{"640015":{"#nid":"640015","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Empirical Investigation in International Trade ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Economics and the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research at Indiana University will host the 27th Annual Empirical Investigations in International Trade Conference.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAt this conference, economists specializing in empirical international trade will present their current research. The goal of this conference is to promote awareness of ongoing research in the area. It is also our hope that by bringing together people of similar interests, increased communication of ideas, and future directions for the general research area will be promoted.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year\u0026#39;s edition will take place virtually on Gather on three consecutive Fridays, October 16, 23, and 30, to minimize interference with various teaching obligations and to minimize Zoom exhaustion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGather is a new platform for hosting virtual conferences. Presentations will be conducted in Zoom which can be accessed directly from Gather.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKEYNOTE SPEAKER\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u0026quot;Language Barriers and Knowledge Transfers: Evidence from MNCs\u0026quot;\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/akhandelwal8.github.io\/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAmit Khandelwal\u003C\/a\u003E, Columbia GSB\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFormat:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe conference will begin at 10 am each Friday. We anticipate having a total of 13 presentations, 4 on October 16 and 30, and 5 on October 23. Each session will be an hour-long, with 30-40 minutes going to the presentation, 10 minutes to the discussant, and the remaining time to be used for open discussion.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ENote:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;There will be a $50 registration fee for both presenters and other conference attendees. This is to help us with the cost of hosting the conference on Gather.\r\n\r\n\t\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\t\u003Cli\u003EParticipants from Indiana University are exempt from this fee.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\t\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/epay.gatech.edu\/C20793_ustores\/web\/store_main.jsp?STOREID=499\u0026amp;SINGLESTORE=true\u0022\u003ERegistration\u003C\/a\u003E:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EPlease notify us if you would like to serve as a discussant of a paper.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERegistration is mandatory if you would like to attend any of the conferences in any role.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003ERegistration is automatic upon payment of the registration fee.\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003EYou will receive a separate email before each conference day with both the Gather and direct Zoom links.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The School of Economics and the Center for Applied Economics and Policy Research at Indiana University will host the 27th Annual Empirical Investigations in International Trade Conference. "}],"uid":"35230","created_gmt":"2020-10-08 15:32:49","changed_gmt":"2020-10-08 16:06:15","author":"schristmas3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2020-10-16T10:30:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2020-10-16T16:15:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2020-10-16T16:15:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2020-10-16 14:30:00","gmt_time_end":"2020-10-16 20:15:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2020-10-16 20:15:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"185995","name":"EIIT"},{"id":"97881","name":"Besedes"},{"id":"11064","name":"international trade"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETibor Besedes\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003Etibor.besedes@econ.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}