BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Syracuse University Events - ECPv6.0.12//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://calendar.syracuse.edu X-WR-CALDESC:Events calendar for the Syracuse University community REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T154500 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221003T171500 DTSTAMP:20240329T032003 CREATED:20220919T201858Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230119T204846Z UID:79006-1664811900-1664817300@calendar.syracuse.edu SUMMARY:Protectionism Unchained: Determinants and Consequences of Discretionary Trade Policy in Argentina DESCRIPTION:The Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs’ Trade\, Development and Political Economy Series presents Joaquin Blaum\, Research Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University. \nMany countries utilize discretionary trade policies—those that target particular firms at particular times. However\, since these policies are illegal under WTO rules\, our ability to study these episodes has been hampered. In this paper\, we study the case of Argentina\, a country that in the early 2010s implemented a set of discretionary trade policies that violated WTO. We identify firm and sectoral characteristics associated with higher protection and find that they are consistent with the government’s rhetoric of encouraging domestic investment\, promoting exports\, and protecting domestic producers from import competition. Second\, we identify the effects of import restrictions on import quantities and prices. We uncover a new link between high-frequency variation in macroeconomic conditions and the level and structure of trade protection that provides an instrument for quantity restrictions. Surprisingly\, the policy backfired through higher import prices. A model of bargaining explains such a result when foreign producers have most of the bargaining power.  \nDr. Blaum is a Research Assistant Professor of Economics at Boston University. Dr. Blaum holds a PhD in Economics from MIT. Originally from Argentina\, he obtained a Licenciatura and Masters in Economics from Universidad Torcuato Ditella. Between 2012-21\, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Brown University. His areas of research are international trade and macroeconomics.  URL:https://calendar.syracuse.edu/events/2022-oct-03/protectionism-unchained-determinants-and-consequences-of-discretionary-trade-policy-in-argentina/ LOCATION:Eggers Hall\, 341 130 Crouse Dr.\, Syracuse\, NY\, 13210\, United States CATEGORIES:Social Science and Public Policy ORGANIZER;CN="MAX-Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs":MAILTO:jmhoran@syr.edu GEO:43.0376318;-76.136385 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Eggers Hall 341 130 Crouse Dr. Syracuse NY 13210 United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=130 Crouse Dr.:geo:43.0376318,-76.136385 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR