In the context of rising geopolitical tensions, changing global supply chains and renewed industrial and trade policies, the RFBerlin Conference on Trade and Labour Markets in a Fragmented World will explore how the changing global economic order affects firms, workers and economies. The conference aims to showcase high-quality research and create a space for new ideas, evidence and perspectives on the changing relationship between trade and labour markets.

The conference aims to bring together researchers working at the intersection of international trade, labour markets, firms and economic policy. Topics include trade and labour markets, global value chains and supply-chain reorganization, geoeconomics and economic fragmentation, industrial and trade policy, foreign direct investment, migration, firm responses to trade shocks, and the political economy of trade and globalization.

The programme will feature presentations of frontier research, two keynote lectures, and a policy panel bringing together perspectives from research, industry and policy.

Call for papers is open

We invite submissions of innovative research on international trade and its interaction with labour markets, firms and economic policy. We welcome both full papers and extended abstracts, with preference given to completed papers. Each individual may submit one paper as a presenter, while appearing as a co-author on multiple submissions. All submissions should include an abstract of no more than 250 words.

Keynotes

Emily Blanchard (Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College)
Emily Blanchard is Professor of International Economics at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and a leading scholar of international economic policy. Her research examines the intersection of international economics and public policy, with a particular focus on global value chains, foreign investment, trade cooperation, and the distributional and political consequences of globalization. She previously served as Chief Economist of the U.S. Department of State.

Gene Grossman (Princeton University)
Gene Grossman is the Jacob Viner Professor of International Economics at Princeton University and one of the leading scholars in international trade. His research spans international trade, economic growth, environmental economics and the political economy of trade policy, with more recent work examining the resilience of global supply chains and the role of policy in promoting diversification and re-shoring.

Local Organisation Committee

Christian Dustmann, Jan Bakker, Fabrizio Colella, Jakob Beuschlein, Gregor Lauth & Yulia Aster

Contact

For questions, please contact: [email protected]