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 Twenty-two university teachers and researchers from 20 developing countries sharpened their trade policy analysis skills October 10-14, during a Virtual Institute professional development workshop funded by the Government of Finland. The workshop, similar in content to one held in 2006, was conducted in cooperation with UNCTAD's Division on International Trade in Goods and Services and Commodities, and Vi partners, the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC). Read more...
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| Monday, October 10 |
- Trade policy analysis: Choosing the appropriate methodology, Marc Bacchetta, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
- Analyzing trade flows, Cosimo Beverelli, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
- Major Trade Trends in East Asia - What are their Implications for Regional Cooperation and Growth?, Francis Ng and Alexander Yeats, The World Bank Development Research Group
- Quantifying trade policy, Marc Bacchetta, Economic Research and Statistics Division, WTO
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| Tuesday, October 11 |
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| Wednesday, October 12 |
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| Thursday, October 13 |
- Gravity model II: Hands-on practice, Marco Fugazza, Trade Analysis Branch, UNCTAD
- Gravity panel data
- Gravity do-files: Managing covariates
- Partial equilibrium analysis and distributional effects of trade reforms, Alessandro Nicita, Trade Analysis Branch, UNCTAD
- Distributional effects (do-files)
- Analyzing the Distributional Impact of Reforms - A practitioner’s guide to trade, monetary and exchange rate policy, utility provision, agricultural markets, land policy, and education (chapter 1), Aline Coudouel and Stefano Paternostro (ed.)
- Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far, L. Alan Winters, Neil McCulloch and Andrew McKay
- Trade, Trade Policy and Poverty: What are the Links?, L. Alan Winters
- Global Simulation Analysis of Industry-Level Trade Policy, Joseph Francois and H. Keith Hall
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| Friday, October 14 |
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