International Trade Workshop, II
Organizing Units:	Department of Economics, Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) Research Center for International Economics (RCIE), University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)
Supporting Units:	School of International Trade and Economics (SITE), University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) Asia-Pacific Economic Association (APEA)

Program

All sessions will be held at Council Chamber (SWT 501), Hong Kong Baptist University.

8:30 am – 9:00 am	Registration
9:00 am – 9:20 am	Welcoming Speeches Ah-chung Tsoi, Vice-President (Research & Institutional Advancement), HKBU Kar-yiu Wong, Director, RCIE and Department Head, HKBU
Session I: Trade Barriers and Liberalization Chair: Sung-ko Li, HKBU
9:30 am – 9:55 am	Yan Zhang, UIBE, “Offshoring, Trade and Services Liberalization” Discussant: Chunwei Lai, HKBU
9:55 am – 10:20 am	Shengzu Wang, Fudan University, “China’s Trade Liberalization and Globalization between Two Crises: Evidence from 1864-1936” Discussant: Yan Zhang, UIBE
10:20 am – 10:45 am	Matthew S. Yiu, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, “A Factor Analysis of Trade Integration: The Case of Asian and Oceanic Economies” Discussant: Shengzu Wang, Fudan University
10:45 am – 11:10 am	Alicia Garcia-Herrero, BBVA, “Production Sharing in Latin America and East Asia” Discussant: Pak-hung Mo, HKBU
11:10 am – 11:25 am	Coffee/Tea Break
Session II: Energy, Environment, and Trade Chair: Dr. Hing-lin Chan, HKBU
11:25 am – 11:50 am	Zesheng Sun, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, “Price Effect of Domestic Oil Tax under Vertically-related Markets Structure” Discussant: Baomin Dong, UIBE
11:50 am – 12:15 pm	Shi Young Lee, Chung-Ang University, “Anxiety and Reason: Korea’s Experience with US Beef Imports and KORUS FTA” Discussant: Zesheng Sun, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
12:15 pm – 12:40 pm	Xin Zhao, UIBE, “International Environmental Agreement Formation and Trade” Discussant: Shi Young Lee, Chung-Ang University
12:40 pm – 2:25 pm	Lunch
Session III: Custom Union, Free Trade, and the World Trading System Chair: Chung Mo Koo, National Kangwon University
2:25 pm – 2:50 pm	Baomin Dong, UIBE, “Asymmetric Country Custom Union Formation” Discussant: Jin Zhang, UIBE
2:50 pm – 3:15 pm	Kiyoun Sohn, University of Incheon, “How to Reflect Better the Interests of Developing Countries in the World Trading System?” Discussant: Xin Zhao, UIBE
3:15 pm – 3:40 pm	Jin Zhang, UIBE, “Sequential Link Formation Games in a Free Trade Setting” Discussant: Kiyoun Sohn, University of Incheon
3:40 pm – 3:55 pm	Coffee/Tea Break
Session IV: Exchange Rate, Financial Market, and Trade Chair: Joseph Fung, HKBU
3:55 pm – 4:20 pm	Ruanjai Suwantaradon, Singapore Management University, “Financial Frictions and International Trade” Discussant: SaangJoon Baak, Waseda University
4:20 pm – 4:45 pm	Wing-Keung Wong, Hong Kong Baptist University, “Evolution of the Trans-Atlantic exchange rate before and after the birth of the Euro and policy implications” Discussant: Ruanjai Suwantaradon, Singapore Management University
4:45 pm – 5:10 pm	SaangJoon Baak, Waseda University, “The Impact of the Chinese Renminbi on the Exports of Japan and Korea to the US” Discussant: Wing-Keung Wong, HKBU
5:10 pm – 5:25 pm	Coffee/Tea Break
Session V: Foreign Direct Investment and Trade Chair: Pak-hung Mo, HKBU
5:25 pm – 5:50 pm	Chunwei Lai, HKBU, “An Empirical Assessment of Labor Costs in US Vertical FDI: A Multinomial Logit Approach” Discussant: Yue Ma, Lingnan University
5:50 pm – 6:15 pm	Xiaopeng Yin, UIBE, “FDI and International Product Cycle” Discussant: Pei-Cheng Liao, National Taiwan University
6:15 pm – 6:40 pm	Yifan Zhang, Lingnan University, “A Fire Sale without Fire: An Explanation of Labor-Intensive FDI in China” Discussant: Xiaopeng Yin, UIBE
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm	Dinner
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