat, European Central Bank and Marco Lombardi, European Central Bank, Germany

Global commodity cycles and linkages

 

Beyaert, Arielle

Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Co-authors: Jos Garca-Solanes, Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Real convergence and business cycles: a TAR panel unit root approach

 

 

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

16:30-17:00

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS C

17:00-18:30

 

Session C1: International Financial Markets

Room 318

Chair: Mercedes Ayuso

 

Cuado, Juncal

Universidad de Navarra, Spain

Co-authors: Marta Gmez-Puig, RISC-IREA and University of Barcelona, Spain

Monetary integration and risk diversification in EU-15 sovereign debt markets

 

Prez de Gracia, Fernando

Universidad de Navarra, Spain

Co-authors: Juncal Cuado, Universidad de Navarra, Spain

Real Convergence in OPEC Countries

 

Ayuso, Mercedes

RISC-IREA and Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Co-authors: Diego Valero, RISC-IREA and University of Barcelona, Spain

Can complementary pension plans take on the role of improving retirement pensions in developing nations. Case Study

 

 

Session C2: Foreign Direct Investments

Room 319

Chair: Jos Mara Larr

 

Siz Briones, Javier

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Paloma Martnez Amodvar, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain, and Brian Silverman, University of Toronto,Canada

Learning through Foreign Market Participation: The Relative Benefit of Exporting and Foreign Direct Investment

 

Garca-Vega, Mara 

Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain

Co-authors: Elena Huergo, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain

Technology Transferred by Multinationals

 

Larr, Jos Mara

Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Spain

Co-authors: Martha Carro Fernndez, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Madrid, Spain

Flowing Together or Flowing Apart: An Analysis of the Relation between FDI and ODA Flows to Argentina and Brazil

 

 

Session C3: International Fragmentation of Production I

Room 325

Chair: Dieter Urban

 

Moreno, Lourdes 

Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain

Co-authors: Diego Rodrguez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain

Mark-ups and offshoring: an empirical assessment

 

Agnese, Pablo

IESE and UAB, Spain

Co-authors: Joan Enric Ricart, IESE, Spain

Offshoring: facts and numbers at the country level

 

Urban, Dieter

RWTH Aachen University and CESifo, Germany

Co-authors: Oliver Lorz, RWTH Aachen University and Phillip Harms, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

Offshoring Along the Production Chain

 

 

 

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF AEEFI

(only for members of the Association)

18:30-19:30

Room Sala dActes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

GUIDED WALK IN CIUTAT VELLA OF BARCELONA (OLD PART OF BARCELONA)

20:30-21:00

 

 

 

Conference dinner and Young Researchers Awards announcement

BARCELONA CATEDRAL HOTEL

21:15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY, JUNE 26TH

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS D

9:30-11:30

 

Session D1: Country and Industry Studies of Trade II

Room 318

Chair: Lola Gadea

 

De Blas, Beatriz 

Universidad Autnoma de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Katheryn Niles Russ, University of California, Davis and NBER

FDI in the Banking Sector: Why borrowing costs fall while spread proxies increase

 

Paillacar, Rodrigo

University of Paris 1, France

An empirical study of the world economic geography of manufacturing industries (1980 -2003)

 

Urban, Dieter

RWTH Aachen University and CESifo, Germany

Co-authors: Christoph Moser, ETH Zurich, Germany and Beatrice Weder di Mauro, University of Mainz, Germany and CEPR

Offshoring, Firm Performance and Employment – Evidence from Germany Establishment Data

 

 

Session D2: International Fragmentation of Production II

Room 325

Chair: Pablo Agnese

 

Gonzlez-Daz, Beln

Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Spain

Co-authors: Rosario Gandoy, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Understanding Offsharing: Has Spain been an Offshoring Location in the Nineties?

 

Daz-Mora, Carmen

Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, Spain

Co-authors: Leticia Blzquez and Rosario Gandoy, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Spain

La participacin de Espaa en las redes de produccin internacional

 

Gmez Sanz, Nuria

Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Co-authors: M Angeles Cadarso Vecina, Universidad Castilla La Mancha; Luis Antonio Lpez Santiago, Universidad Castilla La Mancha and M ngeles Tobarra Gmez, Universidad Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Deslocalizacin regional y su efecto en el empleo: el caso de la  industria y los servicios en la Comunidad de Madrid

 

Agnese, Pablo

IESE and UAB, Spain

Japan and her dealings with offshoring: An empirical analysis with aggregate data

 

 

Session D3: Financial Markets: Trends and Volatility

Room 319

Chair: Anindya Banerjee (University of Birmingham)

 

Morales, Luca

Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland

Co-authors: Bernardette Andreosso-OCallaghan, University of Limerick, Ireland

Volatility Analysis on Precious Metals Returns and Oil Returns: An ICSS Approach

 

Przystupa, Jan

National Bank of Poland, Poland

Co-authors: Ewa Wrbel, National Bank of Poland

Asymmetry of the exchange rate pass-through: An exercise on the Polish data

 

Chuli, Helena

RISC-IREA-Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Spain

Co-authors: Pilar Abad, RISC-IREA and Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain and Marta Gmez-Puig, RISC-IREA and University of Barcelona, Spain

EMU and European Government Bond Market Integration

 

 

Session D4: Trade: Theoretical Issues

Room 317

Chair: Fabio Manca

 

Allen, Thomas

University of Leicester, United Kingdom

Lobbying for tariffs: The impact on trade policy of voting on domestic policy

 

Alcal, Francisco

Universidad de Murcia, Spain

Comparative Advantage Across Goods and Product Quality

 

Manca, Fabio

AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Appropriate IPRs, Human Capital Composition and Economic Growth

 

 

 

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

11:30-12:00

 

 

 

 

INVITED LECTURE

12:00-13:30

Room Sala dActes

 

The Return of the Wage Phillips Curve

Prof. Jordi Gal

 

Full Professor of Economics, Pompeu Fabra University and

Director of CREI (Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional)

 

 

 

 

 

LUNCH

13:30-15:00

 

 

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS E

15:00-16:30

 

Session E1: Tradability and PPP

Room 325

Chair: Josep Llus Carrion-i-Silvestre

 

Gadea, Lola

Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Co-authors: Laura Mayoral, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain 

Persistence, Tradeability and PPP

 

Sosvilla-Rivero, Simn

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Salvador Gil-Pareja, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

Convergence in Car Prices Among European Countries

 

Carrion-i-Silvestre, Josep Llus

AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona

Co-authors: Syed Basher, Qatar Central Bank

Measuring Persistence of U.S. City Prices: New Evidence from Robust Tests

 

 

Session E2: International Migration

Room 318

Chair: Antonio Montas (Universidad de Zaragoza)

 

Martn-Montaner, Joan A.

Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Co-authors: Jos Vicente Blanes, Universidad Pablo Olavide, Spain and Guadalupe Serrano, Universidad de Valencia, Spain

The link between immigration and trade in the Spanish regions

 

Monrs, Joan

Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

The Sluggish Movement of Workers: Rethinking Immigration Absorption, Rybczynski effects and Wage's responses

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session E3: International Trade II

Room 317

Chair: Estrella Gmez Herrera

 

Mrquez-Ramos, Laura

Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Co-authors: Inmaculada Martnez-Zarzoso, Universitat Jaume I and Celestino Surez-Burguet, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Estimating The Effect of Trade Costs on Sectoral Trade Using "Good Old" OLS

 

Santana-Gallego, Mara 

University of La Laguna, Spain

Co-authors: Francisco J. Ledesma-Rodrguez, University of La Laguna, Spain; Jorge V. Prez-Rodrguez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain and Isabel Corts-Jimnez, University of Nottingham, United Kingdom

Does common currency promote countries growth via trade and tourism?

 

Gmez Herrera, Estrella

Universidad de Granada, Spain

Co-authors: Juliette Milgram Baleix, Universidad de Granada, Spain 

Estimation of Gravity Equations: A Comparison of HMR Method with Standard Approach for a Large Sample of Countries

 

 

Session E4: Spatial Issues in International Economics

Room 319

Chair: Peter Claeys

 

Martn-Barroso, David

Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

Co-authors: Juan A. Nez-Serrano, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Francisco J. Velzquez-Angona, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

A Different Look to the Agglomeration Effects in Spain

 

Roig Casanova, Marta

Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Co-authors: Jos M Albert, Universitat Jaume I and Vicente Orts, Universitat Jaume I, Spain

Spatial location patterns of Spanish manufacturing firms

 

Claeys , Peter

AQR-IREA, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

Co-authors: Fabio Manca, AQR-IREA University of Barcelona, Spain

A missing spatial link in institutional quality

 

 

 

COFFEE BREAK

16:30-17:00

 

 

 

CONTRIBUTED SESSIONS F

17:00-18:30

 

Session F1: International Trade III

Room 318

Chair: Mara Santana-Gallego

 

Salinas-Jimnez, Maria del Mar

Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Co-authors: M Jess Delgado Rodrguez, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain and Inmaculada lvarez Ayuso, Universidad Autnoma de Madrid, Spain

Determinats of TFP Growth in EU Countries: A Sectorial Comparison with Malmquist Indices

 

Crin, Rosario

IAE - CSIC, Spain

Co-authors: Paolo Epifani, Bocconi University, Italy

Export Intensity and Productivity

 

Santana-Gallego, Mara 

University of La Laguna, Spain

Co-authors: Francisco J. Ledesma Rodrguez , University of La Lagura, and Jorge V. Prez Rodrguez, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Tourism and trade in OECD countries. A dynamic heterogeneous panel data analysis

 

 

Session F2: Economic Integration and Prices

Room 319

Chair: Marta Gmez-Puig

 

Slacik, Tomas

Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Austria

(How) Will the Euro Affect Inflation in the Czech Republic? A Contribution to the Current Debate

 

Van der Cruijsen, Carin

De Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands

Co-authors: Maria Demertzis , De Nederlandsche Bank, Netherlands

How Anchored are Inflation Expectations within EMU countries?

 

Zdrek, Vclav

Kiel Institute of World Economy, Germany

Co-authors: Iaki Aldasoro,  Kiel Institute of World Economy, Germany

Inflation differentials in the Euro area and their determinants – an empirical view

 

Huaita, Franklin

Universidad de Chile, Chile

Overreaction in Capital Flows to Emerging Markets: Booms and Sudden Stops

 

 

 

Session F3: Fiscal Policy in Open Economies

Room 325

Chair: Carmen Daz-Roldn

 

Senz Rodrguez, Estela

Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Co-authors: M Dolores Gadea, Universidad de Zaragoza and Marcela Sabat, Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain

Apertura, Riesgo Externo y Gasto Pblico: La Hiptesis de Compensacin. Un Estudio Aplicado al Caso Espaol.

 

Steinberg, Federico

Universidad Autnoma de Madrid and Elcano R.Institute, Spain

Martnez i Coma, Ferran

Centro de Investigacin y Docencia Econmicas (CIDE), Mexico

Co-authors: Ismael Sanz, Universidad Complutense de Madrid and GRIPICO, Spain 

Does social spending increase support for free trade in advanced democracies?

 

Daz-Roldn, Carmen

Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain

Co-authors: Alberto Montero-Soler, Universidad de Mlaga, Spain

Las polticas de demanda en uniones monetarias: Son necesarias las reglas de poltica fiscal?

 

 

 

 

 

CLOSING Conference dinner

CAL PINXO - PALAU DE MAR

BARCELONAS PORT VELL

21:00