IDEA Presentation Schedule Dec 2: Liang, Minhee, Yichuan, Cheng Dec 4: Soumyadeb, Jaiwon, Siyang Dec 9: Akihiro, Rongzi, Tu Two ideas. Keep the following in mind: -What are you interested in and why -What you hope to find and plan for getting there -Why is it important. You want to convince people unfamiliar with the literature -Potential sticking points -How to salvage some of your work if the project doesn't work out as originally intended Additional Tips Empirical: Why are you doing things the way you're doing them? Need theoretical justification. Quantitative: Is your model differentiated in a meaningful way? Avoid unmotivated extensions, particularly avoid undoing elegant simplifying assumptions in a crude manner. Realism should not come at the cost of applicability. The best models are simple, flexible, and intuitive. Theory: Do you have a simple and elegant theory for an stylized fact which has been largely ignored in the literature? Emphasis on elegance and generalizability. PAPER Presentation Schedule Nov 11: Liang, Minhee, Yichuan Nov 13: Cheng, Soumyadeb, Jaiwon Nov 18: Siyang, Akihiro, Rongzi Nov 20: Tu + Lecture Papers Liang Fu: Helpman, Melitz, Yeaple (2004) "Export Versus FDI with Heterogeneous Firms" Minhee Lee: Goldberg and Kolstad (1995) "Foreign Direct Investment and Demand Uncertainty" Yichuan Wang: Alesina and Spolaore (1997) "On the Number and Size of Nations" Cheng Yang: Hopenhayn (1992) "Entry, Exit, and Firm Dynamics in Long Run Equilibrium" Soumyadeb Chatterjee: Allen (2014) "Information Frictions in Trade" Jaiwon Lee: Krugman and Brander (1983) "A Recpiprocal Dumping Model of International Trade" Siyang Li: Betts and Devereux (2000) "Exchange-Rate Dynamics in a Model of Pricing-to-Market" Akihiro Nomura: Campa and Goldberg (2005) "Exchange-Rate Pass-Through to Import Prices in the Euro Area" Rongzi Shan: Arellano and Kocherlakota (2014) "Internal Debt Crises and Sovereign Defaults" Tu Nguyen: Autor, Dorn, and Hanson (2013) "The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States" Dropbox link with articles: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/v05nxmojjpl372t/AADHL8T45BPFVwTHAGvO5rDBa?dl=0