The International Monetary Fund (IMF), World Bank (WB), World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Research Conference is an annual event that brings together experts on trade from the three institutions to share and disseminate their latest research findings. This year the event will include sessions on global value chains, growth and market structure, institutional quality, and technology, as well as a concluding policy panel with senior representatives from each institution on the role of trade in a post-covid world.
PROGRAMEighth IMF-WB-WTO Trade Research Conference | |
| Final Program (PDF) | |
Day 1: Monday, October 4, 2021 | |
| 9:45–9:50 am | Welcome Deon Filmer, Director, Development Research Group, World Bank |
9:50–10:15 am | Keynote Speech Mari Pangestu, Managing Director of Development Policy and Partnerships, World Bank |
10:15–11:45 am | Session 1: Global Value Chains, Innovation and Shocks |
| Natural Disasters and the Reshaping of Global Value Chains |
| Assessing the Supply Chain Effect of Natural Disasters Evidence from Chinese Manufacturers |
| Trade Conflicts Impact on Innovation |
11:45–12:00 pm | Break |
12:00–1:30 pm | Session 2: Trade, Growth and Market Structure |
| Committing to Grow: The Full Impact of WTO Accessions |
| The Effect of Trade on Market Power—Evidence from Developing Economies |
| High Performance Export Portfolio: Design Growth-Enhancing Export Structure with Machine Learning |
Day 2: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 | |
8:30–10:30 am | Session 3: Institutional Quality and Trade |
| Economic Integration and Democracy: An Empirical Investigation |
| Corruption in Customs |
| Trade Fraud and Non-Tariff Measures |
| Heterogeneous Trade Effects of Pre-Shipment Inspections |
10:30–10:45 am | Break |
10:45–11:45 am | Session 4: Trade and Technology |
| Trade and Diffusion of Embodied Technology: An Empirical Analysis |
| Trade, Internal Migration, and Human Capital: Who Gains from India's IT Boom? |
11:45–12:00 pm | Break |
12:00–1:00 pm | Session 5: Policy Panel |
Last Updated: Oct 05, 2021