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RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS: GTDW WORKSHOP — Spring Semester 2026

Geneva Trade and Development Workshop(1)

Spring Semester 2026

Programme

Date

Speaker

Title

Tuesday, 17 February
14:15-15:30
Maison de la Paix
2 Chemin Eugène Rigot, Geneva
Petal 1, Room S5

Gabriel Kreindler
(Harvard University)

"The Effect of Exposure: Evidence from Spatial Choices in Nairobi" (co-authored with Joshua Dean and Oluchi Mbonu)

Tuesday, 24 February
14:15-15:30
Maison de la Paix
2 Chemin Eugène Rigot, Geneva
Petal 1, Room S5

Glenn Magerman
(Université Libre de Bruxelles)

"Optimal trade, industrial, and public policy mix in economic unions with heterogeneous locations" (co-authored with Alberto Palazzolo)

Monday, 9 March
14:15-15:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room M 3250, 3rd Floor, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40
Hybrid via Zoom

Lydia Cox
(University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)

"The Macroeconomic Effects of the Buy American Act" (co-authored with Miguel Acosta)

Thursday, 12 March
14:15-15:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room M 3250, Ground Floor, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40
Hybrid via Zoom

Lorenzo Caliendo
(Yale School of Management, USA)

"Tariffs and Trade Deficits" (co-authored with Samuel S. Kortum and Fernando Parro)

Monday, 16 March
14:15-15:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room M 3383, 3rd Floor, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40

Gonzague Vannoorenberghe
(Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium)

"Urban islands? An anatomy of economic linkages between large cities and their hinterlands"
(co-authored with Florian Mayneris and Daniele Verdini)

Monday, 27 April
14:15-15:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room M 3250, 3rd Floor, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40

Isabelle Mejean
(SciencesPo, Paris)

"Firms' Supply Chain Adaptation to Carbon Taxes"
(co-authored with Pierre Coster (USC) and Julian di Giovanni (FRB of New York))

Monday, 18 May
14:15-15:30
University of Geneva
Uni Mail, Room M 3250, 3rd Floor, Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40

Eric Verhoogen
(Columbia University, USA)

"Social Learning among Urban Manufacturing Firms: Energy-Efficient Motors in Bangladesh"
(co-authored with Ritam Chaurey, Gaurav Nayyar and Siddharth Sharma)

Tuesday, 26 May
14:15-15:30
Maison de la Paix
2 Chemin Eugène Rigot, Geneva
Petal 1, Room S5

Yu Qin
(National University of Singapore)

"Digital Platforms as Catalysts for Green Premium: Evidence from the Hotel sector"
(co-authored with Jinze Cao (NUS), Ruochen Dai (CUFE), Mingxuan Fan (NUS) and Dongmei Guo (CUFE))

 

Note:
1. The workshop is a joint initiative organized by the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM), the Graduate Institute (IHEID), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization (WTO). Its objectives are to provide a forum for discussion for academics and researchers working in the area of trade and development, to support high-quality research, and to facilitate outreach to policy makers.