Conference on Globalization, Political Economy and Trade Policy - Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute 2009 Annual Report - FRB Dallas

On April 24 and 25, 2009, the Globalization and Monetary Policy Institute joined with Southern Methodist University to cosponsor a conference on Globalization, Political Economy and Trade Policy at SMU’s Collins Executive Education Center. Nine scholarly papers were presented and discussed in three sessions. The first session consisted of two papers describing offshoring’s impact on the distribution of work and the relative unemployment and wages of unskilled labor. A third offering focused on how foreign direct investment (FDI) flows from moreto less-developed countries influence innovation. The second session started with a paper focusing on the rationale for multilateral trade agreements, followed by two presentations on international protection of intellectual property. The first two papers in the last session concern export dynamics, and the third discusses the relationship between bilateral trade agreements and multilateral trade liberalization.