Market Power and the Global Supply Chain

The University of Georgia

September 29, 2022

A big “thank you” to the State-of-the-Art Conference Grant Program sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Office at the University of Georgia, the Bonbright Center, and the Department of Economics for providing funding to make this conference a reality.

8:45-9:30 Breakfast: Stelling Family Study

Coffee, Pastries, Good Conversation

9:30 – 10:30 Emek Basker, US Census

Sometimes You Get the Bear, Sometimes the Bear Gets You: The Impact of U.S.-Russia Trade Sanctions on U.S. Trading Firms

Discussant: Tibor Besedes, Georgia Tech

10:30 – 11:30 Daniel Xu, Duke University

Regulating Conglomerates in China: Evidence from an Energy Conservation Program

Discussant: Matt Lewis, Clemson University

11:30-1:00 Lunch: Stelling Family Study

1:00-2:00 Francisco Garrido, ITAM

Paper Title: An Empirical Study of Cattle Markets

Discussant: Matt Gentry, Florida State

2:00-3:00 Giulia Brancaccio, NYU-Stern

Paper Title: Understanding Port Performance and the Role of Infrastructure

Discussant: Babur De los Santos, Clemson University

3:00-3:30 Break: Stelling Family Study

Coffee, Snacks, Good Conversation

3:30-4:30 George Alessandria, University of Rochester

Paper Title: The Aggregate Effects of Global and Local Supply Chain Disruptions: 2020–2022

Discussant: Jeff Thurk, University of Georgia

4:30-5:30 Tom Holmes, University of Minnesota

Paper Title: Market Power and Port Congestion

Discussant: Peter Newberry, University of Georgia

6:00-8:00 Conference Dinner

Good food, low-key, and good conversation (again).

Trapeze

269 N Hull Street

Athens, GA 30601