CCER Mini-course: Endogenous Markups in International Trade

Instructor: Prof. Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez

Hosting Professor: Prof. Miaojie Yu

Date: Sept 3 – Sept 7

Venue: China Center for Economic Research, Peking University

Professor Antonio Rodriguez-Lopez is Associate Professor of Department of Economics, University of California-Irvine. His research fields are International Trade, International Macroeconomics, and Labor Market. He has published many research papers on top academic journals such as Review of Economic Studies, Journal of Monetary Economics, and Journal of Development Economics.

The objective of this course is to discuss theoretical and empirical contributions on the importance of endogenous markups for international trade. First we will look at modeling alternatives of endogenous markups in both monopolistic competition and Ricardian models of trade. Then we will discuss how variable markups affect the gains from trade, and we will conclude with applications for exchange rate pass-through analysis.

Please see below the timeline and locations of the 5-day course (from Sept 3 to Sept 7):

Date	Time	Location
Monday, Sept 3	14:00-17:00	512 Classroom
Tuesday, Sept 4	14:00-17:00	Wanzhonglou Small Classroom
Wednesday, Sept 5	18:00-21:00	Zhifuxuan Classroom
Thursday, Sept 6	9:00-12:00	Wanzhonglou Small Classroom
Friday, Sept 7	14:00-17:00	Wanzhonglou Big Classroom

Registration: For anyone who wants to register for this course, please send an email to Mr. Rui Zhang (Email: rayzhangrui23@126.com) before Sept 2 and indicate your name, affiliation and contacts in the email.

Please see attachment for the syllabus and reading list of the course and Prof. Rodriguez-Lopez’s CV.

课程报名方式：请有意报名该课程的老师同学于9月2号前发邮件到助教张睿同学（邮箱：rayzhangrui23@126.com）处报名，并在报名邮件中注明姓名、单位和联系方式。

课程大纲及Rodriguez-Lopez教授的个人简历请见附件

CV

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