This seminar series will feature outside speakers to present their latest work on international trade, spatial economics, economic geography, and urban economics.

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Agenda

Friday, April 4, 2025
1:30 pm–3:00 pm

The Increasing Cost of Buying American

Matilde Bombardini, University of California, Berkeley

3:00 pm–3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm–5:00 pm

Multimodal Transport Networks

Simon Fuchs, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

Friday, May 9, 2025
1:30 pm–3:00 pm

The Optimal Macro Tariff

Oleg Itskhoki, Harvard University

3:00 pm–3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm–5:00 pm

Consumer Imports and Local Retail Market Power

David Argente, Yale University

Friday, May 30, 2025
1:30 pm–3:00 pm

The Distributional Consequences of Trade: Evidence from the Grain Invasion

Stephen Redding, Princeton University

3:00 pm–3:30 pm

Break

3:30 pm–5:00 pm

A Framework for Integrating Climate Goals into Trade Agreements

Farid Farrokhi, Boston College