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Workshops
Interactive workshop on current trade policy issues
Current Trade Policy Issues, Wednesday March 4th/Thursday March 5th, Swan Lake Lodge and Conference Centre, Centurion, Gauteng
This workshop is being presented by Robert Z. Lawrence (Albert L Williams Professor of International Trade and Investment and the John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington DC.). The workshop will cover such topics as the impact of globalization on economic development and inequality, the governance of global trade, regionalism and multilateralism and the Doha round and beyond.
Contact details: robert_lawrence@Harvard.Edu
Target audience: Graduate students in Economics and economic policy advisors.
Duration: Two day course
PROGRAMME
4 March, Day 1
Session 1: 9:30 am – 11 am
Globalization: Economic Development and Inequality: What is the evidence?
Reference:
1. Krugman, Paul "Trade and Inequality, Revisited" Vox EU June 2007
2. Lawrence Robert Z, "The Globalisation Paradox: More Trade Less Inequality" Vox Column September 4 2007.
3. Dani Rodrik: "Globalization for whom?" Harvard Magazine, July 2002 (Provided)
4. Arvind Panagariya: "Miracles and Debacles: In Defense of Trade Openness," World Economy 27, No 8, (special issue on Global Trade Policy), August 2004, pp 1149-1159. PDF provided
Tea: 11 – 11:30am
Session 2: 11:30 am – 1 pm
Globalization & the Nation State: The Challenges of Deeper Integration and Global Governance.
Reference:
1. Robert Z. Lawrence, Albert Bressand, and Takatoshi Ito. "When is International Cooperation Desirable?" Chapter 3 in A Vision for the World Economy: Openness, Diversity and Cohesion, Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution, 1996.
2. Paul R. Krugman. "What Should Trade Negotiators Negotiate About?" Journal of Economic Literature Vol. XXXV (March 1997) pp. 113-120.
3. Dani Rodrik "Governance of Economic Globalization," in J.S. Nye, Jr., and J.D. Donahue, eds., Governance in a Globalizing World, Brookings Institution Press, Washington, DC, 2000.
Lunch: 1 – 2pm
Session 3: 2 pm – 3:30pm
Case Study: Hormone-Treated Beef
- Beef Case Study: Food Fight, The United States, Europe and Trade in Hormone-Treated Beef." In Case Studies in United States Trade Negotiation: Vol 2 Resolving Disputes (Charan Devereaux, Robert Lawrence and Michael Watkins. (Washington DC: Institute for International Economics) 2006
5 March, Day 2
Session 1: 9:00 am – 10:30 am
A True Development Round?
- What type of multilateral trade agreement would most enhance economic development
Reference:
Robert Z. Lawrence 2006. "A True Development Round? A Review of Joseph E. Stiglitz and Andrew Charlton's Fair Trade for All: How Trade Can Promote Development", Journal of Economic Literature, 2007, vol. 45, issue 4, pages 1001-1010
Tea: 10:30 am– 11:00 am
Session 2: 11:00 am – 12:30 am
Case study: Brazil versus US
"Brazil's WTO Cotton Case: Negotiation Through Litigation" (Ray A. Goldberg, Robert Lawrence and Katie Milligan). In Case Studies in United States Trade Negotiation: Vol 2 Resolving Disputes (Charan Devereaux, Robert Lawrence and Michael Watkins. (Washington DC: Institute for International Economics) 2006
Lunch: 12:30 am – 1:30 pm
Session 3: 1:30 pm – 3pm
The Future of the Multilateral Trading System: Doha and Beyond.
Reference:
1. Warwick Commission, "The Multilateral Trade Regime: Which Way Forward?" Hawthornes, Nottingham, (PDF Provided)
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