The 2026 Kuznets Mini-Conference: Trade Reform, Exchange Rates, and Economic History
A mini-conference showcasing the work of early- and mid-career researchers on topics related to the 35th Kuznets Memorial Lecture on March 26, 2026 delivered by Doug Irwin (Dartmouth), hosted by the Economic Growth Center.
Program Schedule
Papers are linked as available.
8:00-9:00 Breakfast
9:00-9:10 Opening Remarks
9:10-10:00 David Atkin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology): "Trade Barriers and Market Power: Evidence from Argentina's Discretionary Import Restrictions"
10:10-10:50 Devaki Ghoshe (World Bank): "Trade Policy and Access to Intermediate Inputs: Quantifying the Welfare Costs of a Fertilizer Shortage"
11:00-11:50 Reka Juhasz (University of British Columbia): "Industrial Policy in the Global Semiconductor Sector"
11:50-1:00 Lunch
1:00-1:50 Jacopo Timini (Banco de España): "The economic consequences of geopolitical fragmentation: Evidence from the Cold War"
2:00-2:50 Jesus Fernandez-Villaverde (University of Pennsylvania): "How Globalization Unravels: A Ricardian Model of Endogenous Trade Policy"
3:00-3:50 Lydia Cox (University of Wisconsin): "The Macroeconomic Effects of Tariff Policy"
4:00-4:50 Diana Van Patten (Yale University): "De Minimis as a Constraint on Local Retail Market Power"
4:50-5:00 Concluding Remarks