International research seminars «Spatial aspects of international trade, and regional growth»

Venue: 47, pr. Rimskogo-Korsakova, St. Petersburg (building of the bank "Saint Petersburg", conference-hall).

Dates: 2012.11.20 - 2012.11.24.

Program:

A.Lassmann

On November 21, 2012, 12:00-14:00.
Public Research Seminar.
PhD Andrea Lassmann (KOF Swiss Economic Institute). "The Causal Impact of Common Native Language on International Trade: Evidence from a Spatial Regression Discontinuity Design".

Gravity models of international trade have been frequently applied to estimate the impact of common (official or spoken) language on bilateral trade. This study provides a meta-analysis based on 701 language effects collected from 81 academic articles. On average, a common (official or spoken) language increases trade flows directly by 44%.

I.Kuga

On November 22, 2012, 12:00-14:00.
Research Seminar.
Senior teacher Iakov Kuga (HSE). "National borders and urban growth: Evidence from Alsace and Lorraine annexation".

A.Lassmann

On November 24, 2012, 12:00-14:00.
Public Research Seminar.
PhD Andrea Lassmann (KOF Swiss Economic Institute). "Spacial Tax". 

V.Ivanova

On November 24, 2012, 14:00-16:00.
Research Seminar.
Research fellow Vera Ivanova (CMSSE). "Growth of Russian regions: a spatial econometrics approach".